Course Description
Summary
This course will focus on reading, synthesizing, and critiquing primary scientific literature at the frontiers of modern organismal research. We will focus on current, cutting edge research that integrates across disciplines to 1) explore fundamental questions about physiological systems, and 2) understand how such systems can help elucidate the ultimate and proximate mechanisms of biological phenomena. Important subfields covered may include, but are not limited to, neuroscience, behavioral endocrinology, ecophysiology, immunology, molecular physiology, evolutionary neuroendocrinology, developmental physiology, and biomechanics.
