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303371 (v.2) Aquaculture Biochemistry and Physiology 102


Area: Muresk Institute
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 
Lecture: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Practical: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 7078 (v.6) Chemistry 141 or any previous version
Co Requisite(s): 303341 (v.2) Aquatic Biology 102
 
Syllabus: Provides fundamentals of biochemistry and physiology of aquatic animals. Structure and functions of proteins lipids, carbohydrates and nucleic acids. Enzymes, hormones and neurotransmitters. Major biochemical pathways. Biochemical energetics. Chemistry of body fluids. Comparisons between land and aquatic animals where relevant. Major physiological processes in aquaculture species - respiration and circulation, osmoregulation, digestion, endocrinology, reproductive biology, immunity, and nervous system.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 
Field of Education: 050100 Agriculture (Narrow Grouping)
Funding Cluster: 10 - Agriculture
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Supplemental
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2005 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially
Online
Internal
refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully
Online
refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

 
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