BIOL 174: ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY PHYSIOLOGY
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 005C; BCH 100 or BCH 100H or BCH 110A or BCH 110HA; PHYS 002C or PHYS 02HC; PHYS 02LC or PHYS 02HLC; MATH 007B or MATH 009B or MATH 09HB; STAT 010. Examines the interactions between organisms and their environments emphasizing coadaptation of physiological, morphological, and behavioral phenotypes. Includes allometry and scaling, metabolism and locomotion, heat and water exchange, evolution of endothermy, artificial selection experiments, and phylogenetically based statistical methods.
Average GPA: 3.10
Grade distribution records: 607 students across 9 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 9 | 1.5% |
| A | 137 | 22.6% |
| A- | 54 | 8.9% |
| B+ | 86 | 14.2% |
| B | 140 | 23.1% |
| B- | 58 | 9.6% |
| C+ | 41 | 6.8% |
| C | 46 | 7.6% |
| C- | 12 | 2.0% |
| D+ | 6 | 1.0% |
| D | 10 | 1.6% |
| F | 4 | 0.7% |
| W | 4 | 0.7% |
Based on 607 student grade records across 9 terms and 1 professor.
Instructors
- Theodore Garland 362 students, Average GPA 3.02