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MOOC course: Dynamic Energy Budgets 2_2019

This course provides a framework for modelling metabolism at the organism level, covering the full life-cycle, using the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) Theory which is applicable to all species. It quantifies, step by step, all the important metabolic processes such as ingestion, assimilation, growth, maintenance, development and reproduction.

With DEB theory, the metabolism of individuals of different species, can be modelled taking into account food, temperature and other environmental variables such as toxics, hypoxia, salinity, etc. DEB models are powerful tools to predict the impact of climate change, the impacts of a toxic spill, the environmental conditions that optimize aquaculture or agriculture products, among others.

• Target audience
The course is designed for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as researchers that want to learn about the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the metabolic organisation of living systems.

• Start date/End date
Course start date: 18th February 2019
Course end date: 1st April 2019.

• Applications
start date: 12nd February 2019
end date: 8th March 2019.

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