Seabirds & Marine Mammals
MAR205: Biology and natural history of seabirds and marine mammals, offered alternate years (even) in Fall Session.[ Course Page | Syllabus | General Expectations | Web Resources ]
Description
Designed to familiarize students with the biology and natural history of seabirds and marine mammals. Emphasis is placed on fauna of the eastern North Pacific, but species from all over the world will be discussed. Topics to be considered include ecology, evolution, anatomy, behavior, identification, and historical and contemporary conservation problems. No lab.
This course is a Marine Biology elective; and may be taken in the Sophmore or Junior year. Prerequisites: Marine Biology.
Upper division students should take MAR 305 which emphasizes student research in select topics of seabird and marine mammal biology, as well as independant laboratory work on anatomy and behavior.
Learning Objectives
This course will familiarize students with the roles of birds and mammals in the marine environment. Students should become conversant with taxonomy of major groups of marine birds and mammals, and identification of common North Pacific species; principles of marine bird and mammal physiology, behavior and ecology; and conservation issues facing seabirds and marine mammals.
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David Scheel, Professor of Marine Biology, |
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