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2013-2014 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

BIO 414 - Biology of Marine Mammals

3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: Biology core
Biology of marine mammals, including cetaceans (whales and dolphins), pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walruses), sirenians (dugongs and manatees), and sea otters. Fossil, anatomical, physiological, life history, behavioral, and ecological evidence is marshalled to explore marine mammal adaptations for reproduction, feeding, locomotion, diving, thermoregulation, communication, and sensing their environment.