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Apr 30, 2024
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2015-2016 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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BIO 414 - Biology of Marine Mammals Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: BIO 121,122,131,132,210,211,234,244 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 marshaled to explore marine mammal adaptations for reproduction, feeding, locomotion, diving, thermoregulation, communication, and sensing their environment. Cross-listed with BIO 514 Graded
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