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Apr 28, 2024
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2010-2011 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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BIO 514 - Biology Marine Mammals3 credits 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.
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