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2020-2021 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

BIO 514 - Biology of Marine Mammals

Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Standing or permission of instructorLecture / 3 hours per week
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. BIO 414
Graded