BIOL 511 - Marine Mammalogy

(3 units)

Prerequisites: Graduate standing in the Department of Biological Sciences.
(Undergraduates enroll in BIOL 411; graduates enroll in BIOL 511.) Fundamental biological, ecological, and physiological concepts of marine mammals, including cetaceans, pinnipeds, walruses, sirenians, and polar bears. Information concerning taxonomy, distribution, morphology, physiology, reproduction, and feeding through readings and scientific literature. Fieldtrips may include weekends and spring recess.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hrs., lab and fieldtrips 3 hrs.) Double Numbered with: BIOL 411