EVPP 419: Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Covers the evolution, biology, ecology, and behavior of marine mammals from polar bears and sea otters to whales and dolphins. Marine mammal conservation and policy is also a major component of the course; several lecture sessions are devoted to the issue of whaling, threats to marine mammal populations, and recent conservation issues such as marine mammals and noise pollution. The course also includes a number of guest lectures from a variety of international marine mammal experts. Equivalent to BIOL 454, EVPP 519.
Recommended Prerequisite: BIOL/EVPP/GEOL 309 or BIOL/EVPP 449; and 60 credit hours.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.