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2023/2024 University Catalog 
    
2023/2024 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL 512 - Evolution and Ecology of Marine Mammals


Units: 3

Grading Method: LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC

Two lectures and three hours of laboratory.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 352  and BIOL 354 .

Biology of marine mammals including pinniped, cetacean and sirenian evolution, diet and foraging strategies, social organization, reproductive strategies, echolocation, diving physiology, and conservation.

Maximum Credits: 3
Note: Writing Requirement for Undergraduates: Completion of the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement or the eligibility to enroll in an upper division writing course is a prerequisite for all upper division biology courses numbered 450 and above.