A summer course in Marine Mammal Biology has just been listed in the Department
of Integrative Biology (IB 41) at the University of California, Berkeley.
The course will include: evolution, functional morphology, behavioral ecology,
conservation and management of cetaceans, sirenians, pinnipeds, and a few other
marine carnivores (e.g., sea otters and polar bears). There will be trips to
the collections in the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology on the UC Berkeley campus
and the Marine Mammal Center, training in field research methods, and some
great guest lectures by marine mammal experts from around the San Francisco Bay
Area.
This 2-unit course runs for 8 weeks, Mondays and Wednesdays 3-5pm, on the UC
Berkeley campus, starting June 20.Here is the official description from the
course catalog:A survey of marine mammal evolution, biology, behavior, ecology,
and politics with a concentration on those species found in the North Pacific.
Coverage will include: origin and evolution of cetaceans, pinnipeds, sirenians,
and sea otters; basic biology and anatomy of marine mammal groups, and North
Pacific species in particular; ecological interactions and role in nearshore
and pelagic marine communities; and interactions between humans and marine
mammals.
This course is rarely offered at UC Berkeley and space is limited, so those
interested should register soon at summer.berkeley.edu (Integrative Biology 41).
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