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Demonstrate a general understanding of how DNA (and RNA) based methods contribute to many areas of ecology, including the identification of species for wildlife management and forensic purposes, conservation biology, behavioural ecology, the study of dispersal on historical and contemporary timescales, management of captive breeding to rescue and support wild populations
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BIOL 3042
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Explain why small population size is of concern to conservation biologists
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BIOL 1011
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Recall the general biology of marine mammal taxa
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BIOL 3090
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Describe the differences and similarities between marine and terrestrial mammals and their relative ecological importance
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BIOL 3090
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Understand how social systems have evolved, the types of social systems in marine mammals and the evolution of mating strategies as an example of a social system Describe the influence of social structure on vocal categories
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BIOL 3090
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Understand the origins, taxonomic diversity, structure and ecological importance of the marine mammal orders and families
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BIOL 3090
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Demonstrate awareness that science, law and politics play an important role in the conservation and management of marine mammals, threats they face and mitigation options
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BIOL 3090
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Describe the concept of effective population size (Ne), its importance in population and conservation biology, and the different ways in which it is estimated
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BIOL 3042
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Produce an independent project researching the biology, population status, exploitation history, management and conservation of a resource species
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BIOL 3063
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Understand the meaning of life history and the life history characteristics of cetaceans and pinniped and the factors that shape their evolution
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BIOL 3090
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