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 [BIOL 3090] Describe the differences and similarities between marine and terrestrial mammals and their relative ecological importance [BIOL 3090] Discuss current topics in marine sciences that are at the forefront of fundamental and applied research. [MARI 4350] Evaluate current literature on the applications of biologging methods to a variety of species and ecological topics. [BIOL 4323] Identify environmental factors and biological interactions that influence resource abundance [BIOL 3063] Identify how species diversity, food-webs and ecosystems influence resource abundance [BIOL 3063] Integrate knowledge of principles and methods into the design of a research proposal that effectively addresses a realistic and unique problem in ecology. [BIOL 4323] Understand sound propagation in water, fundamental sound component analysis (e.g. amplitude, frequency), sound production and receiving mechanisms in various marine mammal taxa and the impacts harmful sound can have on populations [BIOL 3090]
BIOL 2060
