EE BIOL 140
Biology of Marine Mammals
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: Life Sciences 1 or 7B. Examination of evolution, systematics, natural history, anatomy, physiology, and conservation of mammals secondarily adapted to life in oceans: cetaceans, pinnipeds, sirenians, marine otters, and polar bear. Through lectures and readings from recent primary literature, students gain understanding of special adaptations to mammalian life in aquatic environment, roles of marine mammals in oceanic ecosystems, and general principles of marine mammal population biology. Study of historical and contemporary exploitation, conservation, and management of marine mammal stocks. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2023 - Professor Dines is a very nice and personable instructor that has a clear passion for Marine Mammology. I would recommend taking this class if you have an interest in learning about marine mammals or are looking for an interesting upper div unit. While I wouldn't necessarily call this class an "easy A", if you watch the lectures (in person or recorded on Zoom) and take good notes on his slides there is a pretty straightforward path to success in this class. Class Structure: There are 3 lecture exams (two during weeks 1-10, and one during finals week) as well as one 8-9 page research paper (on a topic of your choosing) for the class. This may seem like a lot, however, the paper was graded relatively easily (avg was an A/A-) and the exams were non-cumulative (mostly short-answer with some multiple choice) and pretty straightforward as long as you took good notes on his lecture slides. The avg for the exams was usually A-/B+. For discussion, there are weekly research papers to read and leave annotations on which you would get full credit for as long as you completed them. *Note: At the time of this review this class was only offered for letter grade and not for P/NP*
Winter 2023 - Professor Dines is a very nice and personable instructor that has a clear passion for Marine Mammology. I would recommend taking this class if you have an interest in learning about marine mammals or are looking for an interesting upper div unit. While I wouldn't necessarily call this class an "easy A", if you watch the lectures (in person or recorded on Zoom) and take good notes on his slides there is a pretty straightforward path to success in this class. Class Structure: There are 3 lecture exams (two during weeks 1-10, and one during finals week) as well as one 8-9 page research paper (on a topic of your choosing) for the class. This may seem like a lot, however, the paper was graded relatively easily (avg was an A/A-) and the exams were non-cumulative (mostly short-answer with some multiple choice) and pretty straightforward as long as you took good notes on his lecture slides. The avg for the exams was usually A-/B+. For discussion, there are weekly research papers to read and leave annotations on which you would get full credit for as long as you completed them. *Note: At the time of this review this class was only offered for letter grade and not for P/NP*
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