Introduction to Marine Mammals

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Lecturer:
Dr. Regina Campbell-Malone, Woods Hole Oceanogaphic Institution



for questions about logistics, registration etc contact:
Course administrator: Roger Stern, Exec. Dir., Marine Studies Consortium; Phone: 781-444-3643; Email: rstern at princeton.edu.

Course Texts:
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For Possible Cancellations (due to inclement weather):
check Weather Alert. Cancellations will also be aired on WCVB Channel 5 and announced by voice message at 781-444-3643


Course Description:
This course is designed to familiarize students with the biology and natural history of marine mammals, and through them, an understanding of marine ecosystems. While emphasis is on the western North Atlanitc, species from all over the world will be dicussed. Topics include evolution, anatomy, behavior, field identification, the history of whaling and sealing, and contemporary conservation problems. Hands-on activities may include an evening of laboratory work, as well as a field trip to a local museum. While this is a serious biology course, it has no biology prerequisite. While it is appropriate for environmental studies and non-science majors, students who have had some college biology will be better prepared than those who have not.

Course Requirements:
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Academic honesty/plagiarism policy: Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic honesty. A student will not receive credit for work that is not the product of the student's own effort. Infringement of academic honesty by a student subjects that student to penalties or disciplinary procedures of the student's home institution (that may include failure of the course).

A student's name on any written exercise constitutes a statement that the work is the result of the student's own thought and study, stated in the students own words, and produced without the assistance of others (except in quotes, footnotes or references with appropriate acknowledgement of the source). A student who is in doubt about standards of academic honesty (such plagiarism, multiple submissions of written work, unacknowledged or unauthorized collaborative effort, false citation or false data) should consult either the course instructor, school liaison, or staff of MSC.

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