2009 fall poster

Learn about Marine Megafauna with internationally known conservation biologist and sea turtle expert, Dr. Larry Crowder, director fo the Duke Center for Marine Conservation based at the Duke Marine Lab.  This course is co-taught with conservation specialist, Dr. David Johnston.

This exciting new course includes a dolphin-watching field trip and a visit to the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center.

BIOLOGY 127/ENVIRON 127. Marine Megafauna. NS, STS
Ecology, systematics, and behavior of large marine animals including giant squid, bony fishes, sharks, sea turtles, seabirds, and marine mammals. Relations between ocean dynamics, large marine animals, and their role in ocean food webs. Impact of human activities and technological advancement on populations. Economic, social, and policy considerations in the protection of threatened species. Prerequisite: Biology 25L or equivalent, or permission of instructor.  Instructors: Crowder and Johnston.

Fall 2009
Physics Building Room 130
11:40 am-12:55 pm
Monday and Friday
Biololgy 127/Environ 127
NS/STS

For more information:

megafauna@nicholas.duke.edu or 252-504-7531