BIOE 128L - Large Marine Vertebrates

Instructor: Patrick Robinson (patrickwilliamrobinson@gmail.com)
Office hours: COH 148A, Tuesday 12-2pm and by appointment

TA: Chandra Goetsch (cgoetsch@ucsc.edu)
Office hours: COH 149, Monday 12-2pm and by appointment

Click HERE to meet your fellow students!

Click HERE for the class project guidelines

Example proposal (From Patrick's grad school project)

Course Syllabus - Note: Schedule will be modified throughout the quarter.

Date	TOPIC	READING
Mon. Jan. 7:	Intro/Background/expectations	NMFS permit, IACUC permit
Wed. Jan. 9:	Mini conference 8:30am, then Ethics + Field info	Ethics Chapter, Eseal Research Effects
Mon. Jan. 14:	Ano Nuevo Field Trip	Elephant Seal Paper, Eseal SOP
Wed. Jan. 16:	Class canceled
Wed. Jan. 23:	Scientific reading, writing, and reviewing	How to read a paper, NSF grant proposal
Mon. Jan. 28:	Kimberly Goetz: Aerial/ship surveys	Goetz Paper
Wed. Jan. 30:	Guest Lecture: working with animals in aquaria	Reichmuth Paper
Mon. Feb. 4:	Guest Lecture: Unique logistics of sea otters	Tinker Paper
Wed. Feb. 6:	Dr. Huckstadt: Stable isotopes	Isotope Paper
Mon. Feb. 11:	Goetsch/Conners: fatty acid analysis	Fatty-Acid Paper
Wed. Feb. 13:	Capture/restraint/sampling
Wed. Feb. 20:	Dr. Southall: Behavioral Response Study	BRS Paper
Mon. Feb. 25:	Dr. Costa: Tagging and Tracking
Wed. Feb 27:	Bill Henry: Seabirds	Henry Paper
Mon. March 4:	Dr. Costa: Energetics + funding
Wed. March 6:	Dr. Friedlander: Working with large whales
Mon. March 11:	How to give effective presentations
Wed. March 13:	Presentation work day
Mon. March 18:	Mini-Conference: formal presentation of projects
Wed. March 20:	Final exam

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