Page 2 Marine Mammal Class
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Class Activities:  Above  right
  and below are  photographs
  of a special class activity held
  in the Marine Mammals Class
  on March 4, 2009: Above
  right are photos of O.C.C.'s
  two plastinated dolphins .  
  Below are photos of the class
  study of Human, Sea Lion,
  and Dolphin skeletal Anatomy
  to see which skeleton best
  supports a marine mammal  
  "resting ventrally" on a
   beach.
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Kelly Class Lecture Power Points
1. Lecture 2/04/09
      a.
Why we study marine mammals.
      b.
Who's Who in Marine Mammals.
  2. Lecture 02/11/011
      a.
Habitat
3. Lecture 02/18 & 02/25
      a.
Marine Mammal Evolution
4. Lecture - 03/04/09
      a.
Comparative skeletal and cranial
         
anatomy - human vs dolphin vs
         
sea lion.
  5. Lecture - 03/11/09
      a.
History of Human/Marine
         
Mammal Interactions
6. Lecture - 04/08/09
      a.
Coastal Dolphin Survey Project
  7. Lecture - 04/15/09
      a.
Human/Marine Mammal
         
Communication & Cognition
  8. Lecture - 04/22/09
     a.
Conservation & Management of
        
Marine Mammals
  9. Lecture - 04/29/09
     a.
The Big Bang Theory
10. Lecture
      a.
Patterns of Movement