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MASC 318 — Marine Invertebrates and Tetrapods

Marine and Fisheries Sciences · University of Ghana

Taxonomic diversity of major invertebrate groups. Invertebrate life cycle and larval forms. Important migratory species: marine reptiles (turtles); marine birds (population trend and status; bird diversity, bill shape and pursuit patterns, range and country distribution, important bird areas (IBAs), threats and impact, the roles of Birdlife International and other relevant NGOs in their conservation)); representative members of the cartilaginous fish (sharks and raysmain types of shark fisheries and fishing methods; global shark catch and trade trends); marine mammals (representative sirenians, cetaceans and pinnipeds, diving physiology, aerobic dive limit, apneustic breathing patterns, echolocation, whaling, ecological status of marine mammals and their protection).

Credits
3
Level
Level 300
Semester
Semester Two

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Course details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).