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MASC 431 — Marine Turtle Ecology and Conservation

Marine and Fisheries Sciences · University of Ghana

Turtle Population Ecology, Taxonomy and Foraging ecology. Behaviour - Orientation, Navigation, Natal Beach Homing, Sea Turtle Locomotion - Mechanics, Energetics, Habitat Utilization, Migration and Habitat Use. Life History Patterns. Physiological and diving adaptations. Reproduction – Nesting Embryonic Development and Sex Determination, Conservation - Human Impacts and threats, Contemporary Fisheries Related Mortality and Turtle Excluder Devices. Conservation strategies.

Credits
3
Level
Level 400
Semester
Semester One

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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).