Here's a marine mammal field study program being
taught next july in British Columbia for those
interested in going...
Information below!
All the best,
Cristina
>
> The University of California, Los Angeles is
> offering a field study program on the biology of
marine mammals in British Columbia, Canada from June
29 to July 19, 2003. The courses will be taught at the
Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation's field
research station at Duncanby Landing, BC, in the heart
of Canada's Great Bear Rainforest.
>
> The program combines a lecture-based course on the
> ecology and physiology of marine mammals with a
hands-on course on the research techniques used to
study them in the wild. Topics covered in lectures
will include migration, feeding ecology, diving
> physiology, energetics, acoustics, biomechanics and
toxicology of marine mammals in general, with a
particular focus on gray and humpback whales.
> The practical course will cover
photo-identification, survey techniques, behavioral
sampling, theodolite tracking, tagging and biopsy
darting, and will also
> include workshops on planning and leading a research
> expedition. These courses will provide 8 quarter
units of upper-division biology credit.
> The course is open to all but is geared for biology
> majors; UC affiliation is NOT necessary. Courses
are taught by Dr. Lei Lani Stelle (Visiting Assistant
Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY)
> and Dr. William Megill (Lecturer, University of
> Bath, UK).
>
> Accommodations are in double occupancy dorm-style
> rooms in a waterfront lodge and all meals are
provided. Participants will spend much of their time
aboard boats and will contribute to ongoing
> research projects as well as having the opportunity
to conduct independent studies.
>
> For more details and an application, visit
>
http://www.summer.ucla.edu/travel/OBEE-Canada/overview.htm.=20
>
>
>
> Feel free to contact Dr. Lei Lani Stelle
> ([log in to unmask]) with any =
> questions.
>
>
>
> Lei Lani Stelle, Ph.D.
> Visiting Assistant Professor
> Rochester Institute of Technology
> Department of Biological Sciences
> 85 Lomb Memorial Drive
> Rochester, NY 14623-5603
>
> (585) 475-2196
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
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Cristina Beans
PhD student
Laboratoire d'Oceanologie
Université de Liège, B-6 Sart Tilman
B-4000 Liège, BELGIUM
(32)4.366.3740
(32)486.730158
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