EE BIOL 140Biology of Marine Mammals
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Examination of evolution, systematics, natural history, anatomy, physiology, and conservation of mammals secondarily adapted to life in oceans: cetaceans, pinnipeds, sirenians, marine otters, and polar bear. Through lectures and readings from recent primary literature, students gain understanding of special adaptations to mammalian life in aquatic environment, roles of marine mammals in oceanic ecosystems, and general principles of marine mammal population biology. Study of historical and contemporary exploitation, conservation, and management of marine mammal stocks.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: Life Sciences 1 or 7B.
BruinTree reads · Prerequisite
needs reviewconfidence 0.90 · from text- · "LIFESCI 1" is not in this catalog version
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
EE BIOL 140
- LIFESCI 7BGenetics, Evolution, and Ecology
- LIFESCI 7ACell and Molecular Biology
1 direct requisite. The whole upstream is here — 2 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.