Topics in Marine Biology
BIOHOPK 170H/270H
Prerequisite: Bio Core or consent of instructor
1 UNITS

The topics in marine biology seminar class provides an
opportunity for in depth exploration into a specific topic of marine sciences at the forefront of current interest. Students read
primary literature along with supporting background documents to prepare for the week’s seminar. The seminar guests– world-wide experts in their fields– engage in a lively discussion with students on the chief scientific topic of the day.

2009 seminar speakers and topics included:

Holly Sheils, University of Manchester
Mechanical regulation of Fish Cardiac Function

Tadashi Fukami, Stanford University
Historical Perspectives on Ecological Community Assembly

Thomas Kline, Prince William Sound Science Center
Oceanic Carbon Subsidies in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Kristi West, Hawaii Pacific University
What do Pygmy Sperm Whales Eat? Insights from Cetacean Strandings

Armand Kuris, University of California, Santa Barbara
The Biomass of Parasites and the Energetics of Estuarine
Ecosystems