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    MAMÍFEROS MARINHOS 2022/23

    Aulas quarta-feira / Classes Wednesday, 8:30-12:30, sala / room A.009, Lab. 5, ZOOM
    Atendimento / Office hours: Quarta-feira / Wednesday, 14:00-17:00
    Mobile +351 962 524 238, junte-se /join whatsapp group

    Syllabus - Calendar - Test questions: 1st test , 2nd test - Practical guidelines -

  • Mar 01- presentation and planning

    Lectures
    Planning the semester, and setting the test dates.
    Practical
    Planning the semester, forming groups. Introduction to cladistics.

  • 8 de março - 14 de março

    Lectures
    Evolution and diversity- Evolution of mammals.
         Presentation
         Readings: OU, 2018. Life in the Paleozoic, Chpt 6 Vertebrates move onto land;
                          Kemp, 2005. The origin and evolution of mammals, chpt. 1 + Chpt. 7 (only Living placentals and their
    interrelationships, pp. 222-226)
         Additional reading: Naish 2015. The Refined, Fine-Tuned Placental Mammal Family Tree. Tetrapod Zoology Blog
    Practical
    Dissection of dolphin stomachs (from stranded animals).

  • 15 de março - 21 de março

    Lecture
    Evolution and diversity- Back to the water- the first steps
    Presentation
    Readings: Berta et al. 2015. Chpt 5.6-5.7 (pp. 118-124) Marine otters and the polar bear
    Additional reading: Vermeij, G. J., & Dudley, R. (2000). Why are there so few evolutionary transitions between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems?. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 70(4), 541-554.

    Evolution and diversity- Pinniped evolution
    Presentation
    Readings: Berta et al. 2015, Chpt 3 Pinniped Evolution and Systematics
    Additional reading:

    Practical
    Introduction to photo-identification.

  • 22 de março - 28 de março

    Lecture

    Evolution and diversity of Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

    Reading: Berta et al (2015), cap. 5.2, p. 103-112

    Presentation

    Additional reading: Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals,  Sirenian Evolution (p. 856)

    Practicals
    Introduction to GIS

  • 29 de março - 4 de abril

    Classes will take place in the afternoon, from 14:00 to 18:00, on room A008.

    Lecture
    Evolution and diversity- the cetaceans

    Presentation
    Reading: Berta et al. (2015), chpt 4.

    Practical

    Introduction to MONICET (history and function of the platform, structure and manipulation of the database)
    Introduction to GIS (QGIS)

  • Apr 05- Easter break

  • 12 de abril - 18 de abril

    Theoretical

    1st written test

    Practicals

    GIS- density maps

  • 19 de abril - 25 de abril

    Theoretical

    Biology: thermoregulation and locomotion
    Presentations: *Locomotion *Thermoregulation
    Recordings: Locomotion / Thermoregulation (Senha: Tv3y.H5s)
    Reading: Berta et al. 2015. Chapters 8.2.5 Pinnipeds: flippers and locomotion, 8.3.6 Cetaceans: flippers and locomotion, 8.4.4 Sirenians: flippers and locomotion; 9.3 Thermoregulation;

    Practicals

    GIS- encounter rates and density maps

  • 26 de abril - 2 de maio

    Lectures

    Biology: Breathing and diving
    Presentation
    Readings: Berta et al. 2015. Chapter 10, Respiration and Diving Physiology

    Practicals

    Density maps and statistical spatial analysis.
    Temporal analysis

  • 3 de maio - 9 de maio

    Lecture

    Biology: Sound and echolocation
    Presentation
    Recordings (Senha: =2t8g1n.): 1st hour | 2nd hour
    Reading: Berta et al. 2015. Chapter 11 Sound Production for Communication, Echolocation, and Prey Capture

    Practicals

    Retrieving data from environmental layers.

  • 10 de maio - 16 de maio

    Lecture

    Biology: reproduction and social structure
    Presentation
    Reading: Berta et al. (2015), chapter 13, Reproductive Structures, Strategies, and Patterns. Mesnick & Ralls (2018) Mating systems In Encyclopedia of
    Recordings: 1st hour | 2nd hour (Senha: @Y#=+2M2)
    Marine Mammals

    Practical

    Work on report- finishing the analysis

  • 17 de maio - 23 de maio

    Whale watching trip with Sea Colors

    Shifts
    Morning (8:30)
    		 Afternoon (14:00)
    Alexandre Silva
    Ariadna Lisa (Pp)
    Daniela Ferreira
    Jeanne Coutant
    Jenna daCunha
    Josep Forteza
    Olga Guinovart (Pp)
    Rik Kienzler (PF)
    Rosa Obieze
    Timo Beck
    Vera Bosch (Pp)
    		 Alba Rodriguez
    Celina Vetter
    Joseph Rolland (PF)
    Myriam Beck
    Nais Cordoba (PF)
    Pablo Puig
    Paula Andreu
    Sandra Kreminska
    [Victor]
    [Sara]


  • 24 de maio - 30 de maio

    Lecture
    Ecology and Conservation- Ecology
    Recording (password:   V^1W42IZ)
    Reading: Berta et al. 2015. Chapt. 14.
    Additional reading: Roman & Estes, 2018. Ecology. In Perry et al., Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals

    Practicals
    Finish and submit first version of report.
    Review the report of another group.

  • 31 de maio - 6 de junho

    Lecture

    Ecology- Exploitation and Conservation
    Presentation
    Recording, pass:  5GeQRn^Q
    Reading: Berta et al. 2015, Chapter 15
    Additional reading: Reeves, 2018, Hunting. In Wursig et al. Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals

    Practicals

    Work on the report.

  • 7 de junho - 13 de junho

  • 14 de junho - 20 de junho

  • 21 de junho - 27 de junho