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Unit name Field Bio-telemetry
Unit code KSA727
Credit points 12.5
Faculty/School College of Sciences and Engineering
Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies
Discipline Ecology and Biodiversity|Fisheries and Aquaculture
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Learning Outcomes

1.Apply knowledge of best-practice animal ethics to conduct field research on marine vertebrates
2.Deploy tracking and logging devices across a number of animals to record their fine-scale movement and behavior
3.Analyse bio-telemetry data to describe the animal's fine-scale movement and behavior

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Requisites

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

KSA713 Marine Bio-telemetry

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

Lecture (daily), Fieldwork (daily) and 1 x seminar

Assessment

1. Test or quiz short Quiz
3. Presentation 10-15 minute research presentation , Weight: 30%
2. Report The size/length will follow the format of a relevant journal , Weight: 70%

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