Tag: sea

  • Adaptive Thermogenesis in Sea Otters (CER)

    Adaptive Thermogenesis in Sea Otters (CER)

    CER that explores how sea otters stay warm using adaptive metabolic remodeling. A process where proton leak from mitochondria keeps the animal warm.

  • Case Study: Loggerhead Turtles and Population Models

    Case Study: Loggerhead Turtles and Population Models

     This case study focuses on survivorship curves and population models by examining a case about loggerhead turtles.   The case starts off with a story about how beach visitors must follow certain rules to not disturb native turtles and nesting behavior.   Students watch a video that shows how biologists moved sea turtle nests after the…