Marine Vertebrates of Kachemak Bay

Spend a weekend at the NOAA-UAF Kasitsna Bay Research Lab observing and learning about the marine vertebrates of Kachemak Bay. You will come away with knowledge of the major identifying characteristics of six orders of marine vertebrates, an introduction to the concept of form and function in the anatomy and physiology of marine vertebrates, and an introduction to the feeding and reproductive strategies of several marine vertebrate species found in Kachemak Bay. Profile: Deborah Boege-Tobin, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Biology at UAA?s Kachemak Bay Campus and investigates the behavioral ecology and communication systems of river otters.