Course Description
Lectures and discussions will be used to provide an interactive exploration of the ecology of fishes. Topics include: foraging, reproduction, habitat selection, niche, competition, and the mechanisms controlling fish biodiversity. Instruction includes both the status of a topic and appropriate research designs. The latter materials will be relevant to most animal taxa.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Will depend on class size and composition. Some examples are: presentation of a lecture, leading extra discussion sections, and completion of a paper.
Athena Title
FISH ECOLOGY
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in FORS 4360/6360
Prerequisite
(ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L or FORS 3020-3020L or FANR 3200) and FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300/6300
Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite
ECOL 4050/6050-4050L/6050L or FORS(BIOL) 4050/6050-4050/6050L or WILD(BIOL) 4050/6050-4050L/6050L
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students enrolled in this class will have a working knowledge of the current state of knowledge of the subjects listed in the topical outline (see below). Students also will know how to conduct a basic research project in the fields listed in the topical outline (see below).
Topical Outline
1.Introduction, 2.Principles of Ecological Research 3.Effects of Physico-Chemical Factors on Fishes 4.Growth in Fishes 5.Reproductive Ecology of Fishes 6.Feeding Ecology of Fishes 7.Habitat Selection in Fishes 8.Population Regulation in Fishes 9.Resource Use by Fishes 10.Fishes and the Ecological Niche 11.Interspecific Competition in Fishes 12.Use of Neutral Models in Fish Ecology 13.Predation by Fishes 14.Organization of Fish Assemblages 15.Conservation Biology of Fishes
Syllabus