BIOL 462 Schedule  

Spring 2009

Date:

Lecture Topic:

Chapter:

Jan. 12

Introduction to Ichthyology

 1

Jan. 14

Skeleton, skin, and scales

 3

Jan. 16

Class discussion (Claeson et al. 2008)

 

Jan. 19

NO CLASSES

 

Jan. 21

Soft Anatomy

 4

Jan. 23

Class discussion (Hannah 2008)

 

Jan. 26

Oxygen, metabolism, and energetics

 5

Jan. 28

Class discussion (Pistole et al. 2008)

 

Jan. 30

Sensory systems

 6

Feb. 2

 

 

Feb. 4

Homeostasis

 7

Feb. 6

Class discussion (Pelster 2004)

 

Feb. 9

Class discussion (Amorim and Almada 2005)

 8

Feb. 11

Class discussion (Pelster 2004)

 

Feb. 13

Early life history

 9

Feb. 16

Class discussion (Moore and Thorp 2008)

 

Feb. 18

Juveniles, adults, age, and growth

 10

Feb. 20

Class discussion (Mendiola and Alvarez 2008)

 

Feb. 23

Exam 1

 

Feb. 25

Systematic procedures

2

Feb. 27

A history of fishes

 11

Mar. 2

A history of fishes

 11

Mar. 4

Chondrichthyes: sharks, skates, rays, and chimaeras

 12

Mar. 6

Chondrichthyes: sharks, skates, rays, and chimaeras

 12

Mar 9

SPRING BREAK

 

Mar. 11

SPRING BREAK

 

Mar. 13

SPRING BREAK

 

Mar. 16

Living representatives of primitive fishes

 13

Mar. 18

Living representatives of primitive fishes

 13

Mar. 20

Teleosts: bonytongues through anglerfishes

 14

Mar. 23

Teleosts: bonytongues through anglerfishes

 14

Mar. 25

Teleosts: bonytongues through anglerfishes

 14

Mar. 27

Teleosts: spiny-rayed fishes

 15

Mar. 30

Teleosts: spiny-rayed fishes

 15

Apr. 1

Exam 2

 

Apr. 3

Predator-prey Interactions

 

Apr. 6

Class discussion (Werner et al. 1983)

 

Apr. 8

Fishes as social animals: reproduction

 

Apr. 10

NO CLASSES

 

Apr. 13

Abiotic determinants of fish assemblage structure

 

Apr. 15

Class discussion  (Higgins and Wilde 2005)

 

Apr. 17

Fish diversity among spatial scales

 

Apr. 20

Class discussion (Pegg and Taylor 2007)

 

Apr. 22

Local and regional determinants of fish assemblage structure

 

Apr. 24

Class discussion (Hoeinghaus et al. 2007)

 

Apr. 27

Conservation

 

Apr. 29

Class discussion ( )

 

May 1

Final Exam

 

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