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Revision as of 20:17, 7 June 2013
EEB 3898 Field Methods in Fish Biology
Summer Intensive I, 2013
Course Duration: June 10th - June 28th, 2013
Meeting Time: Monday through Friday, 1:00 - 4:00pm in TLS371
Welcome to Field Methods in Fish Biology! This course is a hands-on, field based introduction to the biology of fishes and field sampling methods, with emphasis on local species.
Instructor
Jonathan Velotta
Email: jonathan.velotta@uconn.edu
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 201
Phone: (860) 486-4694
Mobile: (203) 394-7815
Office hours: by appointment
Syllabus and Course Information
Working Schedule
Date | Lecture | Exercise | Assignment |
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M 10 June |
Introduction to fish biology and field methods |
External Anatomy and finding and measuring characters |
Finish Lab exercise in notebook; Readings: |
T 11 June |
Freshwater fishes I; active gear |
Beach seine bicentennial pond and minnow traps |
Readings: |
W 12 June |
Species identification and curation of fish collections |
Identify, fix and preserve fish; retrieve minnow traps |
Quiz I study |
TH 13 June |
Quiz I Freshwater fishes II; electroshocking gears |
Beach seine and purse seine Mansfield Hollow |
Field exercise report I due Monday |
F 14 June |
Backpack electrofishing safety guidelines, data collection guidelines |
Stream backpack electrofishing at Eldridge Brook with Dr. Jason Vokoun |
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M 17 June |
Freshwater fishes II; passive gear |
Identify, fix and preserve fish; dissections and GSI |
Quiz II study |
T 18 June |
Field trip! |
Boat electrofishing with DEEP and retrieval of hoop nets |
Exam I study; Field Exercise report II due Thursday |
W 19 June |
Exam I Saltwater fishes of CT; visual observation methods; population and community ecology of fishes |
Reading: | |
TH 20 June |
Data collection guidelines |
Seine Fenton River with Dr. Jason Vokoun |
Field exercise III due Monday |
F 21 June |
Field trip! |
Seine Morris Cove with NOAA |
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M 24 June |
Visual observation guidelines |
Visual observation field trip; specimen preservation time |
Quiz III study; Reading: |
T 25 June |
Quiz III |
Pop and community ecology project data collection |
Reading: ; write Introduction and Methods of final report due Thursday |
W 26 June |
Data analysis guidelines |
Pop and community ecology project data collection |
Begin data analysis |
TH 27 June |
Age analysis using scales; more data analysis |
Ageing of focal species by scales; finalize biodiversity collection |
Exam II study; write report Discussion and finish report |
F 28 June |
Exam II Final report due at 5pm by e-mail |
[*changes to our field trip itinerary may be made pending weather, etc.]
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