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− | | '''M''' 2 June <br><br> || Introduction to fish biology and field methods, active gear and gear bias <br>|| Beach seine and minnow trap Swan Lake <br>||Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/fieldichth/restricted/Field%20Notebook%20Guidelines.pdf}} Field Notebook Guidelines; {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/fieldichth/restricted/HowToReadSciArticle.pdf}} How to read a science article; {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/fieldichth/restricted/Poos%20et%20al%202007%20JFB.pdf}} Poos et al 2007 JFB<br> | + | | '''M''' 2 June <br><br> || Introduction to fish biology and field methods, active gear and gear bias <br><br>|| Beach seine and minnow trap Swan Lake <br><br>||Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/fieldichth/restricted/Field%20Notebook%20Guidelines.pdf}} Field Notebook Guidelines; {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/fieldichth/restricted/HowToReadSciArticle.pdf}} How to read a science article; {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/fieldichth/restricted/Poos%20et%20al%202007%20JFB.pdf}} Poos et al 2007 JFB<br><br> |
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− | | '''F''' 6 June <br><br> || CT fish diversity I, electroshocking gear, curation of fish collections, lake habitats <br> || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/b/b2/External_anatomy_and_morphometrics_and_meristics_2014.pdf}} External anatomy and morphometrics and meristics; {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/2/24/Fixation_Protocol_2014.pdf}} Fish fixation protocol <br> || Quiz I Monday; Field exercise report I due Monday <br> | + | | '''F''' 6 June <br><br> || CT fish diversity I, electroshocking gear, curation of fish collections, lake habitats <br><br> || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/b/b2/External_anatomy_and_morphometrics_and_meristics_2014.pdf}} External anatomy and morphometrics and meristics; {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/2/24/Fixation_Protocol_2014.pdf}} Fish fixation protocol <br><br> || Quiz I Monday; Field exercise report I due Monday <br><br> |
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− | | '''M''' 9 June <br><br> || ID Quiz I <br>|| Backpack electrofishing Eldredge Brook with Dr. Vokoun <br> || Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/5/5e/Gorman_and_Karr_1978_ecol.pdf}} Gorman and Karr 1978 <br> | + | | '''M''' 9 June <br><br> || ID Quiz I <br><br>|| Backpack electrofishing Eldredge Brook with Dr. Vokoun <br><br> || Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/5/5e/Gorman_and_Karr_1978_ecol.pdf}} Gorman and Karr 1978 <br><br> |
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− | | '''W''' 11 June <br><br> || Field Trip <br> || Seine Willimantic River with Dr. Vokoun <br> || | + | | '''W''' 11 June <br><br> || Field Trip <br><br> || Seine Willimantic River with Dr. Vokoun <br><br> || |
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− | | '''F''' 13 June <br><br> || CT fish diversity II; passive gear; river habitats <br><br> || Identify and preserve specimens <br> || Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/a/a1/Post_et_al_2008_ECOLOGY.pdf}} Post et al 2008; Field exercise report II due Monday <br> | + | | '''F''' 13 June <br><br> || CT fish diversity II; passive gear; river habitats <br><br> || Identify and preserve specimens <br><br> || Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/a/a1/Post_et_al_2008_ECOLOGY.pdf}} Post et al 2008; Field exercise report II due Monday <br><br> |
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− | | '''M''' 16 June <br><br> || | + | | '''M''' 16 June <br><br> || Field Trip<br><br> || Boat electrofishing CT river with DEEP and retrieval of hoop nets <br><br> || Exam I, Quiz II study <br><br> |
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− | | '''W''' 18 June <br><br> || Exam I - field notebooks due! | + | | '''W''' 18 June <br><br> || Exam I and ID Quiz II - field notebooks due! <br><br> ||Tentative: Alewife night trip <br><br> || <br><br> |
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− | | '''F''' 20 June <br><br> || | + | | '''F''' 20 June <br><br> || Internal anatomy and fish parasites <br><br> || Dissection lab, collection of hard parts for aging <br><br> || Field Exercise report III due Monday <br><br> |
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− | | '''M''' 23 June <br><br> || Field | + | | '''M''' 23 June <br><br> || Field Trip <br><br> || Seine Morris Cove with NOAA <br><br> || <br><br> |
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− | | '''W''' 25 June <br><br>|| | + | | '''W''' 25 June <br><br>|| Long Island Sound diversity; visual observation methods; population and community ecology <br><br>|| Identify and preserve saltwater fishes <br><br> || Quiz III study <br><br> |
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− | | '''F''' 27 June <br><br> || | + | | '''F''' 27 June <br><br> || ID Quiz II || Visual observation methods - sunfish nesting and ethogram <br><br> || Finish ethogram due Monday; Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/fieldichth/restricted/scientific-writing%20guidelines.pdf}} scientific-writing guidelines <br><br> |
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− | | '''M''' 27 June <br><br> || | + | | '''M''' 27 June <br><br> || || Tentative: visual observation methods - population abundance at Diana's Pool <br><br> || Exam II study; Finish final report <br><br> |
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− | | '''W''' 3 July <br><br> || Exam II | + | | '''W''' 3 July <br><br> || Finalize and present biodiversity collection; Exam II <br><br>||<br><br> ||<br><br> |
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Revision as of 18:59, 25 May 2014
EEB 3898 Field Methods in Fish Biology
Summer Session I, 2014
Course Duration: June 2nd - July 3rd, 2014
Meeting Time: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9:00 am - 12:00pm in TLS 371
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 212
Phone: (860) 486-4694
Mobile: (203) 394-7815
Office hours: by appointment
Syllabus and Course Information
Working Schedule
[*changes to our field trip itinerary may be made pending weather, etc.]
Web Resources