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<span style="font-size: large">Summer Session I, 2014</span><br>
 
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<span style="font-size: small">'''Course Duration:''' June 2nd - July 3rd, 2014</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: small">'''Meeting Time:''' Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9:00 am - 12:00pm in TLS 371<br>
 
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==Instructor==
 
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'''[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Jonathan_Velotta Jonathan Velotta]'''<br>
 
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==Syllabus and Course Information==
 
==Syllabus and Course Information==
  
{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/1/1b/EEB_3898_Field_Fish_Bio_Syllabus_2014.pdf}} Syllabus
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==Working Schedule==
 
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| '''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>||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>
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| '''M''' 2 June <br><br> || Introduction to fish biology and field methods, active gear and gear bias <br>{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/1/1d/Lecture1_June2.2014.pdf}} Lecture 1 <br><br>|| Beach seine and minnow trap Swan Lake <br><br>||Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/d/d0/Field_Notebook_Guidelines_2014.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<br><br>
 
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| '''W''' 4 June <br><br> ||  Field Trip <br><br> || Beach seine and minnow trap Mansfield Hollow Reservoir <br><br> || Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/fieldichth/restricted/Fink%20et%20al%201979%20curation.pdf}} Fink et al 1979 (Section I)
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| '''W''' 4 June <br><br> ||  Field Trip <br><br> || Beach seine and minnow trap Mansfield Hollow Reservoir <br>|| Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/fieldichth/restricted/Fink%20et%20al%201979%20curation.pdf}} Fink et al 1979 (Section I)
 
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| '''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>
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| '''F''' 6 June <br><br> || CT fish diversity I, active and electroshocking gear, curation of fish collections {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/a/ae/Lecture2_2014.pdf}} Lecture 2 <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><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>
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| '''M''' 9 June <br><br>  || Please arrive on time! <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><br> || Seine Willimantic River with Dr. Vokoun <br><br>  ||
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| '''W''' 11 June <br><br> || Lotic systems and stream order {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/9/9e/6.11.14_prelab_lecture.pdf}} Pre-lab lecture <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>
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|  '''F''' 13 June <br><br> || CT fish diversity II; passive gear {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/8/8e/Lecture3_6.13.14.pdf}} Lecture 3 <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.  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/a/a0/Field_Exercise_Report_II_guidelines_2014_1.pdf}} Field exercise report II guidelines
 
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| '''M''' 16 June <br><br> || Meet at 12:30pm <br><br> || Boat electrofishing Coventry Lake with DEEP and retrieval of hoop nets <br><br> ||  Exam I study; field notebooks due Wed. <br><br>
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| '''M''' 16 June <br><br> || Field Trip<br><br> || Boat electrofishing CT river with DEEP and retrieval of hoop nets <br><br> ||  Exam I and Quiz II Wednesday; prepare field notebook <br><br>
 
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| '''W''' 18 June <br><br> || Exam I - field notebooks due! <br> Saltwater fishes of CT; fish assemblages <br><br>  ||<br><br> || <br><br>
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| '''W''' 18 June <br><br> || Exam I and ID Quiz I & II - field notebooks due! <br><br>  || Alewife night trip <br><br> || <br><br>
 
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| '''F''' 20 June <br><br> || Data collection guidelines <br><br> || Backpack electrofish Fenton River with Dr. Jason Vokoun <br><br> || Field Exercise report II due Friday <br> {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/fieldichth/restricted/Field%20Report%20II%20guidelines.pdf}} Field Report II guidelines<br><br>
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| '''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 Wednesday June 25 <br><br> {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/9/99/Field_Report_III_guidelines_2014.pdf}} Field Exercise Report III guidelines
 
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| '''M''' 23 June <br><br> || Field trip! <br><br> || Seine Morris Cove with NOAA <br><br> || Quiz II Monday <br> Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/fieldichth/restricted/Neff_2004_Solitary%20nesting%20as%20an%20alternative%20breeding%20tactic%20in%20colonial%20nesting%20bluegill%20sunfish%20%28Lepomis%20macrochirus%29.pdf}} Neff et al. 2007, bluegill nesting behavior <br><br>
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| '''M''' 23 June <br><br> || Field Trip <br><br> || Seine Morris Cove with NOAA <br><br> || Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/6/64/Sheldon1968_ecology.pdf}} Sheldon 1968 <br><br>
 
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| '''W''' 25 June <br><br>|| Quiz II <br> Visual observations <br><br> || Visual observation field trip: snorkel Bicentennial pond <br><br> || Field exercise report III due Tuesday <br> {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/fieldichth/restricted/Field%20Exercise%20Report%20III%20guidelines.pdf}} Field Exercise Report III guidelines <br><br>
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| '''W''' 25 June <br><br>|| Long Island Sound diversity; population and community ecology {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/5/51/Lecture4_2014_1.compressed.pdf}} Lecture 4 || Identify and preserve saltwater fishes <br><br> || Quiz III Friday; Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/1/1d/McKinley_et_al_lmb_ethogram.pdf}} McKinley et al 2001 <br><br>
 
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| '''F''' 27 June <br><br> || || Seine Fenton River (final report data collection trip) with Dr. Vokoun  <br><br>|| Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/fieldichth/restricted/scientific-writing%20guidelines.pdf}} scientific-writing guidelines <br> {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/fieldichth/restricted/Final%20report%20guidelines.pdf}} Final report guidelines <br><br>
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| '''F''' 27 June <br><br> || ID Quiz III || Visual observation methods I: sunfish nesting and ethogram at Coventry Lake <br><br> {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/2/28/Visual_observations_and_nesting_behavior.pdf}} Visual observation and sunfish nesting|| Finish ethogram due Monday; Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/7/71/Scientific-writing_guidelines.pdf}} scientific-writing guidelines <br><br> {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/f/f4/Final_report_guidelines_2014.pdf}} Final Report Guidelines
 
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| '''M''' 27 June <br><br> || Quiz III (saltwater fishes) <br> Course Evaluations <br><br> ||  Mansfield Hollow scale sample collection <br><br> || Exam II study; Finish final report  <br><br>
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| '''M''' 30 June <br><br> || Field notebook check II (end of class) || Visual observation methods II: population counts at the Fenton River <br><br> || Final Exam study; Finish final report  <br><br>
 
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EEB 3898 Field Methods in Fish Biology

Summer Session I, 2014
Course Duration: June 2nd - July 2nd, 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

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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

Pdficon small.gif Syllabus

Working Schedule

Date Lecture Exercise Assignment
M 2 June

Introduction to fish biology and field methods, active gear and gear bias
Pdficon small.gif Lecture 1

Beach seine and minnow trap Swan Lake

Reading: Pdficon small.gif Field Notebook Guidelines; Pdficon small.gif How to read a science article; Pdficon small.gif Poos et al 2007

W 4 June

Field Trip

Beach seine and minnow trap Mansfield Hollow Reservoir
Reading: Pdficon small.gif Fink et al 1979 (Section I)
F 6 June

CT fish diversity I, active and electroshocking gear, curation of fish collections Pdficon small.gif Lecture 2

Pdficon small.gif External anatomy and morphometrics and meristics; Pdficon small.gif Fish fixation protocol

Quiz I Monday; Field exercise report I due Monday

M 9 June

Please arrive on time!

Backpack electrofishing Eldredge Brook with Dr. Vokoun

Reading: Pdficon small.gif Gorman and Karr 1978

W 11 June

Lotic systems and stream order Pdficon small.gif Pre-lab lecture

Seine Willimantic River with Dr. Vokoun

F 13 June

CT fish diversity II; passive gear Pdficon small.gif Lecture 3

Identify and preserve specimens

Reading: Pdficon small.gif Post et al 2008; Field exercise report II due Monday. Pdficon small.gif Field exercise report II guidelines
M 16 June

Field Trip

Boat electrofishing CT river with DEEP and retrieval of hoop nets

Exam I and Quiz II Wednesday; prepare field notebook

W 18 June

Exam I and ID Quiz I & II - field notebooks due!

Alewife night trip



F 20 June

Internal anatomy and fish parasites

Dissection lab, collection of hard parts for aging

Field Exercise report III due Wednesday June 25

Pdficon small.gif Field Exercise Report III guidelines
M 23 June

Field Trip

Seine Morris Cove with NOAA

Reading: Pdficon small.gif Sheldon 1968

W 25 June

Long Island Sound diversity; population and community ecology Pdficon small.gif Lecture 4 Identify and preserve saltwater fishes

Quiz III Friday; Reading: Pdficon small.gif McKinley et al 2001

F 27 June

ID Quiz III Visual observation methods I: sunfish nesting and ethogram at Coventry Lake

Pdficon small.gif Visual observation and sunfish nesting
Finish ethogram due Monday; Reading: Pdficon small.gif scientific-writing guidelines

Pdficon small.gif Final Report Guidelines
M 30 June

Field notebook check II (end of class) Visual observation methods II: population counts at the Fenton River

Final Exam study; Finish final report

W 2 July

Finalize biodiversity collection; Final Exam





[*changes to our field trip itinerary may be made pending weather, etc.]

Web Resources

Fish Base
CT DEEP Bookstore

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