Field Methods in Fish Biology
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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
Date | Lecture | Exercise | Assignment |
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M 2 June |
Introduction to fish biology and field methods, active gear and gear bias |
Beach seine and minnow trap Swan Lake |
Reading: Field Notebook Guidelines; How to read a science article; Poos et al 2007 JFB |
W 4 June |
Field Trip |
Beach seine and minnow trap Mansfield Hollow Reservoir |
Reading: Fink et al 1979 (Section I) |
F 6 June |
CT fish diversity I, electroshocking gear, curation of fish collections, lake habitats |
External anatomy and morphometrics and meristics; Fish fixation protocol |
Quiz I Monday; Field exercise report I due Monday |
M 9 June |
ID Quiz I |
Backpack electrofishing Eldredge Brook with Dr. Vokoun |
Reading: http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/5/5e/Gorman_and_Karr_1978_ecol.pdf |
W 11 June |
Field Trip |
Seine Willimantic River with Dr. Vokoun |
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F 13 June |
CT fish diversity II; passive gear; river habitats |
Identify and preserve specimens |
Reading: |
W 18 June |
Meet at 12:30pm |
Boat electrofishing Coventry Lake with DEEP and retrieval of hoop nets |
Exam I study; field notebooks due Wed. |
W 19 June |
Exam I - field notebooks due! Saltwater fishes of CT; fish assemblages |
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TH 20 June |
Data collection guidelines |
Backpack electrofish Fenton River with Dr. Jason Vokoun |
Field Exercise report II due Friday Field Report II guidelines |
F 21 June |
Field trip! |
Seine Morris Cove with NOAA |
Quiz II Monday Reading: Neff et al. 2007, bluegill nesting behavior |
M 24 June |
Quiz II Visual observations |
Visual observation field trip: snorkel Bicentennial pond |
Field exercise report III due Tuesday Field Exercise Report III guidelines |
T 25 June |
Seine Fenton River (final report data collection trip) with Dr. Vokoun |
Reading: scientific-writing guidelines Final report guidelines | |
W 26 June |
Final report data analysis guidelines; Age analysis in fishes |
Examine saltwater fishes and finalize biodiversity collection |
Begin data analysis Quiz III (saltwater fishes) study |
TH 27 June |
Quiz III (saltwater fishes) Course Evaluations |
Mansfield Hollow scale sample collection |
Exam II study; Finish final 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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