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| '''M''' 10 June ||Introduction to fish biology and field methods <br><br>|| External Anatomy and finding and measuring characters ||Finish Lab exercise in notebook; Readings: <br>
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| '''M''' 10 June <br><br> || Introduction to fish biology and field methods <br><br> || External Anatomy and finding and measuring characters <br><br> ||Finish Lab exercise in notebook; Readings: <br><br>
 
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| '''T''' 11 June ||Freshwater fishes I; active gear types <br><br>|| Beach seine bicentennial pond and minnow traps  ||Readings:
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| '''T''' 11 June <br><br> || Freshwater fishes I; active gear types <br><br> || Beach seine bicentennial pond and minnow traps <br><br> ||Readings: <br><br>
 
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| '''W''' 12 June ||Species identification and curation of fish collections <br><br>|| Identify, fix and preserve fish; retrieve minnow traps  ||  Quiz I study
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| '''W''' 12 June <br><br> || Species identification and curation of fish collections <br><br> || Identify, fix and preserve fish; retrieve minnow traps <br><br> ||  Quiz I study <br><br>
 
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| '''TH''' 13 June  ||Quiz I <br> Freshwater fishes II; electroshocking gears|| Beach seine and purse seine Mansfield Hollow || Field exercise report I due Monday  
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| '''TH''' 13 June <br><br> ||Quiz I <br> Freshwater fishes II; electroshocking gears <br><br> || Beach seine and purse seine Mansfield Hollow <br><br> || Field exercise report I due Monday <br><br>
 
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| '''F''' 14 June ||  Backpack electrofishing safety guidelines, data collection guidelines || Stream backpack electrofishing at Eldridge Brook with Dr. Jason Vokoun  ||
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| '''F''' 14 June <br><br> ||  Backpack electrofishing safety guidelines, data collection guidelines <br><br> || Stream backpack electrofishing at Eldridge Brook with Dr. Jason Vokoun <br><br> ||<br><br>
 
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| '''M''' 17 June || Freshwater fishes II; passive gear || Identify, fix and preserve fish; dissections and GSI ||Quiz II study   
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| '''T''' 18 June || Field trip! || Boat electrofishing with DEEP and retrieval of hoop nets ||  Exam I study; Field Exercise report II due Thursday
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| '''T''' 18 June <br><br> || Field trip! <br><br> || Boat electrofishing with DEEP and retrieval of hoop nets <br><br> ||  Exam I study; Field Exercise report II due Thursday <br><br>
 
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| '''W''' 19 June|| Exam I <br> Saltwater fishes of CT; visual observation methods; population and community ecology of fishes || || Reading:
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| '''W''' 19 June <br><br> || Exam I <br> Saltwater fishes of CT; visual observation methods; population and community ecology of fishes<br><br>  ||<br><br> || Reading: <br><br>
 
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| '''TH''' 20 June || Data collection guidelines || Seine Fenton River with Dr. Jason Vokoun || Field exercise III due Monday  
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| '''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:
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| '''T''' 25 June || Quiz III || Pop and community ecology project data collection || Reading: ; write Introduction and Methods of final report due Thursday
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| '''T''' 25 June <br><br> || Quiz III <br><br> || Pop and community ecology project data collection <br><br>|| Reading: ; write Introduction and Methods of final report due Thursday <br><br>
 
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| '''W''' 26 June || Data analysis guidelines || Pop and community ecology project data collection || Begin data analysis
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| '''W''' 26 June <br><br> || Data analysis guidelines <br><br>|| Pop and community ecology project data collection <br><br> || Begin data analysis <br><br>
 
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| '''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  
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| '''TH''' 27 June <br><br> || Age analysis using scales; more data analysis <br><br> || Ageing of focal species by scales; finalize biodiversity collection <br><br> || Exam II study; write report Discussion and finish report <br><br>
 
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| '''F''' 28 June ||Exam II <br>Final report due at 5pm by e-mail||  ||   
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Revision as of 20:01, 7 June 2013

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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

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Jonathan Velotta
Email: jonathan.velotta@uconn.edu
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 201
Phone: (860) 486-4694
Mobile: (203) 394-7815
Office hours: by appointment

Course Syllabus and Information

Working Schedule

Date Lecture Exercise Assignment
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 types

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



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



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.]

Web Resources

Fish Base
CT DEEP Bookstore