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
Syllabus updated on June 7th
Working Schedule
Date
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Lecture
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Exercise
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Assignment
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M 10 June
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Introduction to fish biology and field methods
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External Anatomy and finding and measuring characters External anatomy and morphometrics and meristics
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Finish Lab exercise in notebook; Readings: Field Notebook Guidelines ; How to read a science article
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T 11 June
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Freshwater fishes I; Lake habitats; active gear
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Beach seine Bicentennial Pond and set minnow traps
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Readings:
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W 12 June
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Freshwater fishes II; electroshocking gear
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Beach seine and purse seine Mansfield Hollow
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Readings: Fink et al., 1979 (Section I)
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TH 13 June
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River habitats; Species identification and curation of fish collection
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Identify, fix and preserve fish; retrieve minnow traps
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Quiz I study Field exercise report I due Monday
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F 14 June
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Quiz I Backpack electrofishing data collection guidelines
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Stream backpack electrofishing at Eldridge Brook with Dr. Jason Vokoun
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M 17 June
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Freshwater fishes III; passive gear
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Identify, fix and preserve fish; dissections and GSI
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Quiz II study
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T 18 June
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Quiz II
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Boat electrofishing with DEEP and retrieval of hoop nets
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Exam I study; Field Exercise report II due Thursday
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W 19 June
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Exam I Saltwater fishes of CT; visual observation methods; population and community ecology of fishes
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Reading:
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TH 20 June
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Data collection guidelines
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Seine Fenton River with Dr. Jason Vokoun
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Field exercise III due Monday
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F 21 June
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Field trip!
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Seine Morris Cove with NOAA
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M 24 June
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Visual observation guidelines
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Visual observation field trip; specimen preservation time
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Quiz III study; Reading:
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T 25 June
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Quiz III
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Pop and community ecology project data collection
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Reading: ; write Introduction and Methods of final report due Thursday
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W 26 June
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Data analysis guidelines
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Pop and community ecology project data collection
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Begin data analysis
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TH 27 June
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Age analysis using scales; more data analysis
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Ageing of focal species by scales; finalize biodiversity collection
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Exam II study; write report Discussion and finish report
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F 28 June
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Exam II Final report due at 5pm by e-mail
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[*changes to our field trip itinerary may be made pending weather, etc.]
Web Resources
Fish Base
CT DEEP Bookstore