This is a sample syllabus for the course. The actual course documents are now available for resistered students and instructors through Learn@UW, accessed by logging in with your UW Net ID.
Instructors:
TAs: varies by semester |
Course Requirements Lectures: Tuesday and Thursday 9:55- 10:45 in 168 Noland Hall Discussion: Thursday 4:00-5:30 in 168 Noland Hall Papers: 1. Madison Lakes Field Trip – a morning or afternoon in January. 2. Shedd Aquarium Field Trip - all day trip, in late April. Grading: Exam
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20% |
Required Textbook: None, readings posted on website.
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Topic |
Introduction |
Fish evolution and systematics |
Discussion: No discussion |
Morphology and adaptations |
Growth |
Discussion: Planning for Madison Lakes field trip |
MADISON LAKES FIELD TRIP |
Autecology |
Autecology |
Discussion: Analysis and writing of Madison lakes report |
Bioenergetics I |
Bioenergetics II |
Discussion: your fish expose |
Aquaculture I, Intro, Examples |
Aquaculture II |
Discussion: exam 1 |
Predator-prey I |
Predator-prey II |
Discussion: exam review |
Fishes of Wisconsin |
Fish-habitat relationships |
Discussion |
Locomotion and Buoyancy |
Tribal Fisheries |
Discussion |
Niche |
Mercury in Fish |
Discussion |
Case Study: species interactions in streams |
Fish Biodiversity and biotic homogenization |
Discussion |
Invasions and food webs |
Invasions and food webs |
Discussion: exam 2 |
Great Lakes |
Great Lakes |
Discussion: exam review |
Case study: lamprey |
Trophic cascades |
Discussion: prepare for Shedd |
SHEDD TRIP |
Lake Mendota |
Lake Victoria |
Discussion: Analysis and writing of Shedd project |
Fisheries Wars |
Fisheries Wars |
Final exam |