Zoology
511 - Ecology of
Fishes Lab
Lab instructors
Matt Kornis - kornis@wisc.edu, 414-531-3171, 126 Hasler Limnology Lab
Jereme Gaeta - jereme.gaeta@gmail.com, 262-3087, 118 Hasler Limnology Lab
NEW: EMPLOYMENT SECTION AT BOTTOM
USEFUL LINKS: TA INTROS: Matt Jereme WI Fish Families & Species to Know ZOO 510 - Lecture
Handouts and assignments will be printed out for you each week. Powerpoint slides will not be printed!
WEEK 1 (Jan 22,23): People and course introductions, definitions, fish anatomy, finding and reading scientific papers
Syllabus Lab Handout on Anatomy Power Point wiscfish/fishbase activity
WEEK 2 (Jan 29,30): Fish evolution and functional morphology, First 1/2 of WI fishes list
Lab Handout on Morphology Power Point First half of WI fishes Lingering questions from week 1
ASSIGN: Homework 1: Literature on the ecology of your 510 fish
WEEK 3 (Feb 5,6): Fish populations and habitat use, Diversity of fish in WI streams, Prepare for BMC field trip
Lab Handout Power Point on Populations
ASSIGN: Homework 2: Construct your own key
READINGS: Carpenter and Kitchell 1985
WEEK 4 (Feb 12, 13): Bioenergetics theory and concepts, Review for Midterm
Updated at 11:00am by BCW
Handout Power Point BioEn Instructions BioEn Applications part of powerpoint
BioEn Simulations: Yellow Perch Cisco SmallmouthBass BluegillYOY
DUE: Homework 1: Literature on the ecology of your 510 fish
DUE: Homework 2: Construct your own key
WEEK 5 (Feb 19,20): Competition
Power Point COMPETE Assignment Exotic/Native survey
DUE: Homework 3: Bioenergetics
ASSIGN: Homework 4: COMPETE Assignment
WEEK 6 (Feb 26,27): Badger Mill Creek Field Trip
Introduction Field Protocols DNR description of BMC
WEEK 7 (Mar 4,5): Organizing and analyzing data, basic statistics, how to write a scientific paper part I
Lab Handout/Excel Instructions Statistics Power Point Matt's Excel Example
Blank Data Entry Sheet How to write a paper part I handout 2008 Fish Data 2008 Habitat Data
ASSIGN: Paper 1: Develop Questions
ASSIGN: Paper 2: Outline and Sources
WEEK 8 (Mar 11,12): Lab Practical Midterm
DUE: Paper 1: Develop Questions
Spring Break, No Class (Mar. 18,19)
Week 9(Mar 25,26): Reproduction and Early Life History / 2nd Half of WI Fishes
Reproduction and early life lecture How to Write a Paper lecture 2nd half of WI Fishes lecture
How to write a paper Handout (same as week 7) Peer Review Draft Assignment
DUE: Paper 2: Outline and Sources
ASSIGN: Paper 3: Peer Review Draft (DUE NEXT WEEK)
Week 10(April 1,2): Age and Growth
Age and Growth Lecture Aging Scales Handout Von Bertalanffy Growth Excel Template
DUE: Peer Review Draft
ASSIGN: Peer Review (DUE NEXT WEEK)
READINGS: Worm et al. 2006 (READ FOR NEXT WEEK)
Week 11(April 8,9) Diets and Foraging AND Global Fisheries Crisis QUIZ 2 THIS WEEK!!
Diets and Foraging Lecture Global Fisheries Crisis Lecture
DUE: Peer Review
ASSIGN: First Draft of Paper for Grade (DUE NEXT WEEK!!)
Week 12(April 15,16) Field Trip to Kitchell's Cabin
DUE: First Draft of Paper for Grade General comments on First Draft Handout
ASSIGN: Final Draft of Paper (DUE WEEK 14 (April 29,30))
Week 13 (April 22,23) Field Trip to Lake Mendota
REMINDER: FINAL DRAFTS OF PAPERS DUE NEXT WEEK
General comments on First Draft Handout Writing Examples Lecture
Readings: Werner and Hall 1979 (QUIZ NEXT WEEK)
Week 14(April 29,30) Field Techniques, Discuss Werner and Hall, and Fish Jeopardy Review Session QUIZ 3 TODAY
Field Techniques Lecture REVIEW FOR FINAL JEOPARDY!!!
Week 15 (May 6,7) FINAL EXAM
Final exam will be cumulative, but weighted towards material from Weeks 9-14!
Links
WiscFish ID database for all Wisconsin Fishes (includes great photos)
Fishes of Wisconsin George Becker's classic book online
Scientific names for fish www.fishbase.org
Wisconsin DNR Fishing Page see where they're biting
UW & non UW places to get fisheries and aquatic ecology employment or graduate school (people we know)
Drs. Jonathan Cole and Michael Pace, Institute for Ecosystem Studies
Dr. Clifford Kraft, Cornell University, Adirondack Fishery Research Program
Dr. John Janssen, Great Lakes WATER Institute
Cornell Biological Field Station
Dr. Robert Klumb, USFWS, South Dakota
Dr. Geoffrey Steinhart, Lake Superior State University
Dr. Julian Olden, University of Washington, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
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