BYL641 - FISH ECOLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FISH ECOLOGY | BYL641 | 1st Semester | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Demonstration Other: Assingment | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Güler Ekmekçi | |||||
| Course objective | Fish and other aquatic organisms are declining and becoming endangered at an alarming rate. The goal of this course is broaden students? perspectives on the lineages between fish and biotic and abiotic factors of changing environment. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Morphological and physiological adaptations of fishes to environmental conditions, interspecific relationship between fish and their abiotic environment, intraspecific relationships within fish populations, interactions among terrestrial and other aquatic organisms, habitat alteration and human impact on the fish populations | |||||
| References | 1. Helfman G.S., ColletteB.B., Facey, D.E. and Bowen, B.W., (2009) The diversity of Fishes,Wiley-Blackwell, 720p. 2. Nikolsky, G.V. (1978) The Ecology of Fishes, Translated from the Russian by L.Birkett, Academic Press, 352s. 3. Wotton,R.J. (1994) Ecology of Teleost fishes, Chapman and Hall,404p. 4. Jobling M., (1995) Environmental Biology of Fishes, Springer, 455p. Sax,F.D.,Stachowicz and Gaines, S.D. (2005) Species Invasion, SinauerAssoc.Inc.Publ.495. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Adaptation of Fishes to Abiotic Environment(T) Morphology and swimming bladder(P) |
| Week 2 | Relationship of Fishes With Bottom Deposits and Suspended Particles(T) Sea and freshwater fishes(P) |
| Week 3 | Movement of Water & Modes of Movement in Fishes(T) Field equipments(P) |
| Week 4 | Fishes As Biotic Indicators(T) Field study (P) |
| Week 5 | Biotic Ä°nter-Realtionships Among Fishes,prey-predator, commensalism(T) Fish parasites(P) |
| Week 6 | Intra Specific Relationships Among Fishes, Importance of O+ Year Group Organisms(T) Practical work on growth and age and identification of larvae(P) |
| Week 7 | Midterm exam |
| Week 8 | Interspecific Relationships Between Fish and Other Organisms(T) Assignement and video tape(P) |
| Week 9 | Fundamental Links in The Life Cycles of Fishes: Feeding(T) Food organisms (P) |
| Week 10 | The Life Cycles of Fishes: Reproduction and Development in Fish(T) Egg and developmental stages of fish (P) |
| Week 11 | Impact of Human on Fish Populations(T) Assignement and video tape (P) |
| Week 12 | Impact of Global Warming on Fish Populations and Fishery, Effects of Hydroelectric Power Plants on Fishes(T) Assignement and video tape(P) |
| Week 13 | Effects of Fish in Ecosystems(T) Assignement and video tape |
| Week 14 | Invasive Fish Species. (T) Assignement and video tape(P) |
| Week 15 | Studying for final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 1 | 5 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 5 | 10 |
| Presentation | 5 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 25 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 12 | 10 | 120 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 57 | 67 | 260 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Improves knowledge in proficiency level based on the undergraduate level in biology or different disciplines by using scientific methods to analyse and interpret it. | X | ||||
| 2. Uses theoretical and practical knowledge obtained from his/her field in proficiency level | X | ||||
| 3. Interprets the knowledge obtained from his/her field with integrating the acquired knowledge from the other disciplines and synthesize new knowledge. | X | ||||
| 4. Gain ability to solve problems in his/her using research methods. | X | ||||
| 5. Gain ability to conduct study independently required in his/her field of specialization. | X | ||||
| 6. Improves new strategies to solve complex problems in the field of specialization | X | ||||
| 7. Uses acquired proficiency level knowledge and skills in processes of learning in his/her field | X | ||||
| 8. Uses computer software with computer technologies that is required in his/her field | X | ||||
| 9. Has the ability of minding social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the levels of collecting, interpreting and applying the data in his/her field | X | ||||
| 10. Evaluates the important events and cases by minding the results which take part in the development of his/her field | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest