This course covers the early life history of freshwater, estuarine, and marine fishes from reproduction through metamorphosis. It will also help students develop an understanding of the history and principles of aquaculture, including common culture systems, biotic and abiotic factors regulating success, and choice of species. Students will extensively cover topics such as: egg and larval development, metamorphosis, larval feeding, behavior, growth, predation and starvation, and factors affecting these processes. Fish larval ecology, factors determining recruitment and sampling methods will also be covered. The course will include a laboratory section where we will study both living and fixed gonads, eggs, larvae and juveniles from selected species.
P: None. REC: BIOLOGY 341 with at least a C grade
Spring Even.