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BTM2005 | Fish Behaviour | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | Level of Course | First Cycle | Status | Elective | Department | DEPARTMENT of FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Hacer SAĞLAM | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ertuğ DÜZGÜNEŞ | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | To provide an understanding in physiological ecology and its relationship to growth, migration, reproduction, social interactions, competition. The main goal of this course to discuss major ecological aspects of fish physiology, thus help students in writing and telling to express aspects of ecology and aquaculture technically. |
Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | LO - 1 : | connect information about fish metabolism given earlier classes
| 3,9,11 | 1,4 | LO - 2 : | evaluate fish behavior with fishing gear development
| 3,9,11 | 1 | LO - 3 : | know about fish ecology, growth and reproduction suggesting better methods for stock enhancement or other stocking studies.
| 3,9,11 | 1 | LO - 4 : | be a better aquaculturist by knowing physiological ecology and carrying capacity and their dynamics
| 9,16 | 1 | LO - 5 : | be able to better express themselves by using terminology in the right way.
| 9,16 | 1,3,5 | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | |
Metabolism, density-dependent growth and mortality, carrying capacity, migration and schooling behavior, foraging, optimal foraging strategies, predation, risks and shelters, social behaviors, activity and movements of predator fish, reproductive behavior, and social behavior are weekly is addressed. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | Introduction to Fish Behaviour | | Week 2 | Metabolism and factors affecting metabolism
| | Week 3 | Energy budget and balancing | | Week 4 | Migration and schooling behaviour
| | Week 5 | Foraging behaviours, optimal foraging strategies and feeding behaviours
| | Week 6 | Feeding behavior
| | Week 7 | Feeding behaviour of fish larvae and critical period | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam
| | Week 9 | Predations risks and avoidance | | Week 10 | Reproduction behaviour
| | Week 11 | Reproduction behaviour
| | Week 12 | Social Behavior
| | Week 13 | Communication
| | Week 14 | Territorial behaviour
| | Week 15 | Fish gears and fish behaviour
| | Week 16 | End-of-term exam
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1 | J.S. Diana, 1999, Biology and Ecology of Fishes. New York | | 2 | Reebs, S.G., 2001, Fish Behavior in the Aquarium and in the Wild, Cornell University Press, Ithaca. | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 8 | 26.11.2021 | 1 | 50 | End-of-term exam | 16 | 21.01.2022 | 1 | 50 | |
Student Work Load and its Distribution | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 1 | 5 | 5 | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 1 | 10 | 10 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | Total work load | | | 101 |
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