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| SEC 302 | Fish Behaviour | 3+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | None | | 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 | 1,2,3,10,11,12,13,20 | 1 | | LO - 2 : | evaluat fish behavior with fishing gear development | 10,11,12,13 | 1 | | LO - 3 : | know about fish ecology, growth and reproduction suggesting better methods for stock enhancement or other stocking studies. | 1,2,3,10,11,12,13 | 1 | | LO - 4 : | be a better aquaculturist by knowing physiological ecology and carrying capacity and their dynamics | 12,13,23 | 1 | | LO - 5 : | be able to better express themselves by using terminology in the right way. | 1,2,9,10,12,13,20 | 1 | | 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, growth. Fry s Paradigms and hatchinson s nich. Density dependent growth and mortality, carrying capacity, physiological ecology, competition, foraging behaviour, optimal foraging, predation risks and refuges, social behaviours, movement and activities of predatory fishes, reproductive behaviour, temperature and fish distribution and schooling behavior. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Energy budget and balancing | | | Week 2 | Metabolism and effects of temperature on metabolism | | | Week 3 | Growth in fishes and factors affecting growth | | | Week 4 | Fryın paradigms and Hutchinsonian Niche | | | Week 5 | Carrying capacity and stock enhancement | | | Week 6 | Stock density and dependence and independence to the density | | | Week 7 | Foraging behaviours | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Optimal foraging | | | Week 10 | Predations risks and avoidance | | | Week 11 | II. Exam | | | Week 12 | Social Behavior | | | Week 13 | Larval behaviours and critical periods | | | Week 14 | Migration | | | Week 15 | Reproduction in fishes | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 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 | 22.11.2012 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 05.01.2011 | 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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