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BIY3010Ichthyology3+0+0ECTS:6
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Cemil KARA
Co-LecturerProf. Dr. UFUK BÜLBÜL
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge about the external and internal anatomy of the fishes.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : evaluate how Fishes are valuable creatures.1,2,7,111,3,5,
LO - 2 : summary how fishes are breeded and fish farms in Turkey.1,2,7,111,3,5,
LO - 3 : know fish antomy.1,2,7,111,3,5,
LO - 4 : unterstand how fish capturing and how they protect himself.1,2,7,111,3,5,
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

 
Contents of the Course
Morphology, anatomy, digestion, respiration, and breeding biology of fish which have a big potential in the sea and land water. Fixing of age in the fish. Analyses of the conduction factor.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Position of Fishes in Animalia Regnum
 Week 2Evolution of Fishes and comparision of Fish with onether Vertebrates
 Week 3Classification of Fishes
 Week 4Classification of Fishes
 Week 5Morphological characteristics of Fishes
 Week 6Scales of Fishes
 Week 7Fins of Fishes
 Week 8Head and mouth structures of Fishes
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Skeleton of Fishes
 Week 11Respiration in Fishes
 Week 12Blood circulation and lymph system in Fishes
 Week 13optical, auditory and smelling senses in Fishes
 Week 14Presentations
 Week 15Digestion, extraction and breeding systems in Fishes
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Çelikkale, M.S. 1991; Balık Biyolojisi, KTÜ Sürmene Deniz Bilimleri ve Teknolojisi Yüksekokulu Yayınları, Fak.Yay.No.1, Trabzon
2Demirsoy, Ali. 1998; Yaşamın Temel Kuralları Cilt III Kısım I,Meteksan A.Ş., No 93-06-0057-05, Ankara
3Geldiay, R., Balık, S. (2009): Türkiye Tatlısu Balıkları (Ders Kitabı), Ege Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi, No: 46, Bornova? İzmir, 644 s.
 
Recommended Reading
1Demir, N. 2009; İhtiyoloji, Nobel Yayıncılık, Ankara
2Kottelat M, Freyhof J. 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Berlin: Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof 646 pp.
3Ders Notları
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 17/04/2024 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 12/06/2024 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 5 10 50
Arasınav için hazırlık 14 1 14
Arasınav 2 1 2
Ödev 3 1 3
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 17 1 17
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 1 30 30
Diğer 2 1 20 20
Total work load180