COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FISH LARVAL ECOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CDK 6025 FISH LARVAL ECOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KEMAL CAN BIZSEL

Offered to

MARINE LIVING RESOURCES

Course Objective

The course is providing the students the fundamental knowledge and information on the reproduction strategies of fish in relation with their physiologically and ontogenetically variable anatomy under different ecological conditions. The adaptive properties are also addressed within the same context.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gonad Formation
2   Characteristics of fish reproductive products
3   Factors affecting fish offspring
4   Endogenous feeding period
5   Mixed feeding period
6   Early exogenous feeding period
7   Feeding of fish larvae in aquaculture

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Fish Reproduction
2 Gonad Formation
3 Characteristics of fish reproductive products: Energy content and composition of mature eggs
4 Characteristics of fish reproductive products:Factors affecting fish offspring
5 Presentation I
6 Endogenous feeding period: Development and yolk absorption
7 Endogenous feeding period: Growth, metabolism and budgets of energy or matter
8 Mixed feeding period
9 Early exogenous feeding period: Development and feeding
10 Early exogenous feeding period: Growth, metabolism and budgets of energy or matter
11 Presentation II
12 Feeding of fish larvae in aquaculture: Evaluation of effects
13 Feeding of fish larvae in aquaculture: Live feeds v. Formulated feeds
14 Conclusive Remarks on fish larval ecology and fish population dynamics

Recomended or Required Reading

Kamler, E. (1995). Early life history of fishes, Chapman and Hall, Fish and Fisheries Series 4, 267p.
Pitcher, T. J. and P.J.B. Hart (1982). Fisheries Ecology, Croom Helm, 414p.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is based on theoretical format which enriched with anatomic illustrations. Students are also responsible to prepare two presentation on the given relevant topics during the term.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRS 1 PRESENTATION 1
2 PRS 2 PRESENTATION 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS 1 * 0.20 + PRS 2 * 0.20 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRS 1 * 0.20 + PRS 2 * 0.20 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Will be announced later

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Will be announced later

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

can.bizsel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 6 72
Preparing presentations 2 30 60
Final 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 172

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.133431112
LO.233341112
LO.342441113
LO.442441113
LO.542441113
LO.643451113
LO.732451113

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