| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
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| Fish Biology | BIO325 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Fall | 3 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Hamdi AYDIN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Defines the importance of fish biology
2) Recognizes the fish fauna of Türkiye.
3) Students will have information about Fish systematics
4) Students recognize fish with economic value in Turkey.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | High | Middle | Middle | High | Low | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | Low | Middle | Middle | |
| 2 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | Low | High | Middle | Middle | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | |
| 3 | Middle | Middle | Low | Middle | Low | Low | High | Middle | High | Middle | Low | Low | Middle | |
| 4 | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | Low | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Fundamentals of Systematics
Course Contents
In the scope of studies on the population dynamics or stocks of economically valuable fish, the following activities are conducted: fishing, sampling, and preservation of fish; species identification and analysis in fish; studies on age and growth; recognition of reproduction, migration, food, and feeding habits, as well as egg, larval, and juvenile stages; calculation of egg yield; fish marking and tagging methods
Weekly Schedule
1) Definition and Importance of Fish and Fisheries Biology2) Description and taxonomy of fish
3) Fish morphology
4) Skeletal and muscular system, movement in fish
5) Digestive system, nutrition and growth in fish
6) Circulatory and respiratory system in fish
7) Excretion and osmoregulation in fish
8) Reproduction in fish
9) Nervous system and sense organs in fish
10) Fish ecology
11) Fish zoogeography
12) Various types of fish and their characteristics
13) Various types of fish and their characteristics
14) Various types of fish and their characteristics
15) Various types of fish and their characteristics
16) Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Hart, J.B. and Reynolds H.2002. Handbook of Fish Biology and Fisheries. Blackwell Publishing, Volume 1, p. 413
2- Hart, J.B. and Reynolds H.2002. Handbook of Fish Biology and Fisheries. Blackwell Publishing, Volume 2, p. 410
3- Geldiay, R. ve Balık S. 1996. Türkiye Tatlısu Balıkları. Ege Üniversitesi Su Ürünleri Fakültesi Yayınları No:16,532 s.
4- Demir, N. 1992. İhtiyoloji. İstanbul Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Yayınları No: 3668, 391 s.
5- Çelikkale, M.S. 1986 Balık Biyolojisi. K.T.Ü. Sürmene Deniz Bilimleri ve Teknolojisi Yüksekokulu Yayın:1, 387 s.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Case Study
6) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
40% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required