Ecology of Fishes (ENV 409/ NRE 409/ EEB 487)
Lab Schedule
January
7: Introduction. Sampling equipment
14: Winter Habitat: Cedar Lake***
21: Metabolism
28: Bioenergetics Modeling
February
4: Growth/Energy Density
11: Population Modeling
18: Competition
March
3: Foraging and Predation (Comparative Morphology)
10: Predation and Habitat (Functional Response)
17: Fish Reproduction: Siamese Fighting Fish
26-27: Stream Trip: Manistee River Steelhead * Reproductive Ecology
31: Lake Fish Communities: Raisin River***
April
7: Lake Fish Communities: Cedar Lake***
14: Lab Project work
21: Project presentations
*This is a Friday-Saturday Field Trip.
*** Field Trip
Laboratory Grades
Each lab report is worth 35 pts.
The lab project is worth 105 pts.
The total lab grade (1 credit) will be worth 25% of your class grade (3 credits).