ECOLOGY OF FISHES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 and 102 ), ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 152 , or BIOCORE 381 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Use facts to guide conceptual thinking and hypothesis tests about ecological systems. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Draw upon aspects of fish evolution, ecology, and conservation to produce an integrated perspective. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Summarize the diversity of fishes on Earth, including phylogenetic and geographic patterns. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze the relationship between form and function of individual fish. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Place fish in the context of the broader food web and ecological community. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Describe the management and use of fish by human society. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Describe the conservation challenges faced by fish now and in the future. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Write clear, concise scientific reports both individually and in teams. Audience: Undergraduate 9. Present effective, informative, and persuasive arguments in writing and orally. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Use facts to guide conceptual thinking and hypothesis tests about ecological systems. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Draw upon aspects of fish evolution, ecology, and conservation to produce an integrated perspective. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Summarize the diversity of fishes on Earth, including phylogenetic and geographic patterns. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze the relationship between form and function of individual fish. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Place fish in the context of the broader food web and ecological community. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Describe the management and use of fish by human society. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Describe the conservation challenges faced by fish now and in the future. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Write clear, concise scientific reports both individually and in teams. Audience: Undergraduate 9. Present effective, informative, and persuasive arguments in writing and orally. Audience: Undergraduate