Spatial database structures. Remote sensing applications. Preventive management of diseases in aquaculture. Focus on structure-function and evolutionary relationships. Ecological factors and commercial uses considered.
Laboratory includes study of living organisms and identification exercises.
Introduction to the ecology and conservation of vertebrates. Complexity and severity of world problems in conserving biological diversity. Field investigations of fish biology are emphasized including quantitative capture methods and individual research projects on ecology, behavior, physiology or population biology of fishes at the field site in relation to their habitats. Ecology and classification of freshwater invertebrates with emphasis on life history, habitat, diversity, and behavior. Invertebrate monitoring to assess environmental impacts and classification based on morphology as a tool for understanding ecology and biology of aquatic organisms.