Students will submit project proposals for evaluation and approval. Once approved students will do a thorough literature review, develop an experimental design, and collect and record data. Weekly progress reports will be required. Data collection will be completed by the end of the semester. Mare 350, Eng 309, and CS 101, or consent of the instructor.
Students finish their research projects no later than six weeks into the semester.
Following data reduction and analysis, a final written report will be prepared. Students will also present 50-minute seminar presentations on the results of their projects. Mare 470 and consent of instructor. The biology of marine and freshwater fishes. Review of common local reef fishes.