Course Description

This coure provides an overview of the general biology of fish-like chordates, with particular emphasis on the teleost fishes, the most diverse and abundant taxonomic group of living vertebrates. Lectures will focus on adaptations that have allowed fishes to occupy most aquatic habitats and to become the most evolutionary successful group of vertebrates. Lectures will cover aspects of form and function, ecology and behaviour of evolutionary relationships. Laboratory exercises will provide students with practical experience at identifying specimens and learning about their form, function, behaviour, ecology and evolution.

Biology 2101,and Biology 2401 or permission of the Department