BIO4370 – Fish ecology
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The course will treat new important developments in fish ecology, based on recently published primary literatyre. A general text-book will function as a background for discussion of various subject. The subjects will differ among years, depending on developments in the literature and availability of seminar leaders.
Learning outcome
To update the participants on fish ecology issues of high contemporary interest, and to develop the participants ability to understand important processes affecting individuals, populations and species. The focus is upon critial analysis.
Admission
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.
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Prerequisites
Recommended previous knowledge
Ecology and evolution
Overlapping courses
5 credit points with BZ378.
Teaching
The participants will be exposed to seminars describing ongoing research by local staff of guests. Further, each participant will present and discuss a scientific paper (given as a seminar), as well as be given two assignments. On is an essay of a given topic, and the second is to develop and write an application for a grant.
Examination
The seminar and the two written assignmenst are graded, and all parts must be passed.
Other
There must be registered more than three students.