Introduction to fish biology

The course gives an introduction to the life-styles of fishes, with an emphasis on anatomy and physiological adaptations to different aquatic habitats. The following themes are covered: fish diversity and distributions, swimming, osmoregulation, respiration, feeding and digestion, reproduction and larval development, and life-histories.

The laboratory course gives students an introduction to practical work in the laboratory, data analysis and the writing of reports.
Students are also required to write a term-paper (essay) on a selected topic.

There are two pieces of project work (group-work)(Laboratory course and report and the writing of an Essay (term paper)) and a final written examination (4 hours duration). The project work is evaluated as pass/fail. Participation in the written examination is conditional upon students having achieved pass grades for both the laboratory report and essay.