Seminar in Animal Behavior (ZOOL 691D)

Fall 2009

Behavior and Physiology of Fishes

Dr. Timothy C. Tricas

Wednesday 5.30 - 7pm, Edm 160A

 

 

Behavioral interactions with other organisms and the environment are controlled or influenced by several physiological mechanisms.  In this seminar we will discuss current concepts, models and empirical studies on the behavior and physiology of fishes. We will read chapters from the recent book "Behaviour and Physiology of Fish (K. A. Sloman et al. 2006, Academic Press), and supplementary papers from the primary literature of interest to class participants. This course is well-suited for any graduate student interested in questions of how proximate mechanisms can influence and control the behavior of animals. The seminar will convene on Wednesdays from 5.30 - 7.00 pm in Edmonson 160A. For more information go to http://www.hawaii.edu/behavior

 

 

 

Schedule

Week

Date

Discussion Leader

Chapter/Papers

1

8/26

Organizational meeting

 

2

9/2

Christine Ambrosino

1. Cognitive ability in fish

Rodriguez et al. 2002

3

9/9

James Anderson

2. Communication

Bass & McKibben 2003

4

9/16

Leigh Ann Boswell

Brown & Smith 1994

Satou et al. 1994

Cummings et al. 2003

5

9/23

Kasie Groom

3. The physiology of antipredator behaviour:

What you do with what you've got

Pettersson et al. 2000

6

9/30

James Jackson

Abrahams & Sutterlin 1999

Smith & Belk 2001

Cooke et al. 2003

7

10/7

Garrett Lynch

4. Effects of parasites on fish behaviour: Interactions with host physiology

Lafferty & Morris 1996

8

10/14

Matthew Shipley

5. Social interactions

Winberg et al. 2001

9

10/21

Christine Ambrosino

Mathis et al. 1996

White et al. 2002

10

10/28

James Anderson

6. Circadian rhythms in fish

Boujard et al. 2000

Graham et al. 2006

1

11/4

Leigh Ann Boswell

7. Behavioural physiology of fish migrations: Salmon as a model approach

Hinch & Rand 2000

12

11/11

Veteran's Day Holiday

- - -

13

11/18

 Kasie Groom

8. Neuroendocrine mechanisms of alternative

reproductive tactics in fish

Semsar et al. 2001 

14

11/25

James Jackson

9. Reproductive pheromones

Bjerselius et al. 2000

15

12/2

Garrett Lynch, Matthew Shipley

10. Anthropogenic impacts upon behaviour

and physiology

Bell 2001

Campbell et al. 2002

16

12/9

 

Final Exam