1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	30
Practicum	15
Seminar	15

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

LECTURES

1. What is ichthyology? History of ichthyology. Significant ichthyologists. Abundance, classification and systematics of fish. Evolution of fishes.
2. Fundamentals of morphology and anatomy of fishes.
3. Systematics of freshwater fishes.
4. Fish locomotion.
5. Ecology of freshwater fishes.
6. Zoogeography of freshwater fishes.
7. Reproduction of fishes.
8. Age and growth of fishes.
9. Feeding ecology of fishes.
10. Sampling of freshwater fishes.
11. Threats and conservation of freshwater fishes.
12. Fisheries management of freshwater fishes.
13. Freshwater fishfauna of Croatia.
14. Monitoring of freshwater fishes in Croatia.
15. Determining the biological quality of water using the Index of Biotic Integrity of fish communities (EU Water Frameworks Directive)

PRACTICAL EXERCISES

1. Basic morphological and meristic traits of fish.
2. Morphometrics: traditional and geometric methods.
3. Freshwater fishes determination key development.
4. Growth and determination of age in fish from scales and otoliths.
5. Analysis of fish reproduction.
6. Spawning of Danio rerio in laboratory.
7. Analysis of fish diet.
8. Characteristics of individual fish families.
9. Characteristics of Cypriniformes in Croatia's ichthyofauna.
10. Characteristics of Perciformes in Croatia's ichthyofauna.
11. Characteristics of all other orders in Croatia's ichthyofauna.
12. Analysis of fish communities by ecological groups (types of diet, types of reproduction, types of habitat).
13. Basic statistical analyses of collected data.
14. Field sampling of freshwaterfish.
15. Basic phylogenic analyses.

SEMINAR

During the semester, students draft a seminar on a topic from ichthyology. The seminar is presented, and this is followed by discussion and mutual evaluation of the seminar. Work on the seminar includes:

1. Selection of a relevant seminar topic.
2. Literature search, use of internet databases, accessing literature in the library.
3. Analyzing the available data, shaping the seminar paper in cooperation with the supervisor.
4. The correct use of citations.
5. Preparation of the seminar with use of specific tools for a presentation.
6. Presenting the seminar paper to the professor and fellow students.
7. Discussion on the seminar, analysis of communication skills, assessment of student success in drafting the seminar paper.

1. Bone, Q. and Moore, R. (2008): Biology of fishes. Taylor & Francis. 3rd edition, 450 pp
2. Helfman, G., Collete, BB., Facey, D. and Bowen, BW. (2009): The Diversity of Fishes : Biology, Evolution, and Ecology. Wiley-Blackwell. 2nd edition, 736 pp
3. Kottelat, M., Freyhof, J. (2007): Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes. Cornol: Kottelat, Berlin: Freyhof, 646 pp
4. Moyle, PB. and Cech, JJ. (2003): Fishes: an introduction to ichthyology. Benjamin Cummings. 5th edition, 744 pp
5. Mrakovčić, M., Brigić, A., Buj, I., Ćaleta, M., Mustafić, P., Zanella, D. (2006): Crvena knjiga slatkovodnih riba Hrvatske. Zagreb: Ministarstvo kulture, Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, 253 pp
6. Nelson J. (2006): Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons. 4th edition, 624 pp
7. Ricker, W E. ed. (1971): Methods for Assessment of Fish Production in Fresh Waters. Blackwell Science, 2nd edition, 326 pp

Izborni predmeti - Regular study - Ecology and Nature Preservation
Izborni predmeti - Regular module - Zoology