Prerequisites: OCEA 2000.06 or 2001.03 or 2002.03; BIOL 2060.03 and/or BIOL 3067.03 or equivalent; MATH/STAT 1060.03 and/or 2080.03 or equivalent. Instructor's consent without prerequisites. CROSS-LISTINGS: BIOL 4369.03B, MARI 4369.03
Oceanographic influences on ecology of marine fish: on population dynamics, distribution, abundance, reproduction, life history, feeding, growth, metabolism, mortality, and recruitment. Emphasis on contemporary hypotheses and primary literature and some on fishery management. Primary-publication-style research paper required. Competence with fundamental population dynamics, ecology, physical oceanography, mathematics, and statistical analyses expected.
