BIOLOGY OF FISH
SCI1BIF
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject you will develop fish husbandry skills in the management of sustainable aquaculture. Central to this subject is the development of knowledge of taxonomy and important features of the various groups of fishes and the study of the effects of environmental variables on physiology. You will explore the physiological approaches used by different fish groups to cope with environmental variables and the physiological basis of fundamental life processes such as respiration, blood circulation, reproduction, metabolism, osmoregulation and migration. The life cycle of important fish species will also be covered including development, age, growth and survival and mortality. You will be introduced to scientific experimentation: health and safety in laboratory conditions, record keeping, and presentation and reporting, and learn biological sample preservation techniques.
School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Dimuthu Wijesinghe
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Available as Elective: No
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Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Admission into SBATE
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
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Quota Management Strategy: N/A
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Learning resources
Sexuality in fishes
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Pandian, T
Year: 2011
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Publisher: SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, NEW JERSEY, USA
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Bond's biology of fishes
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Barton, M
Year: 2007
Edition/Volume: 3RD EDN
Publisher: THOMSON BROOKS, MELBOURNE
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Plasma and erythrocytesolute properties of juvenile bull sharks, Carcharhinus leucas, acutely exposed to increasing environmental salinity
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Pillans, R, Anderson, W, Good, J Hyodo, S Takei, Y, Hazon, N & Franklin, C
Year: 2006
Edition/Volume: VOL. 331, PP. 145-157
Publisher: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
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The effects of changes in salinity on osmoregulation and chloride cel morphology of juvenile Australian snapper, Pagrus auratus
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Fielder, D, Allan, G, Pepperall, D & Pankhurst, P
Year: 2007
Edition/Volume: VOL. 272, PP. 656-666
Publisher: AQUACULTURE
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Biology of fishes
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Bone, Q & Moore R
Year: 2008
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Publisher: TAYLOR AND FRANCIS GROUP, NEW YORK
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Osmotic and Ionic Regulation: Cells and Animals
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Evans, D
Year: 2009
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Publisher: CRC PRESS, BOCA RATON, FL
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Reproductive biology and phyogeny of fishes (agnathans and bony fishes)
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Jamieson, B
Year: 2009
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Publisher: SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, ENFIELD, USA
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The diversity of fishes
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Helfman, G, Colette, B, facey, D & Bowen, B
Year: 2009
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Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL, LONDON UK
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An introduction to ichthyology
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Moyle, P & Cech, J
Year: 2004
Edition/Volume: 5TH EDN
Publisher: PRENTICE HALL, NEW YORK, USA
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Sharks and rays of Australia
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Last, P & Stevens, J
Year: 2009
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Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING, COLLINGWOOD, VICTORIA
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Osmotic, sodium, carbon dioxide and acid-base state of the Port Jackson shark, Heterodontus portusjacksoni, in response to lowered salinity
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Cooper, A & Morris, S
Year: 2004
Edition/Volume: VOL. 174, NO. 3, PP. 311-222
Publisher: JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOLOGY
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
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