Teaching
FW2003. Marine Biology (3 credits, each spring)
This course provides an introduction to the major themes of life
in the oceans including the nature of the ocean and aquatic life, the
diversity and ecology of the organisms found in coastal, open and deep
seas, and the effects of human civilization on these systems. Selected
key advances in the study of marine fishes, marine mammals, global warming
and other topics of special interest to basic biology, conservation and
society will be addressed in more detail. The overarching goal of the
course is to produce well-informed global citizens who understand the
basic biology of the planet well enough to purse scientific and other
interests at a higher level.
FW4292/5292 Independent study in fisheries (1-4 credits, each semester)
Peter will work with undergraduates to design independent study
projects of the student's choosing.
FW4401 Fish Physiology and Behavior (2 credits, each spring)
This course provides an introduction to key themes of fish physiology
and behavior, and their application to fisheries ecology. Topics to be
addressed include fish sensory systems, behavior, and communication;
feeding, growth and bioenergetics, schooling and migration; endocrinology,
reproduction and pheromones; and ecotoxicology.
FW5401 Fish Physiology and Behavior (2 credits, each spring)
This course is the same as FW4401 except for graduate students
who must also write a 5 page review paper on a topic of their choice
in the style of the journal Science and give a presentation on that material.
Students have the option of developing their paper into a research proposal
by taking this course in conjunction with 1 credit in FW5292 with Dr.
Sorensen.
FW8200 Seminar (1 credit, offered sporadically)
Special topics in fish biology and olfaction are reviewed, offered
on a sporadic basis.
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