Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : BİO636 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 3 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 8 |
Main objective of the course is to introduce marine fishes of Turkish coasts. Knowledge on historical progress of marine fish taxonomy studies in Turkey, differences and similarities of fishes encountered along Black Sea, Marmara Sea, Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean, and causes of ichthyofaunal species composition will be presented.
Methods of fish identification; cartilaginous and bony fishes of seas surrounding Turkey; analysis of ichthyofaunal changes
| 1. | To be able to understand the zoogeographical structure of Turkish marine fish |
| 2. | To be able to distinguish the species diversity changes according to seas surrounding Turkey |
| 3. | To be knowledged on the historical researches conducted on the Turkish marine fish fauna |
| 4. | To be able to learn methods of fish species identification |
| 5. | To be able to recognize the endangered fish species |
| 6. | To be knowledged on the fish diversity in the Black Sea |
| 7. | To be knowledged on the fish diversity in the Sea of Marmara |
| 8. | To be knowledged on the fish diversity in the Aegean Sea |
| 9. | To be knowledged on the fish diversity in the Mediterranean Sea |
| 1. | Can, A., Bilecenoğlu, M. 2005. Bottom dwelling fishes of Turkey. Arkadaş Press, 224 p. |
| 2. | Bilecenoglu, M., Taşkavak, E., Mater, S., Kaya, M. 2002. Checklist of the marine fishes of Turkey. Zootaxa, 113: 1 - 194. |
| 3. | Bilecenoglu, M., Taskavak, E. 1999. General characteristics of the Turkish marine ichthyofauna. Zoology in the Middle East, 18: 41-56. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %30 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %70 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 2 | 3 | 70 |
| Reading | 14 | 1 | 3 | 56 |
| Individual Work | 14 | 1 | 3 | 56 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 204 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | PÇ-12 | PÇ-13 | PÇ-14 | |
OÇ-1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
OÇ-2 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
OÇ-3 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
OÇ-4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
OÇ-5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
OÇ-6 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
OÇ-7 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
OÇ-8 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
OÇ-9 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||