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| Reviewed: |
Jun 25, 2002 by Biology Editorial Board |
| Overview: |
This site is a tutorial developed for a specific upper division Ichthyology course taught by the authors. It uses FishBase, a large database containing data searchable by common and scientific name, family, locale, and a wide variety of topics. Among the various data that can be accessed are - distributions, catch data, biodiversity maps, recruitment and characteristics of species including such items as swimming speed, identifying keys, and larval types. The breath of topics and data types is too broad to list in this description. Fish may be studied at the species, family or guild level. There are five lessons covering Evolution and classification; Morphology and biodiversity; Reproduction; Physiology; and Fishes as part of ecosystems. Each includes a brief description of various sub-topics and specific exercises, requiring students to use the database to analyze characteristics such as tropic level and other functional relationships. |
| Target Student Population: |
Advanced undergraduate or Graduate |
| Type of Material: |
Database/Tutorial |
| Technical Requirements: |
HTML - Cold Fusion |
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