Teaching
Functional Ecology of Coastal Fishes (BIOL 3953)
This course is part of UNB Saint John's Marine Semester. It is a field-based investigation into the diversity, ecology, and physiology of fishes living in coastal habitats of Atlantic Canada. The major theme of the course is how habitat-specific abiotic and biotic environmental factors shape the function and ecology of fishes. Using a hypothesis-driven approach, emphasis will be placed on the fundamental tasks of acquiring and expending energy in order to survive and reproduce, as well as the profound influence of temperature on organismal performance. The course primarily involves field and lab exercises and projects, with supplementary lectures. Students will gain experience with techniques for sampling wild fishes, experimental approaches to study the functional ecology of fishes in the field and lab, and identification and quantification of fish assemblages in subtidal, intertidal, and estuarine habitats in the Bay of Fundy region. Offered in alternate years.
Fish Biology (BIOL 3755)
A lecture- and lab-based study of the evolution, physiology, and ecology of fishes, with the central theme being how interactions with the abiotic and biotic environments shape the biology of fishes. Offered in alternate years.
Animal Physiology I (BIOL 3055)
How do animals work? Emphasis is placed on homeostasis and nervous, muscular, and cardiovascular systems. Offered in alternate years.
Physiology of Marine Vertebrates (BIOL 3776)
A study of the patterns and processes of physiological adaptation to the marine environment among vertebrates. Offered in alternate years.
This course is part of UNB Saint John's Marine Semester. It is a field-based investigation into the diversity, ecology, and physiology of fishes living in coastal habitats of Atlantic Canada. The major theme of the course is how habitat-specific abiotic and biotic environmental factors shape the function and ecology of fishes. Using a hypothesis-driven approach, emphasis will be placed on the fundamental tasks of acquiring and expending energy in order to survive and reproduce, as well as the profound influence of temperature on organismal performance. The course primarily involves field and lab exercises and projects, with supplementary lectures. Students will gain experience with techniques for sampling wild fishes, experimental approaches to study the functional ecology of fishes in the field and lab, and identification and quantification of fish assemblages in subtidal, intertidal, and estuarine habitats in the Bay of Fundy region. Offered in alternate years.
Fish Biology (BIOL 3755)
A lecture- and lab-based study of the evolution, physiology, and ecology of fishes, with the central theme being how interactions with the abiotic and biotic environments shape the biology of fishes. Offered in alternate years.
Animal Physiology I (BIOL 3055)
How do animals work? Emphasis is placed on homeostasis and nervous, muscular, and cardiovascular systems. Offered in alternate years.
Physiology of Marine Vertebrates (BIOL 3776)
A study of the patterns and processes of physiological adaptation to the marine environment among vertebrates. Offered in alternate years.