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Meet Your Instructor
Suzanne M. Gray , PhD
Associate Professor, OSU College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES)
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Description
Freshwater fish comprise more than 30% of all vertebrate species, yet available
freshwaters make up less than 1% of Earth’s habitats. In this course we will explore this incredible diversity through the study of fish taxonomy and behavior, with an emphasis on understanding the evolutionary relationships between taxa and the ways that fish have adapted to a wide range of environmental conditions, including environmental variation caused by human activity.
Course Goals
1. Explore the diversity of fishes, with emphasis on the freshwater fishes of Ohio.
2. Explore fish behavior, especially as it pertains to the ways that fish respond to and interact with their social and ecological environment.
3. Promote critical thinking about how human-induced environmental change influences fish populations