3.1 –Reproduction, senses and communication
3.2 – Reproduction, senses and communication
Week 3
Chapter 20-21-22: Sensory Biology
A fish’s view through the water surface
Specialized eye placements
Chapter 21 – Hearing, Balance, lateral line and electricity
Neuromast organ (hair cell)
Herring, anchovies, sardines….
Trunk and cephalic lateral line
ratfish
Passive electrosensory systems
Active electrosensory systems
Active electrosensory systems
Mormyridae (Osteoglossomorpha)
Strong dischargersElectric ray
Electric stargazer
Chapter 22 – Chemosenses – Olfaction, taste and misc.
Olfactory structures – basic anatomy
Chapter 23 – A bit about feeding and food
Tooth bearing bones in fishes
Chondrichthyes and lower bony fishes
Chapter 25 – Osmotic Balance
Freshwater Teleost
Hypo-osmotic to environment
Latimeria (living coelacanth)
Marine Teleost
Hyperosmotic to environment
“Seawater Farms Bringing Life from Deserts and Seawater”
tilapia