Summer course on Fish Swimming at Friday Harbor Laboratories
Title of the course: “FISH SWIMMING: Kinematics, Ecomorphology,
Behavior & Environmental Physiology”. A Summer course for graduate
students (Masters and PhD) and post-docs to be held at Friday Harbor
Laboratories (FHL, USA) (July 17th to August 18th 2017). (FHL 528, 9
credits)
Instructors: Dr. Paolo Domenici (CNR, Italian National Research
Council, Italy) and Dr. John F. Steffensen (University of Copenhagen,
Denmark).
Scope: Fish swimming is a multidisciplinary area of research that
encompasses biomechanics, physiology, energetics, ecology and
behavior. Knowledge of fish swimming is relevant both for students
interested in mechanisms of locomotion, and those interested in
locomotor adaptations to the environment.
Subjects and techniques: The main subjects will be 1)the kinematics
and performance of swimming in fish using various locomotory modes, 2)
the ecomorphology of fish locomotion, 3)locomotor strategies, 4)
metabolic aspects of fish swimming, and 5)the effect of various
environmental factors on fish swimming. These topics will be treated
in lectures and laboratory sessions. Students will learn techniques of
video analysis, kinematics, energetics and respirometry.
Lectures and lab work: The first half of the course will have an
emphasis on lectures and explanations of techniques for studying fish
swimming in the laboratory. In the second half of the course, emphasis
will be placed on laboratory work. Students will pursue independent
research projects. Enrollment will be limited to 15 graduate students
or postdocs. Here is a list of published papers carried out by
students during the course in previous years:
http://www.mbl.ku.dk/JFSteffensen/fhl/publications-fhl.htm
Tuition fees and financial aid: FHL offers financial aid to applicants
from any country. FHL has recently lowered the tuition fees for summer
courses. General information for applicants (including tuition and
financial aid, room and board) can be found at:
Deadline: Applications will be accepted until February 20th 2017 or
later, if space is available.
Contact: For additional information contact: paolo.domenici@cnr.it or
jfsteffensen@bio.ku.dk