FISH 312 — Fish Physiology
Marine and Fisheries Sciences · University of Ghana
Introduction & scope of fish physiology. Internal environment and composition of body fluids. Osmotic and ionic regulation water and salt balance, kidney structure and function. Functional adaptations to environmental change. Vascular transport and gaseous exchange - the heart and the cardiac cycle, respiratory organs, air-breathing fishes, transport of respiratory gases. Introduction to fish nutrition. Bioenergetics and metabolism (digestion and absorption). Fish locomotion Effect of changes in pressure and depth on fishes. Colouration in fishes. Sensory systems. Fish reproduction. Endocrine systems - pituitary hormones, non-pituitary endocrine functions.
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- FISH 314 — Principles of Fisheries Management
- FISH 316 — Fishing Technology
- FISH 317 — Introductory Research Methods
- FISH 318 — Inland Fisheries
- FISH 321 — Ichthyology
- FISH 325 — Marine Fisheries
- FISH 326 — Fisheries Field Course
- FISH 329 — Fish and Fisheries of West Africa
- FISH 332 — Industrial Internship
- MASC 311 — Nautical Science
- MASC 312 — Marine Ecology I
- MASC 313 — Coastal Wetlands
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).