Review sheet 7 (Test 2)             Biology 4900 – Behavior          James Adams & Kristen Weiss Sanders

Vertebrates – Fish

Guest Speaker – Rachel Thayer from the Tennessee Aquarium

This presentation will include:

A quick overview of lesser known fish behaviors and what makes fish interesting/important

Coverage of the following examples from the text book: anglerfish, pipefish, bluegill/sunfish

• Sexual parasitism in anglerfish (Box 10.1, pg. 362-365)
• Lekking females in a sex-role reversed pipefish (Box 10.3, pg. 386-394)
• Reactions of nest-defending bluegill males to potential egg and fry predators under two different conditions (Box 11.2, pg. 421-423)

A discussion of sand tiger sharks: they may not be the predators you think they are

And a summary of how the Aquarium uses natural behaviors to inform their exhibit design

 BE SURE to watch the recording for this lecture for more detail!!