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Alejandro Molina Moctezuma

Assistant Professor of Teaching | School of Natural Resources
Overview

I am a quantitative fisheries ecologist interested in all things aquatic. My main interests are movement and survival of fish, in particular when it comes to conservation of biologically or economically important species.

I am also interested in community ecology, larval ecology, and development of interactive user interfaces.

Research Questions
  • How to best estimate fish survival
  • Fish movement and behavior
  • What is the post-stocking survival of fish
Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
ANSC 571 - Design and Analysis of Biological Research
3 credit hour(s)

Experimental design and procedures; selection of experimental units; analysis and interpretation of data; statistical models and contrasts, analyses of variance: covariates, treatment arrangements, mean separation and regression. Cross-listed: (Same as Plant Sciences 571.)
Recommended Background: 3 hours of statistics.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate or permission of instructor.

Other Instructors: Mueller, Thomas C

Semesters Offered: Spring
BIOL 260 - Ecology
2 credit hour(s)

Relations between organisms and their environment, including human environmental problems. Topics include populations, communities, and ecosystems.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : BIOL 150-BIOL 160-BIOL 159 or equivalent; or BIOL 113-BIOL 114-BIOL 115.

Semesters Offered: Fall
EEB 411 - Biostatistics
3 credit hour(s)

Experimental design and hypothesis testing for ecology and evolutionary biology research. Parameter estimation, general linear models, generalized linear models, maximum likelihood, and permutation approaches, and their application to problems in ecology and evolutionary biology. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (QR) Satisfies General Education Requirement through the 2021-2022 academic catalog: (QR)
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : MATH 141 or MATH 151.

Semesters Offered: Spring
EEB 560 - Biometry
3 credit hour(s)

Statistical applications in biological research.

Recommended Background: Statistics course or consent of instructor.

Semesters Offered: Spring
FWF 690 - Advanced Topics in Natural Resources
1 - 3 credit hours

Exposure and in-depth training in contemporary topics and approaches important to advanced research in natural resources.

Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Other Instructors: Hodges, Donald G

Semesters Offered: Fall
PLSC 571 - Design and Analysis of Biological Research
3 credit hour(s)

Experimental design and procedures; selection of experimental units; analysis and interpretation of data; statistical models and contrasts, analyses of variance: covariates, treatment arrangements, mean separation and regression. Cross-listed: (See Animal Science 571.)
Recommended Background: 3 hours of statistics.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate or permission of instructor.

Semesters Offered: Spring
WFS 452 - Analysis and Interpretation of Fisheries Data
3 credit hour(s)

This course will cover the theory and application of sample design, analysis, and interpretation of freshwater fisheries data. The course will provide students with the skills and knowledge to understand, evaluate, analyze, and interpret contemporary fisheries data. Topics will include fisheries management study design, recruitment, mortality, age and growth, abundance, biomass and production, size structure, bioenergetics, and development of management plans.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : WFS 100, FWF 315, WFS 442

Semesters Offered: Spring
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865-974-7920

amolina6@tennessee.edu

474 Agriculture and Natural Resource Building
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Wildlife Biology, University of Maine, 2020
  • Masters, Ecology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 2015
  • BS, Biology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 2012
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Alejandro Molina Moctezuma

Assistant Professor of Teaching | School of Natural Resources
Picture of Alejandro Molina Moctezuma image

865-974-7920

amolina6@tennessee.edu

474 Agriculture and Natural Resource Building
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Wildlife Biology, University of Maine, 2020
  • Masters, Ecology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 2015
  • BS, Biology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 2012
Overview

I am a quantitative fisheries ecologist interested in all things aquatic. My main interests are movement and survival of fish, in particular when it comes to conservation of biologically or economically important species.

I am also interested in community ecology, larval ecology, and development of interactive user interfaces.

Research Questions
  • How to best estimate fish survival
  • Fish movement and behavior
  • What is the post-stocking survival of fish
Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
ANSC 571 - Design and Analysis of Biological Research
3 credit hour(s)

Experimental design and procedures; selection of experimental units; analysis and interpretation of data; statistical models and contrasts, analyses of variance: covariates, treatment arrangements, mean separation and regression. Cross-listed: (Same as Plant Sciences 571.)
Recommended Background: 3 hours of statistics.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate or permission of instructor.

Other Instructors: Mueller, Thomas C

Semesters Offered: Spring
BIOL 260 - Ecology
2 credit hour(s)

Relations between organisms and their environment, including human environmental problems. Topics include populations, communities, and ecosystems.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : BIOL 150-BIOL 160-BIOL 159 or equivalent; or BIOL 113-BIOL 114-BIOL 115.

Semesters Offered: Fall
EEB 411 - Biostatistics
3 credit hour(s)

Experimental design and hypothesis testing for ecology and evolutionary biology research. Parameter estimation, general linear models, generalized linear models, maximum likelihood, and permutation approaches, and their application to problems in ecology and evolutionary biology. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (QR) Satisfies General Education Requirement through the 2021-2022 academic catalog: (QR)
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : MATH 141 or MATH 151.

Semesters Offered: Spring
EEB 560 - Biometry
3 credit hour(s)

Statistical applications in biological research.

Recommended Background: Statistics course or consent of instructor.

Semesters Offered: Spring
FWF 690 - Advanced Topics in Natural Resources
1 - 3 credit hours

Exposure and in-depth training in contemporary topics and approaches important to advanced research in natural resources.

Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Other Instructors: Hodges, Donald G

Semesters Offered: Fall
PLSC 571 - Design and Analysis of Biological Research
3 credit hour(s)

Experimental design and procedures; selection of experimental units; analysis and interpretation of data; statistical models and contrasts, analyses of variance: covariates, treatment arrangements, mean separation and regression. Cross-listed: (See Animal Science 571.)
Recommended Background: 3 hours of statistics.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate or permission of instructor.

Semesters Offered: Spring
WFS 452 - Analysis and Interpretation of Fisheries Data
3 credit hour(s)

This course will cover the theory and application of sample design, analysis, and interpretation of freshwater fisheries data. The course will provide students with the skills and knowledge to understand, evaluate, analyze, and interpret contemporary fisheries data. Topics will include fisheries management study design, recruitment, mortality, age and growth, abundance, biomass and production, size structure, bioenergetics, and development of management plans.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : WFS 100, FWF 315, WFS 442

Semesters Offered: Spring
Web Presence
Website
Twitter