Invertebrate Zoology Fall 2015

EEB 4275 Invertebrate Zoology Fall 2015

Textbook: We will not be using an official textbook in this course. In case you want to buy a textbook for you own reference, here'a list of recommended titles

• Brusca, R. C., G. J. Brusca, and N. Haver. 2003. Invertebrates. 2nd ed. Sinauer Associates. ISBN: 978-0-87893-097-5
  

• Margulis, L., K. Schwartz. 1997. The Five Kingdoms: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth. 3nd ed. Holt Paperbacks. ISBN: 978-0805072525
  

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. 2007. Evolution of Organ Systems. Oxford University Press. Oxford. ISBN: 978-0198566694
  

• Tudge, C. 2000. The Variety of Life: A survey and a celebration of all the creatures that ever lived. Oxford University Press. Oxford. ISBN: 0 19 850311 3
  

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• Pechenik, J. 2009. Biology of the Invertebrates. 7th ed. ISBN: 978-0073524184
  

• Ruppert, E., R. S. Fox, and R. D. Barnes. 2003. Invertebrate Zoology. A Functional Evolutionary Approach. 7th ed. ISBN: 978-0030259821
  

Lecture: 9:05-10:20am M,W - TLS Rm #313

Laboratory: Wednesdays 1:25-4:25pm or 4:40-7:40pm TLS Rm #313. There is no formal laboratory manual for the course; you will be given weekly laboratory handouts each Monday.

Instructor

Professor: Dr. J.N. Caira
office: TLS 483
phone: 486-4060
email: Dr. Janine N. Caira

Teaching Assistant

Veronica Bueno
office: TLS 478
phone: 486-1882
email: Veronica Bueno

Important Documents

Lecture Syllabus:
Laboratory Schedule:
Grading Scheme:

Invertebrate Classification:

Grading Scheme

The LECTURE grade will be calculated as follows:

Midterm Lecture Exam I	60 points
Midterm Lecture Exam II	40 points (hr. 1 final exam period)
Final Lecture Exam	50 points (hr. 2 final exam period)
Dennis Questions (best 5 of 6)	50 points

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Total Lecture Points = 200 points

The LABORATORY grade will be calculated as follows:

Quizzes (best 4 of 5)	24 points
Midterm Laboratory Practical	35 points
Final Laboratory Practical	35 points
T.A. Discretionary Points	6 points

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Total Laboratory Points = 100 points

TOTAL COURSE GRADE= 300 points (converted to a % for final grade)

Dennis Questions

A copy of each Dennis Questions assignment will be posted here as a reference.

DQ 1:
DQ 2:
DQ 3:
DQ 4:
DQ 5:
DQ 6:

Past Exams and Study Guides

Study Guide Exam 1
Midterm Exam 1 Fall 2012
Midterm Exam 2 Fall 2012
Midterm Exam 3 Fall 2012

Interesting Articles on Invertebrates

Northern-hemisphere fossil discovered living in New Zealand
Revolution averted - on the basal invertebrates

Lecture Schedule

This schedule is subject to change. Check regularly for updates!

*DQ #= Dates on which “Dennis Question” responses are due, in electronic or hard copy, to Dr. Caira by 5 pm.

Midterm Lecture Exam II & Final Lecture Exam (tentative): Monday, December 14th, 6–8 pm (1st hr midterm covering Oct. 21st to Dec. 9th ; 2nd hr comp. essays)

Date	Topic	Interesting links and materials
Mon Aug 31	Class organization; Introduction	Choanoflagellate SEM
Wed Sep 02	Porifera	Jonathan Bird's Blue World: Sponges! Harp Sponge - a carnivorous sponge!
Mon Sep 07	LABOR DAY - NO CLASS
Wed Sep 09	Cnidaria	Sea anemone "swimming" polyp vs medusa sea anemone capturing prey
Mon Sep 14	Cnidaria & Ctenophora - *DQ 1 due by 5 pm	Moon Jelly Life Cycle Ctenophore feeding
Wed Sep 16	Invertebrate architecture & development I
Mon Sep 21	Platyhelminthes	Predatory flatworm hunting snails Planaria biology in one minute!
Wed Sep 23	Nemertea, Gastrotricha, Gnathostomulida and Nematoda	Nemertea worms
Mon Sep 28	Nematomorpha, Rotifera, Acanthocephala, Cycliophora - *DQ 2 due by 5 pm	nematomorph emerging from arthropod host
Wed Sep 30	Priapula, Loricifera, Kinorhyncha	Kinorhyncha moving
Mon Oct 05	Mollusca	snail's radula in slow motion
Wed Oct 07	Mollusca	scallop vs starfish
Mon Oct 12	Mollusca - *DQ 3 due by 5 pm	Octopus carrying coconut Octopus camouflage
Wed Oct 14	Invertebrate architecture & development II
Mon Oct 19	Lecture Exam I (covers material Aug. 30th to Oct. 14th)
Wed Oct 21	Annelida	Glycera worm everting proboscis
Mon Oct 26	Annelida, “Pogonophoridae,” - *DQ 4 due by 5 pm	Giant tube worms of Galapagos
Wed Oct 28	Annelida cont'd, “Echiura,” Sipuncula; Arthropoda: Trilobitomorpha & Crustacea	This video sucks! Leeches!
Mon Nov 02	Arthropoda: Crustacea	spiny lobster molting
Wed Nov 04	Arthropoda: Crustacea cont’d	The fastest punch in the world
Mon Nov 09	Myriapoda, Cheliceriformes - *DQ 5 due by 5 pm	peacock spider mating dance
Wed Nov 11	Panarthropoda cont'd: Tardigrada & Onychophora. Bryozoa, Brachiopoda	Onychophora
Mon Nov 16	Entoprocta & Phoronida.	Bryozoa
Wed Nov 18	Echinodermata	time-lapse: sea stars eating dead fish brittle star food fight
Mon Nov 23	THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS
Wed Nov 25	THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS
Mon Nov 30	Echinodermata cont'd - *DQ 6 due by 5 pm	sea urchin eating sea cucumber eating
Wed Dec 02	Chaetognatha, Hemichordata, Chordata
Mon Dec 07	Invertebrate Phylogeny
Wed Dec 09	Invertebrate Phylogeny

Laboratory Schedule

Please review the handouts before coming to lab AND BRING THEM TO LAB as they will serve as your lab manual.

Date	Topic
Wed Sep 02	NO LAB
Wed Sep 09	Lab 1 - Porifera
Wed Sep 16	Lab 2 - Cnidaria & Ctenophora
Wed Sep 23	Lab 3 - Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Gastrotricha, etc. Quiz on Labs 1 & 2
Wed Sep 30	Lab 4 - Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Rotifera, etc.
Wed Oct 07	Lab 5 - Mollusca I: Scaphopoda & Bivalvia Quiz Labs on 3 & 4
Wed Oct 14	Lab 6 - Mollusca II: Gastropoda & Cephalopoda Quiz on Lab 5
Wed Oct 21	Lab 7 - Midterm Laboratory Practical (covers Labs 1-6)
Wed Oct 28	Lab 8 - Annelida & their kin
Wed Nov 04	Lab 9 - Arthropoda I: Crustacea
Wed Nov 11	Lab 10 - Arthropoda II: Myriapoda, Cheliceriformes, other panarthropods Quiz on Labs 8 & 9
Wed Nov 18	Lab 11 - “lophophorates” & Echinodermata I
Wed Nov 25	THANKSGIVING - NO LAB
Wed Dec 02	Lab 12 - Echinodermata II, Chaetognatha, Hemichordata, Chordata Quiz on Labs 10 & 11
Wed Dec 09	Lab 13 - Final Laboratory Practical (covers Labs 8-12)