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Revision as of 23:27, 7 September 2016
Contents
FALL 2016 (EEB 3273)
INSTRUCTOR
Kurt Schwenk, Ph.D., Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Office: Torrey Life Science 360
Lab: TLS 365
Voice: 860-486-0351
Lab phone: 860-486-4158
Fax: 860-486-6364
Email: kurt.schwenk@uconn.edu
Dr. Schwenk's web page
TEACHING ASSISTANT
Name: Annette Evans
Office/Lab: Biopharm 322
Office hours: By appointment
Email: annette.evans@uconn.edu
TEXTBOOKS
- BOOK ONE:
- BOOK TWO:
Vertebrate Dissection
Homberger, Walker
Spiral-bound: 480 pages
Publisher: Cengage Learning; 9 edition (April 29, 2003)
ISBN-10: 0030225221
ISBN-13: 978-0030225222
Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates: An Evolutionary Perspective
Liem, Bemis, Walker, Grande
Hardcover: 784 pages
Publisher: Cengage Learning; 3rd edition (December 18, 2000)
ISBN-10: 0030223695
ISBN-13: 978-0030223693
ANNOUNCEMENTS
COURSE DOWNLOADS
CLICK ON PDF SYMBOL TO DOWNLOAD HANDOUT
Course Information
Picture Files
LECTURE EXAM 1 PICTURE FILES
Pictures related to embryology/early development
- Same as above, but a PowerPoint file so you can add your own labels, etc.
Sample Exam Questions
Scientific and Other Papers
Aristotle's Ghost, essay by Dr. Schwenk about human and animal diversity
Lab Handouts
Vocabulary Lists
LECTURE EXAM 1 VOCABULARY LISTS
LECTURE EXAM 2 VOCABULARY LISTS
LECTURE EXAM 3 VOCABULARY LISTS
Comparative Anatomy Facebook Page
Facebook group for Comparative Anatomy Lab
Vertebrate Diversity
'Tree of Life' website
University of Michigan research collections - many pics of skulls, etc.
Agnathans
Hagfish extreme slime clogs predator gills, hagfish always escapes
Active predation by hagfish!
Chondrichthyes
Amazing deep ocean video of a living chimaera!
Cat Dissections
Virtual cat dissection
Cat muscle dissection with self-quiz
Cat circulatory system dissection
UConn PNB Catlas
Feeding
Shark feeding
Steve Deban's incredible salamander, frog and chameleon feeding videos
Python feeding
Crocodile feeding
Giraffe feeding - lingual prehension of Acacia leaves
Pangolin feeding
Hidden leopard attacks impala
Locomotion
Bruce Jayne's videos of snake and lizard (and other) locomotion!
Snake locomotion
Turtle locomotion & breathing
Turtle/Tortoise walking—note it always has 3 feet on the ground for stability
Crocodile swimming
Armadillo gathering grass
Armadillo locomotion
Armadillo shnuffling
Armadillo digging
Cheetah animated model
Baboon locomotion
Horse locomotion
Kangaroo locomotion