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Spring 2010
EEB 280 (3 cr, new #3320)
EEB 280W (W, 4 cr, new #3320W)
EEB 380 (graduate, 3 cr, new #3220)
Spring 2010
Lectures: T/TH 12:30-13:45 PM in TLS 301
Download a general course Syllabus (requires password)
Download EEB280W instructions (requires password)
To lab home page.
Contents
Contact Information
Louise A. Lewis Associate Professor
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
office: 200 Pharmacy/Biology Building
voice: +1 860-486-6723
email: louise.lewis@uconn.edu
Bernard Goffinet Associate Professor
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
office: 300 Pharmacy/Biology Building
voice: +1 860-486-5290
email: bernard.goffinet@uconn.edu
Textbook and readings
There is no official text book. Instead, you will be assigned readings from the primary literature to go with the lectures.
Schedule (NOTE: 2008 IS SHOWN BELOW)
Notes: downloads require password; best viewed in Adobe Reader (some problems with the MAC "Preview" program).
Date | Topic | Assignment | Prof. |
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Tu 22 Jan | ![]() |
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LL |
Th 24 Jan | ![]() |
Reading: Chapters 1&2 in Graham (1993) Origin of Land Plants -- provided in class at 1st meeting | LL |
Tu 29 Jan | ![]() |
Reading: ![]() Optional Reading: Overview of CCM in algae |
LL |
Th 31 Jan | ![]() |
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LL |
Tu 05 Feb | ![]() |
GO VOTE! |
LL |
Th 07 Feb | ![]() |
Assignment #1 due at start of class Reading: |
LL |
Tu 12 Feb | Groups present results of Assignment #2 | Assignment #2 due | |
Th 14 Feb | ![]() |
Reading: ![]() |
LL |
Tu 19 Feb | ![]() ![]() |
Reading: ![]() |
LL |
Th 21 Feb | ![]() |
Reading: ![]() |
BG |
Tu 26 Feb | ![]() |
Reading:![]() |
BG |
Th 28 Feb | ![]() |
Reading: ![]() |
BG |
Tu 04 Mar | ![]() |
Reading: ![]() |
BG |
Th 06 Mar | ![]() |
Reading: catch up with previous papers, and then enjoy the break | BG |
Tu 11 Mar | SPRING BREAK | ||
Th 13 Mar | SPRING BREAK | ||
Tu 18 Mar | Midterm Exam (through 04 March material) | ![]() |
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Th 20 Mar | ![]() |
Reading: in preparation of next week: ![]() |
BG |
Tu 25 Mar | ![]() |
Reading: Make sure you read Edwards2003 | BG |
Th 27 Mar | ![]() I sent out an email announcing that Part B of the midterm will be repeated next Thursday. Any questions? Contact BG |
Reading: ![]() ![]() |
BG |
Tu 01 Apr | ![]() |
Reading: None this week | BG |
Th 03 Apr | ![]() |
Reading: ![]() |
BG |
Tu 08 Apr | ![]() |
Reading: ![]() |
BG |
Th 10 Apr | ![]() |
Reading: ![]() |
LL |
Tu 15 Apr | ![]() |
Reading: ![]() |
LL |
Th 17 Apr | 380 students meet with Dr. Turmel during class in Bamford Conference Room, TLS. EEB 280 students can attend the EEB 380 meeting, but you must go to the EEB Seminar, 4 PM, BPB 130. "Probing the evolution of green algae using a chloroplast genomics approach" Dr. Monique Turmel (Univ. Laval) |
Assignment #3: All students attend the seminar and write short summary; | |
Tu 22 Apr | ![]() |
Reading :![]() |
LL |
Th 24 Apr | Graduate student presentations: Karolina's ![]() and Juan Carlos' ![]() |
Assignment #3 due |
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Tu 29 Apr | Graduate student presentations: Steven's (modified 4/30) ![]() and Michael's ![]() |
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Th 01 May | Graduate student presentations: Molly's ![]() and Lori's ![]() |
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Tu 06 May | Final Exam 3:30-5:30 PM | 125 points (100 new material, 25 comprehensive). Will include questions about the graduate student presentations |
Links
- Watch This: movie of bryophyte gametes
"Whitish smoke in the movie are small droplets containing smreps (deliberate misspelling of word for male gametes).
The smreps in the droplets are still un-motile. When touch the
water, they begin to swim. In our experiments, misting with water is
trigger of the explosion. If antheridia were mature, the explosion
begin within few minutes. The event continued about for 10 min.
Intense light for video recording also seems to accelerate the
phenomenon. Each antheridia is deeply sunk in a cavity of
antheridiophore and there is a very small pore on the top of each
cavity. Swollen cells of surrounding tissue might cause the pressure
force. Cavers (1903) and Muggoch & Walton (1942) also discussed about the mechanism, but, I think no one examined about the detail mechanism of the phenomenon.
In Hiroshima, the season of mreps dispersal is Spring (April to May).
In our field observation, we detected many airborne smreps in the
sunny day after rain shower.
I do not have detail data about how many species of liverworts have
airborne mreps. At least, Asian species of Conocephalum (C.
japonicum) do in the same manner." M. Shimamura
Shimamura, M., Yamaguchi, T. & Deguchi, H. 2008.
Airborne sperm of Conocephalum conicum (Conocephalaceae). J. Plant
Res. 121: 69-71.