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Revision as of 19:24, 9 September 2010
EEB 2214, Fall 2010
The evolution of form, function,
& diversity of the vertebrates
Meeting Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30-1:45 in BPB130
Textbook: Pough F. H., C. M. Janis, and J. B. Heiser. 2009. Vertebrate Life, 8th Edition. Prentice Hall.
Contents
Instructors
Dr. Elizabeth Jockusch
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 305B
Phone: (860) 486-4452
Office hours: Tuesdays, 2-3 pm, and by appointment
Dr. Margaret Rubega
Note: All emails must contain "EEB2214" in the
subject line to avoid being filtered out and deleted
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 500
Phone: (860) 486-4502
Office hours: Thursdays 2-3 pm and by appointment
Elizabeth Timpe (Teaching Assistant)
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 322
Phone: (860) 486-6215
Office hours: Thursdays, 2-3:45 pm (1st half of semester), Tuesdays 2-3:45 pm (2nd half of semester), and by appointment
Grading
Exam 1 = 100 points (25%)
Exam 2 = 100 points (25%)
Exam 3 = 100 points (25%)
Collections Tour = 10 points (2.5%)
Video Project = 90 points (22.5%)
There will be two one-hour, non-cumulative, exams scheduled during the lecture hour. During the final exam period, a third one-hour exam will be given covering material from the final third of the course. Details about the collections tour and video project will be provided later in the semester.
Course Policies
Missed Exams:
Any student who does not attend an exam and fails to receive permission in advance will receive a 0 for the exam. Approval of any request to miss an exam requires, but is not guaranteed by, verifiable written documentation of the reason. A student who receives approval to miss an exam will have his or her grade for the missed exam prorated based on his or her performance on the remainder of the exams. We will not give make-up exams. Every student must take the final (exam 3). Permission to reschedule the final can only be obtained through procedures determined by the Office of Student Services and Advocacy.
Academic Integrity:
Plagiarism and cheating are violations of the student conduct code, and may be punished by failure in the course or, in severe cases, dismissal from the University. For more information, see Section IV of the Student Conduct Code.
Disabilities:
If you have a disability for which you may be requesting an accommodation, you should contact a course instructor and the Center for Students with Disabilities (Wilbur Cross Building, Room 201) within the first two weeks of the semester.
Help Resources
The secret of success to this course is to not let yourself fall behind. Be sure to fill gaps in your notes and navigate blocks in your understanding as soon as possible. Should you run into trouble with the material, below we have listed some steps for obtaining assistance. While we welcome any and all questions on the material, before you contact us, please first check the resources below to see if your question has already been answered. If/when you do contact us, please understand that we will respond as quickly as we can, but we do have other obligations that might prevent this from happening as urgently as you may need (like 3:00 am the day of an exam...).
FAQ's:
Study Materials:
- Study Questions
- Phylogeny Tutorial
- Tree Quiz
- Vertabrate Phylogeny
Video Assignment:
Review Sessions:
Links to External Resources:
- DigiMorph - Excellent source of 2 & 3D images of internal & external structures of various organisms
- ARKive - a unique collection of thousands of wildlife videos, images and fact-files, with a special focus on the world's threatened species
Vertebrates in the News
Lecture Schedule & Materials
Date | Topic | Readings | Supplemental materials | |
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Part I: Aug 31 - Oct 14, Dr. Elizabeth Jockusch | ||||
Aug 31 | Vertebrate Diversity | --------- | Study Questions Marine Iguana Running Komodo Dragon Walking Salamander feeding videos |
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Sept 2 | Chordate and Vertebrate Origins | Ch. 1, 2 | Study Questions |
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Sept 7 | Living Jawless Vertebrates | Ch. 3 |
Study Questions
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Sept 9 Sept 10 |
Early Vertebrate Fossils Groups Assigned for Video Project |
Ch. 3 | Study Questions | |
Sept 14 | Chondrichthyans | Ch. 5 | ||
Sept 16 | Actinopterygians | Ch. 6 | ||
Sept 21 | Fish Conservation | --------- | ||
Sept 23 Sept 24 |
Sarcopterygii and Evolution of Tetrapods Video Topic Submission Due |
Ch. 9 (pp. 196-211) | ||
Sept 28 | Amphibian Diversity and Decline | Ch. 10 | ||
Sept 30 | EXAM 1 | --------- | ||
Oct 5 | Amphibian Life Histories | Ch. 10 | ||
Oct 7 Oct 8 |
Amniote Origins Video Project Synopsis Due |
Ch. 9 (pp. 211-218) | ||
Oct 12 | Amniote Diversity / desert adaptations | Ch. 13 | ||
Oct 14 | Evolution of Snakes | Ch. 13 (pp. 339-349) | ||
Part II: Oct 19 - Dec 16, Dr. Margaret Rubega | ||||
Oct 19 | Turtles | Ch. 12 | ||
Oct 21 | Turtles continued, and Archosaurs | Ch. 16 | ||
Oct 26 | Crocodilians and Friends | Ch. 16 | ||
Oct 28 | Dinosaurs and Other Mesosoic Diapsids | Ch. 16 | ||
Nov 2 | EXAM 2 | --------- | ||
Nov 4 | Dinosaurs II | Ch. 16 | ||
Nov 9 | Birds: Avian Origins | Ch. 16 (pp. 439-443) | ||
Nov 11 | Birds: Feeding | Ch. 17 | ||
Nov 16 | Birds: Morphology and Reproduction | Ch. 17 | ||
Nov 18 | Mammals: Origins and Radiation Video Project Due |
Ch. 18 | ||
Nov 30 | Mammals: Primate Evolution and Human Diversity | Ch. 24 | ||
Dec 2 Dec 4 |
Mammals: Diversity Evaluations of 5 Group Videos Due |
Ch. 20 | ||
Dec. 7 | Mammals: Morphology and Behavior | Ch. 21 | ||
Dec 9 | Vertebrate Mass Extinctions, Past and Present | Ch. 25 | ||
Dec 16 | EXAM 3 (FINAL) 10:30 am-12:30 pm (TENTATIVE) | --------- |