EEB5265 S2011
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EEB 3265/5265 Herpetology
Spring 2011
Lecture Meeting Time: Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:00 - 11:50 in TLS181
Lab Meeting Time: Mondays 1:00 - 5:00 in TLS181
Textbook: Pough F. H., et al. 2004. Herpetology, 3rd Edition. PearsonPrentice Hall.
Instructors
Dr. Kentwood Wells
Office: Torrey Life Sciences Building 312
Phone: (860) 486-4319
Office hours: by appointment
Elizabeth Timpe (Teaching Assistant)
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 322
Phone: (860) 486-6215
Office hours: Wednesdays 9:30 - 10:45, and by appointment
Lecture Schedule & Materials
Date | Topic | Readings | Supplemental materials | |
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Jan 19 | Amphibians: Diversity and Morphological Evolution | Ch. 2, 3, 10 | ||
Jan 24 | Reptiles: Diversity and Morphological Evolution | Ch. 4, 10, 11 | ||
Jan 26 | Amphibian Skin and Water Relations | Ch. 6 | ||
Jan 31 | Amphibian Excretion and Osmoregulation | Ch. 6 | ||
Feb 2 | Reptile Water Relations | Ch. 6 | ||
Feb 7 | Behavioral Thermoregulation in Reptiles | Ch. 6 | ||
Feb 9 | Amphibian Thermoregulation and Freeze Tolerance | Ch. 6 | ||
Feb 14 | Physiological Temperature Adjustments | Ch. 6 | ||
Sept 27 Sept 28 Sept 28 |
Review Session BPB 131 6:00PM Tetrapod Origins and Amphibian Diversity Review Session BPB 130 6:00 PM |
Ch. 10 | Study Questions Caecilian Feeding Salamander Pheromone Delivery Salamander Sperm Transfer Giant Salamander |
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Sept 30 | EXAM 1 includes material through the origin of tetrapod (but not amphibian diversity) | --------- | ||
Oct 5 | Frogs | Ch. 10 | Study Question Slow Motion Jumping Frog Frog Feeding on Frog Toad Feeding Gray Treefrog Calling Screaming Frog Toad Amplexus Red-eyed Treefrog Eggs Hatching Suriname Toad Reproduction Corroboree Frog Reproduction | |
Oct 7 Oct 8 |
Amphibian Declines Video Project Synopsis Due |
Ch. 10 | Study Questions Frog vs. Snake Lake Titicaca Frog Golden Toad Mating |
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Oct 12 | Amniote Origins / Lepidosaurs | Ch. 9 (pp. 211-218), Ch. 13 | Study Questions Tail Autonomy |
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Oct 14 | Evolution of Snakes | Ch. 13 (pp. 339-349) | Study Question Namib Chameleon Blood Squirting in Horned Lizards Snake Eating Crab |
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Part II: Oct 19 - Dec 16, Dr. Margaret Rubega | ||||
Oct 19 | Turtles | Ch. 12 | UPDATED Available Video Meeting Times Ophir et al. 2009 Why you shouldn't text in class Study Questions Turtles Digging a Nest Turtle Laying Eggs Turtle Hatchlings Emerging Turtle Hatchlings Heading to the Water |
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Oct 21 | Introduction to Archosaurs & Crocodilians | Ch. 16 | Amniota Phylogeny Worksheet Study Questions Alligator Walking Croc Galloping Alligator Courtship Female Crocodile Digging Out Hatchlings |
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Oct 26 | Archosaurs: Pterosaurs | Ch. 16 | Amniota Synapomorphy Worksheet Study Questions Pterosaur Locomotion |
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Oct 28 | Dinosaurs and Other Mesosoic Diapsids | Ch. 16 | Study Questions | |
Nov 1 Nov 2 |
Review Session BPB 131 6:00PM EXAM 2 includes material beginning with Lissamphibia and ending on Saurichia (includes all of Thursday's lecture material) |
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Nov 4 | Dinosaurs II - Theropods | Ch. 16 | Study Questions | |
Nov 9 | Birds: Avian Origins | Ch. 16 (pp. 439-443) | Study Questions Wing-assisted Incline Running |
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Nov 11 | Birds: Feeding, Morphology, and Reproduction | Ch. 17 | Study Questions | |
Nov 16 | Birds: Reproduction, and Introduction to Mammals | Ch. 17 | Study Questions | |
Nov 18 | Mammals: Origins and Radiation Video Project Due |
Ch. 18 | Study Questions | |
Nov 30 | Mammals: Primate Evolution and Human Diversity | Ch. 24 | Study Questions | |
Dec 2 | Mammals: Primate Evolution continued and Mammal Diversity |
Ch. 20 | Study Questions | |
Dec. 7 | Vertebrate Mass Extinctions, Past and Present Evaluations of 5 Group Videos Due by 5 pm |
Ch. 21 | Study Questions | |
Dec 9 | Vertebrate Mass Extinctions, Past and Present | Ch. 25 | Study Questions Thylacine Wolf |
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Dec 13 Dec 16 |
Review Session BPB 131 7:00PM EXAM 3 (FINAL) 10:30 am-12:30 pm |
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