Biology of Bryophytes and Lichens
Biology of Bryophytes and Lichens EEB 3240-001 & 001L (4 credits)
Spring 2008 Lectures: T/TH 11.00 AM-12.15 PM Lab W 1-4PM
Lectures and laboratory in TLS115.
Contact Information
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
home page: http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/goffinet/
Teaching Assistant
Juan Carlos Villarreal
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
office: 316 Pharmacy/Biology Building
voice: +1 860-486-6306
email: juan.villarreal@uconn.edu
home page: http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Juan_Carlos_Villarreal
Textbook and readings
There is no official text book. Instead, you will be assigned readings from the primary literature to go with the lectures. The reading is required, and the material covered in the paper is part of the lecture material, and hence subject to questions on the midterm and final.
Schedule
Notes: downloads require password; best viewed in Adobe Reader (some problems with the MAC "Preview" program).
Date | Topic | Reading | Lab. |
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Tu 20 Jan | 1. Introduction: life cycle, phylogenetic terms... | ||
Th 22 Jan | 2. Marchantiophyta or liverworts | ||
Tu 27 Jan | 3. Marchantiophyta or liverworts | ||
Th 29 Jan | 4.Bryophyta or mosses | ||
Tu 3 Feb | 5.Bryophyta or mosses | ||
Th 5 Feb | 6.Anthocerophyta or hornworts | ||
Tu 10 Feb | 7.Anthocerophyta or hornworts | ||
Th 12 Feb | 8. Evolution of land plants | ||
Tu 17 Feb | 9. Lichenized fungi | ||
Th 19 Feb | 10. Morphology and anatomy of lichens | ||
Tu 24 Feb | 11. The photobiont | ||
Th 26 Feb | 12. Lichen chemistry | ||
Tu 2 Mar | 13. Lichen evolution and classification | ||
Th 5 Mar | Midterm | ||
Tu 17 Mar | 14. Emerging model systems in lichenology | ||
Th 19 Mar | Introduction to course | ||
Tu 24 Mar | Introduction to course | ||
Th 26 Mar | Introduction to course | ||
Tu 31 Mar | Introduction to course | ||
Th 2 Apr | Introduction to course | ||
Tu 7 Apr | Introduction to course | ||
Th 9 Apr | Introduction to course | ||
Tu 14 Apr | Bryophytes as evo-devo model systems | ||
Th 16 Apr | Population genetics and evolution of mosses | ||
Tu 21 Apr | Population genetics and evolution of lichens | ||
Th 23 Apr | Bryophyte and lichen biogeography | ||
Tu 28 Apr | Bryophyte and lichen conservation | ||
Th 30 Apr | Bryophyte and lichen conservation |