Biology of Bryophytes and Lichens
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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/
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
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 |