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EEB 3250 (4 cr, old EEB 290)
EEB 5250 (graduate, 4 cr, old EEB 390)
Fall 2008
Lectures: MWF 10-10:50 AM in TLS 115 and Labs: M 2-4:50 PM in TLS 115
Link to Biology of the Algae Lab
Note: Two Saturday field trips.
This article is still under construction. Expect it to change frequently until this notice is removed. |
Instructors
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
Karolina Fučiková Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
office: 311a Pharmacy/Biology Building
voice: +1 860-486-2289
email: karolina.fucikova@uconn.edu
Textbook and readings
Required reading will be listed or linked in the schedule below. These will be chapters of the Graham and Wilcox book or from primary literature. There will be 6 student-lead class discussions through the semester that will focus on the primary literature.
- Graham, L.E. and L.W. Wilcox. 2000. Algae, 1st ed. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-660333-5 [NOTE: 1st edition is currently being printed on demand by the new publisher, Pearson. This printing has resulted in some spotty quality. I have asked the UConn bookstore to get copies but you might be able to get better quality copies via Amazon.com -- I saw several used copies for sale. The original version is 1.5" thick, whereas the re-printed copies are thicker.]
- Sears, J. R.[Ed.] 2002. NEAS Keys to Benthic Marine Algae of the Northeastern Coast of North America from Long Island Sound to the Strait of Belle Isle. Second Edition. Northeast Algal Society, Dartmouth, MA, USA. 161 pp. ISBN 1-878-301-07-1 [NOTE: 2nd edition is highly preferred because of its numerous taxonomic updates. This version may be sold out. If we can't find copies by the end of August, we will make copies available to you.]
Schedule
NOTE: all but the basic file downloads require a password; best viewed in Adobe Reader (some problems with the MAC "Preview" program).
Date | Topic | Reading/Assignment | Lab |
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M 25 Aug | Introduction to course | Syllabus, Ch. 1 G&W | Lab 1: Microscopes, collection, pressing algae |
W 27 Aug | Introduction to algal biology | Ch. 2, 3 G&W | |
F 29 Aug | Ecological importance of algae | Ch. 2, 3 G&W | |
M 01 Sept | LABOR DAY HOLIDAY | no lab | |
W 03 Sept | Brown algae | Ch. 12 G&W (Intro. to Ochrophytes) | |
F 05 Sept | Paper Discussion #1 | NOTE: Required field trip Sat., Sept. 06, depart 7 AM, return before 3 PM. | |
M 08 Sept | Brown algae | Ch. 15 G&W (Phaeophyceans) | Lab 2: Brown algae |
W 10 Sept | Brown algae | Ch. 15 G&W (Phaeophyceans) | |
F 12 Sept | Brown algae | Ch. 15 G&W (Phaeophyceans) | |
M 15 Sept | Exam 1 | Lab 3: Brown algae | |
W 17 Sept | Red algae | Ch. 16 G&W | |
F 19 Sept | Paper Discussion #2 | ||
M 22 Sept | Red algae | Ch. 16 G&W | Lab quiz #1 (covers Labs 1-3), Lab 4: Red algae |
W 24 Sept | Red algae | Ch. 16 G&W | |
F 26 Sept | Red algae | Ch. 16 G&W | NOTE: Optional field trip Sat., Sept. 27, depart 11 AM, return before 7 PM) |
M 29 Sept | Green algae | Ch. 17 G&W | Lab 5: Red algae |
W 01 Oct | Green algae | Ch. 18 G&W | |
F 03 Oct | Paper Discussion #3 | ||
M 06 Oct | Green algae | Ch. 19, 20 G&W | Lab 6: Green algae |
W 08 Oct | Green algae | Ch. 21 G&W | |
F 10 Oct | Diatoms | Ch. 12 G&W (Diatoms) | |
M 13 Oct | Exam 2 | Lab 7: Green algae | |
W 15 Oct | Diatoms | Ch. 12 G&W (Diatoms) | |
F 17 Oct | Paper Discussion #4 | ||
M 20 Oct | Diatoms | Ch. 12 G&W (Diatoms) | Lab quiz #2 (covers Labs 4-7), Lab 8: Diatoms |
W 22 Oct | Diatoms | Ch. 12 G&W (Diatoms) | |
F 24 Oct | Dinoflagellates | Ch. 11 G&W | |
M 27 Oct | Dinoflagellates | Ch. 11 G&W | Lab 9: Diatoms |
W 29 Oct | Dinoflagellates | Ch. 11 G&W | |
F 31 Oct | Paper Discussion #5 | ||
M 03 Nov | Dinoflagellates | Ch. 11 G&W | Lab 10: Dinoflagellates, Euglenoids |
W 05 Nov | Euglenoids | Ch. 8 G&W | |
F 07 Nov | Cyanobacteria | Ch. 6 G&W | |
M 10 Nov | Exam 3 | Ch. 6 G&W | Lab 11: Cyanobacteria |
W 12 Nov | Cyanobacteria | Ch. 6 G&W | |
F 14 Nov | Cyanobacteria | Ch. 6 G&W | |
M 17 Nov | Cyanobacteria | Ch. 6 G&W | Lab quiz #3 (covers Labs 8-11), OPEN LAB |
W 19 Nov | Graduate Student Presentations | ||
F 21 Nov | Paper Discussion #6 | ||
M 24 Nov | Thanksgiving Recess | ||
W 26 Nov | Thanksgiving Recess | ||
F 28 Nov | Thanksgiving Recess | ||
M 01 Dec | Evolution | OPEN LAB | |
W 03 Dec | Evolution | ||
F 05 Dec | Catch-up | collection due |
Links
- Virtual Phycology Collection at the George Stafford Torrey Herbarium, University of Connecticut. This contains over 800 images of pressed, dried algae on herbarium sheets.
- AlgaeBASE is the best web resource on diverse algae. Created and maintained by Michael Guiry, it includes a database of over 120,000 algae names and taxonomic authorities, a rich source of literature, and thousands of algae images.
- Some journals focusing on algal research: Journal of Phycology, Phycologia, Protist, American Journal of Botany, European Journal of Phycology, Phycological Research, Journal of Applied Phycology, Nova Hedwigia.
Algae in the News
- NPR podcast about Prochlorococcus, an extremely tiny, yet extremely important marine cyanobacterium.
- Massive green algae bloom at site of 2008 Olympics Sailing Course. Most news agencies incorrectly reported the culprit as a "blue-green" alga.