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Revision as of 20:19, 6 November 2008
EEB 3250 (undergraduate) AND
EEB 5250 (graduate)
Fall 2008
Lectures: MWF 10-10:50 AM, and Labs: M 2-4:50 PM in TLS 115
4 credits Satisfies the laboratory and plant diversity requirements for the EEB major
Go to the Biology of the Algae Lab
Download slides of the 2nd field trip.
Contents
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
office hours: MWF 9:30-10 in TLS 115, and by appointment.
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
office hours: Monday 1-2 in TLS 115 and by appointment.
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
NOTES: 1. all but the basic file downloads require a password; 2. best viewed in Adobe Reader (some problems with the MAC "Preview" program).
Date | Topic | Reading/Assignment | Lab (see lab page for details) |
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M 25 Aug | Introduction to course | Syllabus (open access), Ch. 1 G&W | Lab 1: Microscopes, collection, pressing algae |
W 27 Aug | Introduction to algal biology (photosynthesis, pigments) | 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 | Red algae 1 | Ch. 16 G&W, Optional supplemental info can be found in special review article on red algae | |
F 05 Sept | Paper Discussion #1 Leaders: Farah Ahmed, Chien Lo |
Chisti 2007, and rebuttals | |
S 06 Sept | FIELD TRIP (Optional, due to weather) | depart 7 AM, return before 3 PM | meet out in front of TLS by 6:45 to help load vehicles |
M 08 Sept | Red algae 2 | Ch. 16 G&W | Lab 2: Red algae |
W 10 Sept | Red algae 3 | Ch. 16 G&W | |
F 12 Sept | Red algae 4, added slides | Ch. 16 G&W | |
M 15 Sept | Exam 1 (covers material through 10 Sept.) | Lab 3: Red algae | |
W 17 Sept | Intro to Ochrophytes and Brown algae 1 | Ch. 12 G&W (Intro. to Ochrophytes) | |
F 19 Sept | Paper Discussion #2 Leaders: Samantha Carey, Lisa Harris |
Martone 2007 | |
M 22 Sept | Brown algae 2 | Ch. 15 G&W (Phaeophyceans) | Lab quiz #1 (covers Labs 1-3), Lab 4: Brown algae |
W 24 Sept | Brown algae 3 | Ch. 15 G&W (Phaeophyceans), Optional supplemental information in special review article | |
F 26 Sept | Brown algae 4 | Ch. 15 G&W (Phaeophyceans) | |
S 27 Sept | Optional field trip | depart 11 AM, return by 7 PM | meet in lab by 10:45 AM to help load vehicles |
M 29 Sept | Green algae 1 | Ch. 17 G&W | Lab 5: Brown algae |
W 01 Oct | Green algae 2 (part a) and (part b) | Ch. 18 G&W, Optional supplemental info in special review article | |
F 03 Oct | Paper Discussion #3 Leaders: Emilie Frank, Rachael Grenon |
Coyer et al. 2007. J. Evol. Biol. 20: 2322-2333. | |
M 06 Oct | Green algae 3 | Ch. 19, 20 G&W | Lab 6: Green algae |
W 08 Oct | Dropbox to Green algae 4 | Ch. 21 G&W and optional reading | |
F 10 Oct | Diatoms 1 | Ch. 12 G&W (Diatoms) | |
M 13 Oct | Exam 2 (covers material from 12 Sept. - 08 Oct.) | Lab 7: Green algae | |
W 15 Oct | Diatoms 2 | Ch. 12 G&W (Diatoms) | |
F 17 Oct | Paper Discussion #4 Leaders: Kristina Catanese, Leslie Marker |
Leflaive et al. 2008 | |
M 20 Oct | none (LL not well) | Ch. 12 G&W (Diatoms) | Lab quiz #2 (covers Labs 4-7), Lab 8: Diatoms |
W 22 Oct | Diatoms 3 | Ch. 12 G&W (Diatoms) | |
F 24 Oct | Chrysophyceae/Synurophyceae 1 | Ch. 13 G&W (parts 2 and 3) | |
M 27 Oct | Chrysophyceae/Synurophyceae 2 | Ch. 13 G&W (parts 2 and 3) | Lab 9: Diatoms |
W 29 Oct | Dinoflagellates 1 | Ch. 11 G&W, Special review article, if you are interested | |
F 31 Oct | Paper Discussion #5 Leaders: Diba Khan-Bureau and Gordon Ober |
Carrick & Lowe (2007) J. Phycology 43: 228-234. | |
M 03 Nov | Dinoflagellates 2 | Ch. 11 G&W | Lab 10: Chryosphytes, Synurophytes, Dinoflagellates |
W 05 Nov | Dinoflagellates 3 (full) | Ch. 11 G&W | |
F 07 Nov | Cyanobacteria 1 NOTE NEW SCHEDULE |
Ch. 6 G&W | |
M 10 Nov | Cyanobacteria 2 | Ch. 6 G&W | Lab 11: Cyanobacteria |
W 12 Nov | Exam 3 (covers material 10 Oct. through 05 Nov.) | ||
F 14 Nov | Cyanobacteria 3 | Ch. 6 G&W | |
M 17 Nov | Evolution 1 | Lab quiz #3 (covers Labs 8-11), OPEN LAB | |
W 19 Nov | Evolution 2 | ||
F 21 Nov | Paper Discussion #6 Leaders: Zbigniew Grabowski, Aaron Grade |
Doolittle (1998) Trends in Genetics 14: 307-311. | |
24-28 Nov | Thanksgiving Recess | ||
M 01 Dec | Harmful algae | OPEN LAB | |
W 03 Dec | Graduate Student Presentations | ||
F 05 Dec | Extremophile algae | collection due | |
T 09 Dec | FINAL EXAM 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Tentative) |
Final Exam Policy
Information from the Dean of Students:
“Final exam week for Fall 2008 takes place from Monday, December 8, through Saturday, December 13. Students are required to be available for their exam during that time. Students must visit the Dean of Students Office if they cannot make their exam. The DOS will give the student his or her instructions thereafter. Please note: vacations, previously purchased tickets or reservations, weddings (unless part of the wedding party), and other large or small scale social events, are not viable excuses for missing a final exam. Please contact the Dean of Students office with any questions. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.”
If you have bunched finals or other conflicts, please contact the Dean of Students.
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
- Informative links re: algae aquaculture and algae as biofuels:
Aquaculture, Algae as a Sustainable Biofuels Feedstock.
- 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.