Biology of the Algae

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
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 Fucikova Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
office: 311a Pharmacy/Biology Building
voice: +1 860-486-2289
email: karolina.fucikova@uconn.edu

More soon.

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Date	Topic	Reading/Assignment	Lab
M 25 Aug	Introduction to course	syllabus	Microscopes, collection, pressing algae
W 27 Aug
F 29 Aug
M 01 Sept	LABOR DAY HOLIDAY		no lab
W 03 Sept
F 04 Sept	Paper Discussion #1		NOTE: possible Sat. field trip tomorrow
M 08 Sept			Brown algae
W 10 Sept
F 12 Sept
M 15 Sept	Exam 1		Brown algae
W 17 Sept
F 19 Sept	Paper Discussion #2
M 22 Sept			Lab quiz, Red algae
W 24 Sept
F 26 Sept
M 29 Sept			Red algae
W 01 Oct
F 03 Oct	Paper Discussion #3
M 06 Oct			Green algae
W 08 Oct
F 10 Oct
M 13 Oct	Exam 2		Green algae
W 15 Oct
F 17 Oct	Paper Discussion #4
M 20 Oct			Lab quiz, Diatoms
W 22 Oct
F 24 Oct
M 27 Oct			Diatoms
W 29 Oct
F 31 Oct	Paper Discussion #5
M 03 Nov			Dinoflagellates, Euglenoids
W 05 Nov
F 07 Nov
M 10 Nov	Exam 3		Cyanobacteria
W 12 Nov
F 14 Nov
M 17 Nov			Lab quiz, OPEN LAB
W 19 Nov
F 21 Nov	Paper Discussion #6
M 24 Nov	Thanksgiving Recess
W 26 Nov	Thanksgiving Recess
F 28 Nov	Thanksgiving Recess
M 01 Dec			OPEN LAB
W 03 Dec
F 05 Dec