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More browns! Identified sporangia from fresh sorus tissue of various kelps, looked at life cycles and key features of various genera. | More browns! Identified sporangia from fresh sorus tissue of various kelps, looked at life cycles and key features of various genera. | ||
Also made colorful algal beads from sodium alginate (a brown algal extract), recipe courtesy of PSA. | Also made colorful algal beads from sodium alginate (a brown algal extract), recipe courtesy of PSA. | ||
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| + | ===Lab 4 - September 22=== | ||
| + | Quiz 1. Explore red algal diversity. | ||
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| + | ===Lab 5 - September 29=== | ||
| + | More Red Algae! Tour of Biology collections facility. | ||
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| + | ===FIELD TRIP Saturday, October 4th - to Watch Hill, Rhode Island=== | ||
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| + | ===Lab 6 - October 6=== | ||
| + | Macroalgal collections due. | ||
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| + | ===Lab 7 - October 13=== | ||
| + | Quiz 7. Green algae. | ||
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| + | ===Lab 8 - October 20=== | ||
| + | More green algae. Student presentations on algae in the news. | ||
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| + | ===Lab 9 - October 27=== | ||
| + | Quiz 3. Introduction to diatom diversity. | ||
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| + | ===Lab 10 - November 1=== | ||
| + | Diatoms. Field trip to Eagleville Dam and Coventry Lake. | ||
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| + | ===Lab 11 - November 10=== | ||
| + | Quiz 4. Cyanobacterial ecology and diversity. | ||
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| + | ===Lab 12 - November 17=== | ||
| + | Quiz 5. Work on micro and macroalgal collections. | ||
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| + | ===Lab 11 - December 1=== | ||
| + | Full collections due. Wrap up of the semester. | ||
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Revision as of 02:27, 22 November 2014
Contents
- 1 EEB 3250/5250 Lab, FALL 2014
- 2 Lab 1 - August 25
- 3 FIELD TRIP - September 6
- 4 Lab 2 - September 8
- 5 Lab 3 - September 15
- 6 Lab 4 - September 22
- 7 Lab 5 - September 29
- 8 FIELD TRIP Saturday, October 4th - to Watch Hill, Rhode Island
- 9 Lab 6 - October 6
- 10 Lab 7 - October 13
- 11 Lab 8 - October 20
- 12 Lab 9 - October 27
- 13 Lab 10 - November 1
- 14 Lab 11 - November 10
- 15 Lab 11 - December 1
- 16 Lab 4 - September 20
- 17 Lab 5 - September 22
- 18 Links
EEB 3250/5250 Lab, FALL 2014
Mondays 1:25-4:25pm
TA: Simona Augyte
Contact: simona.augyte@uconn.edu
General Info
The labs will follow the syllabus outlined on the Biology of the Algae HuskyCT site. Lab handouts will be posted there 1-2 weeks ahead of the lab.
It will save you some time and stress if you read the handout before the lab.
Lab 1 - August 25
Introduction. Field trip around campus to collect microalgae using a plankton net.
FIELD TRIP - September 6
New London low tide 1:48PM of 0.04ft.
Lab 2 - September 8
Introduction to Brown Algae
Lab 3 - September 15
More browns! Identified sporangia from fresh sorus tissue of various kelps, looked at life cycles and key features of various genera. Also made colorful algal beads from sodium alginate (a brown algal extract), recipe courtesy of PSA.
Lab 4 - September 22
Quiz 1. Explore red algal diversity.
Lab 5 - September 29
More Red Algae! Tour of Biology collections facility.
FIELD TRIP Saturday, October 4th - to Watch Hill, Rhode Island
Lab 6 - October 6
Macroalgal collections due.
Lab 7 - October 13
Quiz 7. Green algae.
Lab 8 - October 20
More green algae. Student presentations on algae in the news.
Lab 9 - October 27
Quiz 3. Introduction to diatom diversity.
Lab 10 - November 1
Diatoms. Field trip to Eagleville Dam and Coventry Lake.
Lab 11 - November 10
Quiz 4. Cyanobacterial ecology and diversity.
===Lab 12 - November 17===
Quiz 5. Work on micro and macroalgal collections.
Lab 11 - December 1
Full collections due. Wrap up of the semester.
Lab 4 - September 20
Lab Quiz 1 and Red Algae Lab
Lab 5 - September 22
Links
If you know what organism you are looking for, you will likely find it here. No pictures though.
Some info on macroscopic marine algae.
Here you can find information on some of the morphologically most impressive algae - diatoms and desmids.
More about desmids here.
- Virtual Phycology Collection at the George Stafford Torrey Herbarium, University of Connecticut. This contains over 800 images of pressed, dried algae on herbarium sheets.
