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If you have a disability for which you may be requesting an accommodation, you should contact a course instructor and the [http://www.csd.uconn.edu Center for Students with Disabilities] (Wilbur Cross Building, Room 201) within the first two weeks of the semester:
 
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'''Study guide for Exam 1{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/EEB214F06Exam1studyguide.pdf}}'''<br> '''Practice Multiple Choice Questions{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/MultipleChoiceQuestions.pdf}}'''<br>
 
'''Study guide for Exam 1{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/EEB214F06Exam1studyguide.pdf}}'''<br> '''Practice Multiple Choice Questions{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/MultipleChoiceQuestions.pdf}}'''<br>
 
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==FAQ's==
 
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| Aug. 26 ||----  ||----  || ---- ||
 
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| Aug. 28 || Jockusch || Chordates and vertebrate origins {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/08.28.08reviewquestions.pdf}} || Ch. 1, Ch. 2 ||
 
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| Sept. 2 || Jockusch || Living jawless vertebrates {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/09.02.08reviewquestions.pdf}}<br> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb2EOP3ohnE Hagfish Sliming] || pp. 48-53 ||
 
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| Sept. 4 || Jockusch || Early vertebrate fossils {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/09.04.08reviewquestions.pdf}}|| pp. 43-48, 53-71 || 
 
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| Sept. 9 || Jockusch || Chondrichthyans {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/09.09.08reviewquestions.pdf}}<br> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHUm6cgLbYY Shark Mating]<br> [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Rhincodon_typus/Rhincodon_typus_08b.html Whale Shark Feeding]<br>[http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Manta_birostris/Manta_birostris_08c.html Manta Ray Feeding]<br> [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Aetobatus_narinari/Aetobatus_narinari_08.html Eagle Ray Feeding]|| Ch. 5 ||
 
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| Sept. 11 || Jockusch || Actinopterygians {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/09.11.08reviewquestions2.pdf}}<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjjG9_gGakA&feature=related Paddlefish Feeding]<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrQDFMFvXEc Moray Eel Eating]<br> [http://research.myfwc.com/images/articles/26398/indivsblackdrum_4838.wav Listen to a Black Drum]|| pp. 124-150 ||
 
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| Sept. 16 || Jockusch || Fish conservation {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/09.16.08reviewquestions.pdf}}<br> [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/fish/Phycodurus_eques/Phycodurus_eques_09.html Leafy Seadragon Babies Hatching]<br> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElZ3xGuA-qo Mangrove Killifish in Log]<br>[http://science.readigg.com/description/16137.html Pictures of Deep Sea Fishes]<br> [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5446451367745063142&q=bottom+trawling Bottom Trawling]|| pp. 150-155 ||
 
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| Sept. 18 || Jockusch || Fish conservation, Sarcopterygii {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/09.18.08reviewquestions.pdf}}<br> [http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/SeafoodWatch/web/sfw_regional.aspx Guide to Sustainable Seafood Choices]--|| pp. 118-124||
 
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| Sept. 23 || Jockusch || The origin of tetrapods {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/09.23.08reviewquestions.pdf}}|| pp. 196-210||
 
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| Sept. 25 || Jockusch || Lissamphibian diversity {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/09.25.08reviewquestions.pdf}}<br> [http://oregonstate.edu/~arnoldst/shermani%20slapping.avi Salamander Courtship--Headslap]<br> [http://oregonstate.edu/~arnoldst/shermani%20transter.avi Salamander Sperm Transfer]<br> [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/amphibians/Andrias_davidianus/Andrias_davidianus_06.html Chinese Giant Salamander (''Andrias'')]<br> [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/amphibians/Litoria_aurea/Litoria_aurea_08.html Frog Eats Frog]|| Ch. 10||
 
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| '''Sept. 30''' || Jockusch || '''Exam 1''' || ||
 
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| Oct. 2 || Jockusch || Lissamphibian diversity continued {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/10.02.08reviewquestions.pdf}}<br> [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/amphibians/Dyscophus_antongilii/Dyscophus_antongilii_10.html Frog defenses-In Snake's Mouth]<br>[http://people.bu.edu/kwarken/KWvideo.html Escape Hatching from Snake Attack]|| Ch. 10 ||
 
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| Oct. 7 || Jockusch || Amniote diversity/desert adaptations{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/10.07.08reviewquestions.pdf}} || pp. 327-336, 341-374 ||
 
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| Oct. 9 || Jockusch || Evolution of snakes {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/10.09.08reviewquestions.pdf}}<br> [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Chamaeleo_namaquensis/Chamaeleo_namaquen_10.html Heat Avoidance in Desert Chameleon]<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeomSH_w8gw Horned Lizard Defense (Spurting Blood!)] <br>[http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/reptiles/Natrix_natrix/Natrix_natrix_08a.html Snake Jaw in Action]|| pp. 336-341 ||
 
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| Oct. 14 || Rubega || Turtles {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/10.14.08reviewquestions.pdf}}<br> [http://www.arkive.org/kemps-ridley-turtle/lepidochelys-kempii/video-09a.html Kemp's Ridley turtle digging a nest]<br>[http://www.arkive.org/kemps-ridley-turtle/lepidochelys-kempii/video-09b.html?offset=0pt Kemp's Ridley turtle laying eggs]<br> [http://www.arkive.org/kemps-ridley-turtle/lepidochelys-kempii/video-09c.html?offset=0pt Kemp's Ridley turtle eggs hatching]<br>[http://www.arkive.org/kemps-ridley-turtle/lepidochelys-kempii/video-09d.html?offset=0pt Kemp's Ridley turtle hatchlings making their way to the sea after hatching]  || Ch. 12 ||
 
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| Oct. 16 || Rubega || Diapsids: Archosaurs; Crocodilians {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/10.16.08reviewquestions.pdf}}[http://www.arkive.org/american-crocodile/crocodylus-acutus/video-09b.html Crocodile Parental Care]  || pp. 397-407 ||
 
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| Oct. 21 || Rubega || Archosaurs: Pterosaurs to Dinosaurs {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/10.21.08reviewquestions.pdf}} || pp. 407 - 436 ||
 
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| Oct. 23 || Rubega || Dinosaurs II {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/10.23.08reviewquestions.pdf}} || pp. 407-436 ||
 
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| Oct. 28 || Rubega || Birds: Avian origins {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/10.28.08reviewquestions.pdf}}<br> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rjin-tjOxU Wing-assisted Incline Running in birds]<br> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e81J915TEXg&NR=1 WAIR in a variety of birds]  || pp. 426-436 ||
 
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| Oct. 30 || Rubega || Birds: Feeding {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/10.30.08reviewquestions.pdf}}<br> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGPGknpq3e0 Crows use cars as a feeding tool!]  ||pp. 458 -463 ||
 
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| Nov. 4 || Rubega || Birds: Morphology and Reproduction {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/11.04.08reviewquestions.pdf}} || pp.443-448, 453-458, 463-478  ||
 
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| Nov. 6 || Rubega || Birds: Reproduction {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/11.06.08reviewquestions.pdf}}  <br> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPbWJPsBPdA Australian Bowerbird Behavior]  || Chap 18 ||
 
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| '''Nov. 11''' || Rubega || '''Exam 2''' ||  ||
 
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| Nov. 13 || Rubega || Mammals: Diversity {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/11.13.08reviewquestions.pdf}}    || pp. 519-543||
 
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| Nov. 18 || Rubega || Mammals: Morphology and Behavior {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/11.18.08reviewquestions.pdf}}  || Ch. 21 ||
 
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| Nov. 20 || Rubega ||Mammals: Primate evolution and human origins {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/11.20.08reviewquestions.pdf}} [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrO2Qc1KyZc Muybridge movie showing the ungulate foot as a spring] || Chapter 24 ||
 
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| Dec. 2 || Rubega || Mammals: Primate evolution and human origins continued{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/12.02.08reviewquestions.pdf}}  || Ch. 24 ||
 
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| Dec. 4 || Rubega || Vertebrate mass extinctions, past and present; Vertebrate Conservation {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/12.04.08reviewquestions.pdf}} || pp.663-671 ; 671-687 ||
 
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| Dec. 5 || Maria || Review Session, 4-6pm, BSB 130 ||  ||
 
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| '''Dec. 8''' || || '''Final Exam 3:30-5:30 pm (TENTATIVE)'''||  ||
 
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Revision as of 01:20, 26 August 2009

EEB 2214, Fall 2009

The evolution of form, function, and diversity of the vertebrates
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30-1:45 in BSP130
Textbook: TBA


Instructors

Dr. Kentwood D. Wells
Office: Torrey Life Science Room 312
Phone: (860) 486-4319
Office hours: TBA

Dr. Margaret Rubega
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 500
Phone: 486-4502
Office hours: by appointment

Diego Sustaita (Teaching Assistant)
Office: BioPharm 402
Phone: 486-0309
Office hours: TBA

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Vertebrates in the News

Tiktaalik Article
Mammals Threatened with Extinction
New Feathered Dinosaur Discovered
Bat Disease Fungus Identified
Marine Protected Areas Proposed
New Turtle Fossil with Partial Shell