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<span style="font-size: x-large">EEB 2214, Fall 2009</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large">''The evolution of form, function,<br> & diversity of the vertebrates''</span><br>
 
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==Instructors==
 
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'''[mailto:kentwood.wells@uconn.edu Dr. Kentwood D. Wells]'''<br>
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'''[mailto:elizabeth.jockusch@uconn.edu Dr. Elizabeth Jockusch]'''<br>
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Office: Torrey Life Science Room 380<br>
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Office: Biology/Pharmacy 305B<br>
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Phone: (860) 486-4454<br>
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Office hours: by appointment
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Office hours: Tuesdays, 2-3 pm, and by appointment
  
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'''[mailto:margaret.rubega@uconn.edu Dr. Margaret Rubega]'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-size: medium"><font color="#FF3300">'''Note: All emails must contain "EEB2214" in the'''</font></span><br/>
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'''[mailto:margaret.rubega@uconn.edu Dr. Margaret Rubega]'''<br><span style="font-size: medium"><font color="#FF3300">'''Note: All emails must contain "EEB2214" in the'''</font></span>
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'''[mailto:diego.sustaita@uconn.edu Diego Sustaita]''' (Teaching Assistant)<br>
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'''[mailto:elizabeth.timpe@uconn.edu Elizabeth Timpe]''' (Teaching Assistant)<br>
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Office: Biology/Pharmacy 322<br>
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==Lecture Schedule & Materials==
 
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| Sept 1 || Diversity, classification, and origin of vertebrates || Ch. 1, 2 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%201%20outline%202009.pdf}}2214lec1outline09.pdf{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20Lecture%201%20powerpoint.pdf}}2214lec1powerpoint.pdf||
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| Aug 31 || Vertebrate Diversity || ---------||||
 
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| Sept 3 || Vertebrate body plan and organ systems || Ch. 2 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%202%20outline%202009.pdf}}2214lec2outline09.pdf{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20Lecture%202%20powerpoint.pdf}}2214lec2powerpoint.pdf
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| Sept 2 || Chordate and Vertebrate Origins || Ch. 1, 2 ||
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| Sept 8 || Fossil and living jawless vertebrates || Ch. 3 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%203%20outline%202009.pdf}}2214lec3outline09.pdf{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%203%20powerpoint.pdf}}2214lec3powerpoint.pdf
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| Sept 7 || Living Jawless Vertebrates || Ch. 3 ||
 
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| Sept 10 || Evolution of jaws; biology of Chondrichthyes || Ch. 3,5 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%204%20outline%202009.pdf}}2214lec4outline09.pdf{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%204%20powerpoint.pdf}}2214lec4powerpoint.pdf
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| Sept 9 || Early Vertebrate Fossils || Ch. 3 ||
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| Sept 15 || Evolution of bony fishes; sarcopterygians || Ch. 6 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%205%20outline%202009.pdf}}2214lec5outline09.pdf{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%205%20powerpoint.pdf}}2214lec5powerpoint.pdf
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| Sept 14 || Chondrichthyans || Ch. 5 ||
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| Sept 17 || Respiration, feeding, schooling of fishes || Ch. 4,6 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%206%20outline%202009.pdf}}2214lec6outline09.pdf{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%206%20powerpoint.pdf}}2214lec6powerpoint.pdf
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| Sept 16 || Actinopterygians || Ch. 6 ||
 
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| Sept 22 || Fish reproduction, mating systems, parental care || Ch. 6 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%207%20outline%202009.pdf}}2214lec7outline09.pdf{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%207%20powerpoint.pdf}}2214lec7powerpoint.pdf
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| Sept 24 || Origin of tetrapods || Ch. 7,8,9 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%208%20outline%202009.pdf}}2214lec8outline09.pdf{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%208%20powerpoint.pdf}}2214lec8powerpoint.pdf
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| Sept 23 || Sarcopterygii & Evolution of tetrapods || Ch. 9 (pp. 196-211) ||||  
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| Sept 29 || Diversity, morphology, and feeding of amphibians || Ch. 10 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%209%20outline%202009.pdf}}2214lec9outline09.pdf{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%209%20powerpoint.pdf}}2214lec9powerpoint.pdf
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| Sept 28 || Amphibian diversity and decline || Ch. 10 ||
 
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| <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''Sept 30'''</font></span>|| <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''EXAM I'''</font></span>|| --------- ||||  
 
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| Oct 6 || Reproduction and mating systems of amphibians ||Ch. 10 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%2010%20outline%202009.pdf}}2214lec10outline.pdf{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%2010%20powerpoint.pdf}}2214lec10powerpoint.pdf
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| Oct 5 || Amphibian Life Histories || Ch. 10 ||
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| Oct 8 || Amniote evolution, morphology, reproduction ||Ch. 11 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%2011%20outline%202009.pdf}}2214lec11outline.pdf{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%2011%20powerpoint.pdf}}2214lec11powerpoint.pdf'''(corrected version)'''||  
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| Oct 7 || Amniote Origins || Ch. 9 (pp. 211-218) ||||  
 
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| Oct 13 || Lepidosaur biology ||Ch. 13 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%2012%20outline%202009.pdf}}2214lec12outline.pdf{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%2012%20powerpoint.pdf}}2214lec12powerpoint.pdf||  
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| Oct 12 || Amniote diversity / desert adaptations || Ch. 13 ||||  
 
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| Oct 14 || Evolution of snakes || pp. 339-349 ||
 
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| Oct 20 || Turtles       ||Ch. 12 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/Turtles.pdf}}Turtles.pdf:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/Turtles%20lecture%2014.pdf.pdf}}Turtles lecture 14.pdf
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| Oct 19 || Turtles || Ch. 12 ||
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| Oct 22 || Turtles continued, and Archosaurs     ||Ch. 16 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/Lecture%2015%20turtles%20cont%20%26%20archosaurs.pdf}}Turtles/archosaurs{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/turtles%20cont%20%26%20crocodilians.pdf}}turtles&crocodilians.pdf ||  
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| Oct 27 || Crocs & friends     ||Ch. 16 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/Crocodylians.pdf}}Crocodylians.pdf  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%2016%20powerpoint%20crocodylians.pdf}}2214lec16powerpointcrocodylians.pdf  ||  
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| Oct 29 || Dinosaurs and other Mesosoic Diapsids       ||Ch. 16 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%2017%20powerpoint%20pterosaurs%20to%20dinosaurs.pdf}}2214lec17powerpointpterosaurstodinos.pdf  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/lecture%2017%20Pterosaurs%20and%20Dinosaurs.pdf}}lec17Pterosaurs&Dinos.pdf
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| Oct 28 || Dinosaurs and other Mesosoic Diapsids || Ch. 16 ||||  
 
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| Nov 3 || Dinosaurs II      || Ch. 16 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/2214%20lecture%2018%20powerpoint%20dinosaurs%20to%20birds.pdf}}2214lec18powerpointdinostobirds.pdf {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/Lecture%2018%20Dinosaurs%20to%20Birds.pdf}}Lec18DinostoBirds.pdf
 
  
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*''Note on the posting of powerpoint illustrations: These are intended for the use of this class only and will be accessible via a group username and password provided on the first day of class. One reason for posting these illustrations is to cut down on the use of paper in the class, to save money and the environment. If you print out all of these on your own printer, you will defeat this purpose and use up a lot of expensive printer ink, especially because a lot of the slides have black backgrounds. So it is recommended that you use these online to review the material instead of printing them out.''
 
  
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| <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''Dec 16'''</font></span>|| <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''Final Exam 10:30 am-12:30 pm (TENTATIVE)'''</font></span>|| --------- ||||
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The secret of success to this course is to not let yourself fall behind.  Be sure to fill gaps in your notes and navigate blocks in your understanding as soon as possible.  Should you run into trouble with the material, below we have listed some steps for obtaining assistance.  While we welcome any and all questions on the material, before you contact us, please first check the resources below to see if your question has already been answered.  If/when you do contact us, please understand that we will respond as quickly as we can, but we do have other obligations that might prevent this from happening as urgently as you may need (like 3:00 am the day of an exam...).
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:'''[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/Phyl_tut_pptshow2.ppt Phylogeny Tutorial] '''<br>
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:'''{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/EEB214F06treequiz.pdf}}Practice Tree Quiz'''<br>
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<span style="font-size: larger">'''Point Distribution'''<br>
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EEB 2214, Fall 2010
The evolution of form, function,
& diversity of the vertebrates

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30-1:45 in BSP130
Textbook: Pough F. H., C. M. Janis, and J. B. Heiser. 2009. Vertebrate Life, 8th Edition. Prentice Hall.

Instructors

Dr. Elizabeth Jockusch
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 305B
Phone: (860) 486-4452
Office hours: Tuesdays, 2-3 pm, and by appointment

Dr. Margaret Rubega
Note: All emails must contain "EEB2214" in the subject line to avoid being filtered out and deleted
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 500
Phone: (860) 486-4502
Office hours: by appointment

Elizabeth Timpe (Teaching Assistant)
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 322
Phone: (860) 486-6215
Office hours: Thursdays, 2-3:45 pm, and by appointment


Lecture Schedule & Materials

Date Topic Readings Supplemental materials*
Part I: Aug 31 - Oct 14, Dr. Elizabeth Jockusch
Aug 31 Vertebrate Diversity ---------
Sept 2 Chordate and Vertebrate Origins Ch. 1, 2
Sept 7 Living Jawless Vertebrates Ch. 3
Sept 9 Early Vertebrate Fossils Ch. 3
Sept 14 Chondrichthyans Ch. 5
Sept 16 Actinopterygians Ch. 6
Sept 21 Fish Conservation ---------
Sept 23 Sarcopterygii & Evolution of tetrapods Ch. 9 (pp. 196-211)
Sept 28 Amphibian diversity and decline Ch. 10
Sept 30 EXAM I ---------
Oct 5 Amphibian Life Histories Ch. 10
Oct 7 Amniote Origins Ch. 9 (pp. 211-218)
Oct 12 Amniote diversity / desert adaptations Ch. 13
Oct 14 Evolution of snakes pp. 339-349
Part II: Oct 19 - Dec 16, Dr. Margaret Rubega
Oct 19 Turtles Ch. 12
Oct 21 Turtles continued, and Archosaurs Ch. 16
Oct 26 Crocodilians & friends Ch. 16
Oct 28 Dinosaurs and other Mesosoic Diapsids Ch. 16
Nov 2 EXAM II ---------
Nov 4 Dinosaurs II Ch. 16
Nov 9 Birds: Avian Origins Ch. 16, 439-443
Nov 11 Birds: Feeding Ch. 17
Nov 16 Birds: Morphology and Reproduction Ch. 17
Nov 18 Mammals: Origins and Radiation
Video Project Due 		Ch. 18
Nov 30 Mammals: Primate evolution and human diversity Ch. 24
Dec 2 Mammals: Diversity Ch. 20
Dec. 7 Mammals: Morphology and Behavior Ch. 21
Dec 9 Vertebrate Mass Extinctions, past and present Ch. 25
Dec 16 Final Exam 10:30 am-12:30 pm (TENTATIVE) ---------
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