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Revision as of 20:19, 27 August 2010

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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) ---------