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| − | Exam 1 25% (100 points)<br> | + | Exam 1 =25% (100 points)<br> |
| − | Exam 2 25% (100 points)<br> | + | Exam 2 =25% (100 points)<br> |
| − | Exam 3 (Final) 25% (100 points)<br> | + | Exam 3 (Final) =25% (100 points)<br> |
| − | Video Project + Collections Tour 25% (90 points + 10 points)<br> | + | Video Project + Collections Tour =25% (90 points + 10 points)<br> |
==Lecture Schedule & Materials== | ==Lecture Schedule & Materials== | ||
Revision as of 16:33, 28 August 2010
EEB 2214, Fall 2010
The evolution of form, function,
& diversity of the vertebrates
Meeting Time: 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
Website: http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Biology_of_the_Vertebrates
Grading
Exam 1 =25% (100 points)
Exam 2 =25% (100 points)
Exam 3 (Final) =25% (100 points)
Video Project + Collections Tour =25% (90 points + 10 points)
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) | --------- |
