Difference between revisions of "Biology of the Vertebrates"

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Here's a tentative lecture schedule. We'll be meeting for three hours Tuesdays and Thursdays, so each meeting will be divided into 60-75 minutes lectures with a break in between.  
 
Here's a tentative lecture schedule. We'll be meeting for three hours Tuesdays and Thursdays, so each meeting will be divided into 60-75 minutes lectures with a break in between.  
  
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1 Diversity, classification, and origin of vertebrates
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1 Vertebrate body plans and organ systems I
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2 Vertebrate organ systems II
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2 Evolution of early vertebrates
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3 Evolution of jaws and Chondrichthyes
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3 Evolution of primitive bony fishes
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4 Respiration, locomotion and schooling in fish
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4 Feeding adaptations of fishes
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5 Reproductive behavior of fishes
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5 Origin of tetrapods
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6 Diversity, morphology and feeding of living amphibians
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6 Amphibian reproductive behavior
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7 EXAM 1
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7 Tuataras, lizards and snakes
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8 Reptile reproductive behavior
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8 Physiological adaptations of ectotherms
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9 Dinosaurs and other Mesozoic diapsids
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9 Evolution and structure of birds
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10 Bird mating systems
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10 Evolution of mammals
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11 Mammalian feeding adaptations
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11 Physiological adaptations of endothermic vertebrates
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12 Mammalian mating systems
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12 EXAM 2
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Grading:        Exam 1                      50% (100 points)
 
Grading:        Exam 1                      50% (100 points)
 
                         Exam 2                      50% (100 points)
 
                         Exam 2                      50% (100 points)

Revision as of 13:26, 8 May 2008

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EEB 2214 (Biology of the Vertebrates) is being offered in the Summer Session I 2008 (June 2 through July 11). The class meets 5:30-8:30 Tuesdays and Thursdays (tentatively). The course covers the evolution, biology, natural history, behavior and diversity of the vertebrates.

For more information, contact the instructor Dr. Chuck Smith at: 

Chuck Smith (smithcf@hotmail.com)
Assistant Professor-In-Residence
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
U-3043, Torrey Life Science Building
The University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06268
486-4158

Here's a tentative lecture schedule. We'll be meeting for three hours Tuesdays and Thursdays, so each meeting will be divided into 60-75 minutes lectures with a break in between.


Class Schedule:

Grading: Exam 1 50% (100 points) Exam 2 50% (100 points) Disabilities If you have a disability for which you may be requesting an accommodation, you should contact a course instructor and one of the following offices within the first two weeks of the semester: Center for Students with Disabilities, Wilbur Cross Building, Room 201 University Program for College Students with Learning Disabilities, Gentry Building, Room 003 How to do well in this course I’ll be using an abundance of multi-media to support the lectures. Therefore, I strongly recommend that you do not miss class and that you do not try to write down everything that I say during class, but rather attempt to capture the key points and concepts of the lectures. Don’t get lost in the details! Lectures are open for discussion, so if you have a question or don’t understand something, ask!
lecture topic
1 Diversity, classification, and origin of vertebrates
1 Vertebrate body plans and organ systems I
2 Vertebrate organ systems II
2 Evolution of early vertebrates
3 Evolution of jaws and Chondrichthyes
3 Evolution of primitive bony fishes
4 Respiration, locomotion and schooling in fish
4 Feeding adaptations of fishes
5 Reproductive behavior of fishes
5 Origin of tetrapods
6 Diversity, morphology and feeding of living amphibians
6 Amphibian reproductive behavior
7 EXAM 1
7 Tuataras, lizards and snakes
8 Reptile reproductive behavior
8 Physiological adaptations of ectotherms
9 Dinosaurs and other Mesozoic diapsids
9 Evolution and structure of birds
10 Bird mating systems
10 Evolution of mammals
11 Mammalian feeding adaptations
11 Physiological adaptations of endothermic vertebrates
12 Mammalian mating systems
12 EXAM 2
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