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Maria Pickering (teaching assistant)<br>
 
Maria Pickering (teaching assistant)<br>

Revision as of 00:58, 26 August 2008

Biology of the Vertebrates

EEB 2214
Fall 2008

This course will cover the diversity of vertebrates and the evolution of form and function within this group.


Meetings: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30-1:45 in BSP130
Textbook: Linzey, D. 2001. Vertebrate Biology. McGraw-Hill


Instructors:


Dr. Elizabeth Jockusch
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 305B
Phone: 486-4452
E-mail: elizabeth.jockusch@uconn.edu
Office hours: Tuesdays, 2-3 pm, and by appointment


Dr. Margaret Rubega
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 500
Phone: 486-4502
E-mail: margaret.rubega@uconn.edu
Office hours: by appointment


Maria Pickering (teaching assistant)
Office: Torrey Life Sciences 480
Phone: 486-1882
E-mail: maria.pickering@uconn.edu
Office hours: Thursdays, 3-4 pm, and by appointment


Grading:

Exam 1          30% (100 points)
Exam 2 30% (100 points)
Final Exam 40% (133 points)

There will be two one-hour, non-cumulative, exams scheduled during the lecture hour. The two-hour final will be split into two parts: the first part will cover all material since the second exam, and the second part will be a comprehensive (cumulative) exam covering the entire course.


Missed exams
Any student who does not attend an exam and fails to receive permission in advance will receive a 0 for the exam. Approval of any request to miss an exam requires, but is not guaranteed by, verifiable written documentation of the reason. A student who receives approval to miss an exam will, at the discretion of the instructor, either take a make-up exam or have his or her course grade prorated based on performance in the remainder of the course.


Academic integrity
Plagiarism and cheating are violations of the student conduct code, and may be punished by failure in the course or, in severe cases, dismissal from the University. For more information, see Section IV of the Student Conduct Code available at the web site of the Dean of Students.


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



Class Schedule:

Date Instructor Topic Readings
Aug. 26 Jockusch Vertebrate diversity Ch. 1,2
Aug. 28 Jockusch Chordates and vertebrate origins Ch. 4
Sept. 2 Jockusch Living jawless vertebrates pp. 83-89
Sept. 4 Jockusch Early vertebrate fossils pp. 74-82
Sept. 9 Jockusch Chondrichthyans pp. 90-93
Sept. 11 Jockusch Actinopterygians pp. 93-128
Sept. 16 Jockusch Fish conservation TBA
Sept. 18 Jockusch Evolution of tetrapods pp. 129-136
Sept. 23 Jockusch Amphibian diversity and decline pp. 161-167
Sept. 25 Jockusch Amphibian life histories pp. 161-167
Sept. 30 Jockusch Exam 1
Oct. 2 Jockusch Amniote origins pp. 198-206
Oct. 7 Jockusch Amniote diversity/desert adaptations pp. 211-226
Oct. 9 Jockusch Evolution of snakes pp. 208-211
Oct. 14 Rubega Turtles pp. 186
Oct. 16 Rubega Crocodilians
Oct. 21 Rubega Dinosaurs and other Mesozoic diapsids pp. 176-186
Oct. 23 Rubega Dinosaurs II pp. 176-186
Oct. 28 Rubega Birds: Avian origins pp. 186-197
Oct. 30 Rubega Birds: Feeding
Nov. 4 Rubega Birds: Morphology and Reproduction pp. 226-261
Nov. 6 Rubega Mammals: Origins and radiations pp. 264-271
Nov. 11 Rubega Exam 2
Nov. 13 Rubega Mammals: Primate evolution and human origins
Nov. 18 Rubega Mammals: Diversity pp. 271-321
Nov. 21 Rubega Mammals: Morphology and Behavior
Dec. 2 Rubega Vertebrate mass extinctions, past and present Ch. 15
Dec. 4 Rubega Vertebrate Conservation Ch. 16
Dec. 8 Final Exam 3:30-5:30 pm (TENTATIVE)