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There will be two one-hour, non-cumulative, exams scheduled during the lecture hour. The final exam will be cumulative, with an emphasis on material from the final third of the course.<br><br> | There will be two one-hour, non-cumulative, exams scheduled during the lecture hour. The final exam will be cumulative, with an emphasis on material from the final third of the course.<br><br> |
Revision as of 14:51, 21 August 2014
EEB 2214, Fall 2014
The evolution of form, function,
& diversity of the vertebrates
Meeting Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30-1:45 in BPB130
Textbook: VERTEBRATE LIFE Pough F. H., C. M. Janis, and J. B. Heiser. 2012. 9th Edition.
Pearson/Benjamin Cummings (8th edition also acceptable.)
Instructors
Dr. Elizabeth Jockusch
Email: elizabeth.jockusch@uconn.edu
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 305B
Phone: (860) 486-4452
Office hours: Thursdays 2-3 pm and by appointment
Jockusch Lab Website
Dr. Margaret Rubega
Email: margaret.rubega@uconn.edu
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 500
Phone: (860) 486-4502
Office hours: TBA and by appointment
Rubega Lab Website
Kevin Burgio (Teaching Assistant)
Email: kevin.burgio@uconn.edu
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 402
Office hours: Tuesdays 2-3 pm and by appointment
Monk Parakeet Research Website
Grading
Date | Points | ||
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Exam 1 | Sept 25 | 100 | |
Exam 2 | Oct 30 | 100 | |
Final Exam | Dec 12 (tentative) | 125 | |
Research Reviews | Tuesdays | 30 | |
Weekly Quizzes | -- | 50 | |
Collections Tour | TBD | 5 |
Date | Topic | Readings | Materials |
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Part I: Aug 26 - Oct 9, Dr. Elizabeth Jockusch | |||
Aug 26 | Vertebrate diversity | -- | -- |
Aug 28 | Chordates and vertebrate origins | Chapter 1 & 2 | |
Sept 2 | Living jawless vertebrates | Chapter 3 | |
Sept 4 | Early vertebrate fossils | Chapter 3 | |
Sept 9 | Chondrichthyans | Chapter 5 | |
Sept 11 | Osteichthyan Origin and Diversification | Chapter 6 | |
Sept 16 | Actinopterygians | Chapter 6 | |
Sept 18 | Sarcopterygii & Evolution of tetrapods | pp. 125-128 & 196-211 (8th ed.)/153-156 & 189-201 (9th ed.) | |
Sept 23 | Amphibian diversity and decline | Chapter 10 | |
Sept 25 | EXAM 1 | | |
Oct 2 | Amniote origins | pp. 211-218 (8th ed.)/pp. 201-208 (9th ed.) | |
Oct 7 | Amniote diversity / desert adaptations | Chapter 13 | |
Oct 9 | Snakes | pp. 339-349 (8th ed.)/pp. 317-327 (9th ed.) | |
Part 2: Oct 14 - Dec 12, Dr. Margaret Rubega | |||
Oct 14 | Turtles | Chapter 12 | |
Oct 16 | Turtles cont'd & Archosaurs | Chapter 16 | |
Oct 21 | Crocodilians & friends | Chapter 16 | |
Oct 23 | Dinosaurs and other Mesozoic diapsids | Chapter 16 | |
Oct 28 | Dinosaurs II | Chapter 16 | |
Oct 30 | EXAM 2 | | |
Nov 4 | Birds: Avian origins | pp. 439-443 (8th ed.)/pp. 407-410 (9th ed.) | |
Nov 6 | Birds: Feeding | Chapter 17 | |
Nov 11 | Birds:Morphology and Reproduction | Chapter 17 | |
Nov 13 | Mammals: Origins and radiations | Chapter 18 | |
Nov 18 | Mammals: Primate evolution and human origins | Chapter 24 | |
Nov 20 | Mammals: Diversity | Chapter 20 | |
Dec 2 | Mammals: Morphology and Behavior | Chapter 21 | |
Dec 4 | Vertebrate mass extinctions, past and present | Chapter 25 | |