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= '''FALL 2014 (EEB 3273)''' =
== '''Instructor''' ==
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[[Image:OwenArchetypusSmPSE.jpg|center|frame|Owen's vertebrate skeleton archetype]]<br>
[[Image:KurtCopperhead03sm.jpg|frame|right|Dr. Schwenk demonstrating the safest way to handle a venomous snake...]]
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[[Image:Comparativeanatomyclassdissecting.JPG|center|frame|Fall 2010 class in the lab]]
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<h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#FFCC00;font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">'''INSTRUCTOR'''</h2>
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'''Kurt Schwenk''', Ph.D., Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology<br>
 
'''Kurt Schwenk''', Ph.D., Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology<br>
'''Lab:''' BioPharmacy 410, 412<br>
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'''Office:'''  Torrey Life Science 360<br>
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'''Lab:''' TLS 365<br>
 
'''Voice:''' (860) 486-0351<br>
 
'''Voice:''' (860) 486-0351<br>
 
'''Lab phone''': 860-486-4158<br>
 
'''Lab phone''': 860-486-4158<br>
 
'''Fax:''' (860) 486-6364<br>
 
'''Fax:''' (860) 486-6364<br>
 
'''Email:''' kurt.schwenk@uconn.edu<br>
 
'''Email:''' kurt.schwenk@uconn.edu<br>
Dr. Schwenk's [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Kurt_Schwenk '''web page''']<br><br>
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Dr. Schwenk's [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Kurt_Schwenk '''web page''']<br><br><br><br><br>
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<h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#FFCC00;font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">'''TEACHING ASSISTANT'''</h2>
  
== '''Teaching Assistants''' ==
 
[[Image:Tobias Laughing Lab.jpg|frame|right|Tobias expressing a rare moment of glee]]
 
[[Image:Diego and Buster close.jpg|frame|right|Diego kindly posing for the photo, with Buster the iguana in the backdrop]]
 
 
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'''Tobias Landberg''', MS, doctoral candidate<br>
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Name<br>
'''Office/Lab:''' BioPharmacy 410<br>
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'''Office/Lab:'''<br>
'''Voice:''' (860) 486-4158<br>
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'''Voice:''' <br>
'''Fax:''' (860) 486-6364<br>
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'''Fax:'''<br>
'''Email:''' tobias.landberg@uconn.edu<br>
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'''Email:''' <br>
Tobias' [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Tobias_Landberg '''web page''']<br><br>
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<h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#FFCC00;font-size:170%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">'''ANNOUNCEMENTS'''</h2>
 
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*<font color="CC0000"><span style="font-size: larger"><span style="font-size: larger">'''NEW'''<font color="#000000">
'''Diego Sustaita''', MS, doctoral student<br>
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'''Office/Lab:''' BioPharmacy 404<br>
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'''Voice:''' (860) 486-0309<br>
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'''Fax:''' (860) 486-6364<br>
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'''Email:''' diego.sustaita@uconn.edu<br><br>
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== '''The Class''' ==
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[[Image:Comparative_anatomy_class_08.JPG|center]]
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== '''Important Documents To Download''' ==
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*<font color="FFA4A4"><span style="font-size: larger"><span style="font-size: larger">'''IMPORTANT'''<font color="#000000">
 
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(8/26)  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_CourseInfo08.pdf}}  COURSE INFORMATION (DOWNLOAD PDF)<br>
 
  
(8/26)  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_LectureSchedule08.pdf}}  LECTURE SCHEDULE (DOWNLOAD PDF)<br>
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(8/26)  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_LabSchedule08.pdf}}  LAB SCHEDULE (DOWNLOAD PDF)<br>
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<h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#FFCC00;font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">'''COURSE DOWNLOADS'''</h2>
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<br>'''''CLICK ON PDF SYMBOL TO DOWNLOAD HANDOUT or CLICK ON BLUE LINK TO VIEW FILE AND SAVE IT'''''
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(8/27) {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/SchwenkAristotle02.pdf}}  READING FOR FRIDAY, 8/29/08:  (Schwenk, K. (2002) Aristotle’s ghost. Creative Nonfiction No.19:32-40). <br>
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= <span style="font-size: smaller"><span style="font-size: smaller">Course Information =
:'''COME TO CLASS PREPARED TO DISCUSS/ASK QUESTIONS, ETC.  SEE ANNOUNCEMENT BELOW (IN ANNOUNCEMENTS) REGARDING ''EXTRA CREDIT'' FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT!'''<br>
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7/29/14 {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/F2014AcademicCal.pdf}}  Fall 2014 Academic Calendar<br>
  
(9/11) {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_Homology_Venn_Diagrama.pdf}}  STUDY AID FOR HOMOLOGY, ANALOGY AND PHENOTYPIC SIMILARITY (DOWNLOAD PDF)<br>
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8/14 {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_LectureSchedule_14.pdf}}  Fall 2014 Lecture Schedule<br>
  
(9/25)  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/CompAnatSampleExamQuestions.pdf}}  SAMPLE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS (DOWNLOAD PDF)<br>
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8/14 {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_Lab_Schedule_14.pdf}}  Fall 2014 Lab Schedule<br>
  
(9/25)  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/CompAnatSampleExamAnswers.pdf}}  SAMPLE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS (DOWNLOAD PDF)<br>
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8/14  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273Vocabulary1.pdf}}  LIST OF VOCABULARY FOR EXAM 1 (PART 1 out of 4)<br>
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== '''Latest Announcements''' ==
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8/14  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273Vocabulary2.pdf}}  LIST OF VOCABULARY FOR EXAM 1 (PART 2 out of 4)<br>
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'''8/26/08'''  The 'Course Information' document as been updated since the version you received in class (download it above)<br><br>
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'''8/26/08'''   Lecture and Laboratory schedules are available for download - these have the exam schedules included (see yellow highlights).<br><br>
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8/14   {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273Vocabulary3.pdf}}  LIST OF VOCABULARY FOR EXAM 1 (PART 3 out of 4)<br>
  
'''8/27/08'''  ''EXTRA CREDIT FOR FRIDAY READING (8/29)'' <br>
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8/14 {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273Vocabulary4.pdf}}  LIST OF VOCABULARY FOR EXAM 1 (PART 4 out of 4)<br>
:If you come to class with  one page (double spaced) of clearly written comments about the 'Aristotle's Ghost" reading, you will be awarded '''2 extra credit points'''. You must hand-in the assignment on ''Friday at the beginning of class'' to receive credit (no exceptions). Your one page should include comments, opinions, questions, or any other relevant issues you care to raise. It must be written in full sentences and be spell-checked!  Even if you choose not to hand-in the paper for the extra-credit points, come prepared to talk about the issues raised in the paper and/or ask questions.<br><br>
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'''9/11/08'''  GET IT NOW WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!!<br>
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= <span style="font-size: smaller"><span style="font-size: smaller">Lecture Exam 2 Study Material =
:Download a 'Venn diagram' with helpful examples of homology, analogy, common ancestry, phenotypic similarity, above<br><br>
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'''9/25/08'''   Sample questions and answers for the first lecture exam are available for download<br>
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11/6  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273LectureExam2Vocab1.pdf}} LECTURE EXAM 2, VOCABULARY 1
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11/6  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273LectureExam2Vocab2.pdf}} LECTURE EXAM 2, VOCABULARY 2
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11/6  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273LectureExam2Vocab3.pdf}} LECTURE EXAM 2, VOCABULARY 3
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11/6  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273LectureExam2Vocab4.pdf}} LECTURE EXAM 2, VOCABULARY 4
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11/6  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273LectureExam2Vocab5.pdf}} LECTURE EXAM 2, VOCABULARY 5
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11/6  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273LectureExam2Vocab6.pdf}} LECTURE EXAM 2, VOCABULARY 6 (FINAL)
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= <span style="font-size: smaller"><span style="font-size: smaller">Lecture Exam 3 Study Material =
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12/11  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273Exam3Vocab1.pdf}} EXAM 3 VOCABULARY 1 of 2
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12/11  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273Exam3Vocab2.pdf}} EXAM 3 VOCABULARY 2 of 2
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<h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#FFCC00;font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">'''COMPARATIVE ANATOMY FACEBOOK PAGE'''</h2>
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[https://www.facebook.com/groups/396619850391183/ Facebook group for Comparative Anatomy Lab]
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<h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#FFCC00;font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">'''LINKS TO BILL'S DISSECTION VIDEOS'''</h2>
 
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(1) [Bones and shark muscle dissection]
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(2) [Shark brain and sheep brain dissection]
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<h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#FFCC00;font-size:150%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">'''OTHER USEFUL LINKS'''</h2>
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'''Vertebrate Diversity'''
  
== '''Links to Related or Helpful Sites''' ==
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[http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html 'Tree of Life' website]
 
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[http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu University of Michigan research collections - many pics of skulls, etc.]
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Facebook group for this class called [http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.php?id=9032808#/group.php?gid=24464986164 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomists]
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'''Cat Dissections'''
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[http://bio.bd.psu.edu/cat/ Virtual cat dissection]
 
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[http://homes.bio.psu.edu/people/faculty/strauss/anatomy/musc/muscular.htm Cat muscle dissection with self-quiz]
 
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QASopmay004 Cat circulatory system dissection]
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'''Feeding'''
 
'''Feeding'''
  
 
[http://www.arkive.org/blue-shark/prionace-glauca/video-08c.html Shark feeding]
 
[http://www.arkive.org/blue-shark/prionace-glauca/video-08c.html Shark feeding]
 
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[http://autodax.net/feedingmovieindex.html Stephen Deban's amphibian feeding videos]
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[http://debanlab.org/movies/l Steve Deban's incredible salamander, frog and chameleon feeding videos]
 
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVs5QqgsyPk Giraffe feeding video]
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDZwggWN_WY Python feeding]
 
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X45Fbss0Tk Crocodile feeding]
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=grvwgwJxnxo Giraffe feeding - lingual prehension of Acacia leaves]
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[http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/mammals-animals/other-mammals/pangolin.html Pangolin feeding]
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[http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/sneaky-leopard-takes-down-impala/1jrekoqke?q=Leopard&rel=msn&from=en-us_msnhp&form=msnrll Hidden leopard attacks impala]
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'''Locomotion'''
 
'''Locomotion'''
  
[http://www.biology.uc.edu/faculty/jayne/videos.htm Bruce Jayne's lizard locomotion videos]
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[http://www.artsci.uc.edu/collegedepts/biology/fac_staff/jayne/videos.aspx Bruce Jayne's videos of snake and lizard (and other) locomotion!]
 
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[http://www.arkive.org/smooth-snake/coronella-austriaca/video-06.html Snake locomotion]
 
[http://www.arkive.org/smooth-snake/coronella-austriaca/video-06.html Snake locomotion]
 
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fKBnE-_eC0 Turtle locomotion & breathing]
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fKBnE-_eC0 Turtle locomotion & breathing]
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA_wTk4Eaq8 Crocodile swimming]
 
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl82AtZDOTE Armadillo gathering grass]
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl82AtZDOTE Armadillo gathering grass]
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhBNvaVuNZk Armadillo shnuffling]
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhBNvaVuNZk Armadillo shnuffling]
 
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7urFtOnsliI Cheetah & gazelle locomotion]
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvtA17Ctpe8 Cheetah animated model]
 
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y3cHgELKsU Baboon locomotion]
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y3cHgELKsU Baboon locomotion]
 
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrO2Qc1KyZc Horse locomotion]
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrO2Qc1KyZc Horse locomotion]
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqODLeC3DZg Kangaroo locomotion]
  
  
'''Just plain awesome'''
 
  
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0zrah5JEBM Harpy eagle vs. sloth]
 
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOkWpavE5 Golden eagle vs. mountain goat]
 
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Revision as of 19:07, 29 July 2014

FALL 2014 (EEB 3273)

Owen's vertebrate skeleton archetype

Fall 2010 class in the lab



INSTRUCTOR


Kurt2RacersAtFenton4 10sm.jpg
SchwenkPortrait7 08sm.jpg


Kurt Schwenk, Ph.D., Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Office: Torrey Life Science 360
Lab: TLS 365
Voice: (860) 486-0351
Lab phone: 860-486-4158
Fax: (860) 486-6364
Email: kurt.schwenk@uconn.edu
Dr. Schwenk's web page









TEACHING ASSISTANT


Name
Office/Lab:
Voice:
Fax:
Email:








ANNOUNCEMENTS



  • NEW


  • IMPORTANT




COURSE DOWNLOADS


CLICK ON PDF SYMBOL TO DOWNLOAD HANDOUT or CLICK ON BLUE LINK TO VIEW FILE AND SAVE IT

Course Information

7/29/14 Pdficon small.gif Fall 2014 Academic Calendar

8/14 Pdficon small.gif Fall 2014 Lecture Schedule

8/14 Pdficon small.gif Fall 2014 Lab Schedule

8/14 Pdficon small.gif LIST OF VOCABULARY FOR EXAM 1 (PART 1 out of 4)

8/14 Pdficon small.gif LIST OF VOCABULARY FOR EXAM 1 (PART 2 out of 4)

8/14 Pdficon small.gif LIST OF VOCABULARY FOR EXAM 1 (PART 3 out of 4)

8/14 Pdficon small.gif LIST OF VOCABULARY FOR EXAM 1 (PART 4 out of 4)

Lecture Exam 2 Study Material

11/6 Pdficon small.gif LECTURE EXAM 2, VOCABULARY 1

11/6 Pdficon small.gif LECTURE EXAM 2, VOCABULARY 2

11/6 Pdficon small.gif LECTURE EXAM 2, VOCABULARY 3

11/6 Pdficon small.gif LECTURE EXAM 2, VOCABULARY 4

11/6 Pdficon small.gif LECTURE EXAM 2, VOCABULARY 5

11/6 Pdficon small.gif LECTURE EXAM 2, VOCABULARY 6 (FINAL)

Lecture Exam 3 Study Material

12/11 Pdficon small.gif EXAM 3 VOCABULARY 1 of 2

12/11 Pdficon small.gif EXAM 3 VOCABULARY 2 of 2


COMPARATIVE ANATOMY FACEBOOK PAGE


Facebook group for Comparative Anatomy Lab



LINKS TO BILL'S DISSECTION VIDEOS



(1) [Bones and shark muscle dissection]

(2) [Shark brain and sheep brain dissection]



OTHER USEFUL LINKS


Vertebrate Diversity

'Tree of Life' website
University of Michigan research collections - many pics of skulls, etc.

Cat Dissections

Virtual cat dissection
Cat muscle dissection with self-quiz
Cat circulatory system dissection

Feeding

Shark feeding
Steve Deban's incredible salamander, frog and chameleon feeding videos
Python feeding
Crocodile feeding
Giraffe feeding - lingual prehension of Acacia leaves
Pangolin feeding
Hidden leopard attacks impala

Locomotion

Bruce Jayne's videos of snake and lizard (and other) locomotion!
Snake locomotion
Turtle locomotion & breathing
Turtle/Tortoise walking—note it always has 3 feet on the ground for stability
Crocodile swimming
Armadillo gathering grass
Armadillo locomotion
Armadillo shnuffling
Cheetah animated model
Baboon locomotion
Horse locomotion
Kangaroo locomotion