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[[Image:OwenArchetypusSmPSE.jpg|center|frame|Owen's vertebrate skeleton archetype]]<br>
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[[Image:OwenArchetypusSmPSE.jpg|center|frame|Owen's vertebrate archetype]]<br>
  
 
[[Image:Comparativeanatomyclassdissecting.JPG|center|frame|Fall 2010 class in the lab]]
 
[[Image:Comparativeanatomyclassdissecting.JPG|center|frame|Fall 2010 class in the lab]]
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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>
'''Office:'''  PharmBio 600<br>
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'''Office:'''  Torrey Life Science 360<br>
'''Lab:''' PharmBio 410, 412<br>
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'''Lab:''' TLS 365<br>
'''Voice:''' (860) 486-0351<br>
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'''Voice:''' 860-486-0351<br>
 
'''Lab phone''': 860-486-4158<br>
 
'''Lab phone''': 860-486-4158<br>
'''Fax:''' (860) 486-6364<br>
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'''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><br><br><br>
 
Dr. Schwenk's [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Kurt_Schwenk '''web page''']<br><br><br><br><br>
  
'''HOW TO GET TO DR. SCHWENK'S OFFICE FROM TORREY LIFE SCIENCES:'''<br>
 
  
1. Go to basement of Torrey<br>
 
2. Go to east end of hallway (the end closest to Pathobiology bldg., where PNB labs are)<br>
 
3. Enter Pharmacy-Biology Bldg. through double doors<br>
 
4. Walk down ramp to elevator - take elevator to 6th floor<br>
 
5. Exit elevator and turn sharp right - office door is right there (my name is on the wall)<br><br>
 
 
'''HOW TO GET TO DR. SCHWENK'S OFFICE FROM PHARM-BIO BLDG. MAIN ENTRANCE:'''<br>
 
 
1. Enter Pharmacy-Biology Bldg. through main entrance<br>
 
2. Go to lobby elevator, take to 6th floor<br>
 
3. Exit elevator, turn right<br>
 
4. Walk until you come to closed double doors that have sign on them saying 'Alarm Will Sound' - IGNORE THIS and walk right through<br>
 
5. Walk down hallway past labs and at end of hall pass through another set of double doors into freight elevator vestibule<br>
 
6. Kurt's office is immediately to left of elevator
 
 
<br><br><br><br>
 
<br><br><br><br>
  
 
<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>
 
<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>
<br>
 
[[Image:BillPortraitDissectSm8_12.jpg|thumb|left|]]
 
[[Image:BillRyersonTApic1.jpg|thumb|right|]]
 
<br>
 
'''Bill Ryerson''', MS (doctoral student)<br>
 
'''Office/Lab:''' PharmBio 412<br>
 
'''Voice:''' (860) 486-4158<br>
 
'''Fax:''' (860) 486-6364<br>
 
'''Email:''' william.ryerson@uconn.edu<br>
 
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><
 
  
<h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#00FF00;font-size:170%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">'''ANNOUNCEMENTS'''</h2>
 
<br><br>
 
*<font color="#CC000"><span style="font-size: larger"><span style="font-size: larger">'''(1)  TEXTBOOKS'''—The textbooks have been ordered, but they probably will not be available in the Co-op for awhile.  Keep checking.  If you notice that they are in the Co-op, please email me so that I can make a general announcement.'''
 
 
<br>
 
<br>
*<span style="font-size: larger"><span style="font-size: larger">'''IF YOU WANT TO TRY TO FIND NEW OR USED COPIES OF THE BOOKS ON YOUR OWN, HERE IS THE INFO:''' (both books are required)<br>
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[[Image:Divino.lg_.jpg|left|]]‎
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'''Name:'''  Jeff Divino, Doctoral Candidate<br>
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'''Office/Lab:'''    BioPharm 210A<br>
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'''Voice:'''    860-486-4694 <br>
 +
'''Email:'''   jeffrey.divino@uconn.edu<br>
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<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
  
*A.  '''Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates''', 3rd edition, K. Liem et al. (authors), 2001.  Brooks/Cole—Thomson Learning (publishers), '''ISBN: 0-03-022369-5'''
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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;">'''TEXTBOOKS'''</h2>
*B. '''Vertebrate Dissection''', 9th ed., Homberger and Walker (authors), 2004.  Brooks/Cole—Thomson Learning, '''ISBN:0-03-022522-1'''
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<br>
 
<br>
*<span style="font-size: larger"><span style="font-size: larger">'''OTHER THINGS YOU NEED FOR THE CLASS:'''<br>
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*<span style="font-size: larger">'''BOOK ONE:'''
 
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<span style="font-size: larger">'''''Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates: An Evolutionary Perspective'''''<br>
*A lab notebook—any kind you like—for making notes and sketches during skeletal labs and dissections (it will not be graded—just for your benefit).
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Liem, Bemis, Walker, Grande<br>
*A dissection kit—the one in the Co-op that is for BIO 1107 is fine.
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Hardcover: 784 pages<br>
*A lab coat or old shirt—anything to keep the shark grease off of your clothes!
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Publisher: Cengage Learning; 3rd edition (December 18, 2000)<br>
*Colored pencils—minimally red, blue, yellow and green.  You will need these for lecture, but they would be useful in lab, as well.
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ISBN-10: 0030223695<br>
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ISBN-13: 978-0030223693<br>
 
<br>
 
<br>
<font color="#000000">
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*<span style="font-size: larger">'''BOOK TWO:'''<br>
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<span style="font-size: larger">'''''Vertebrate Dissection'''''<br>
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Homberger, Walker<br>
 +
Spiral-bound: 480 pages<br>
 +
Publisher: Cengage Learning; 9 edition (April 29, 2003)<br>
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ISBN-10: 0030225221<br>
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ISBN-13: 978-0030225222<br>
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<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>
 
<br><br>
 
<br><br>
  
 
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*<font color="CC0000"><span style="font-size: larger"><span style="font-size: larger">'''LECTURE 1 SAMPLE QUESTION ANSWERS ARE NOT POSTED BELOW (10/1/14, 7:15 pm)'''<br>
<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>
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*<font color="CC0000"><span style="font-size: larger"><span style="font-size: larger">'''REVISED VOCABULARY LISTS FOR LECTURE EXAM 1 ARE NOW POSTED BELOW (10/1/14, 6:25 pm)'''<br>
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<br>
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*<font color="FFA4A4"><span style="font-size: larger"><span style="font-size: larger">'''LECTURE 1 EXAM SAMPLE QUESTIONS POSTED BELOW (9/28/14).  Note that answers will be posted later'''<br>
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<br>
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*<font color="FFA4A4"><span style="font-size: larger"><span style="font-size: larger">'''LAB SCHEDULE, INCLUDING LAB PRACTICAL INFO, POSTED BELOW'''<br>
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<br>
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*<font color="FFA4A4"><span style="font-size: larger"><span style="font-size: larger">'''LAB 4-5 HANDOUT POSTED FOR DOWNLOAD BELOW'''<br>
 
<br>
 
<br>
 +
*<font color="FFA4A4"><span style="font-size: larger"><span style="font-size: larger">'''STUDY AID—embryology/early development picture files posted below'''<br>
 
<br>
 
<br>
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*<font color="FFA4A4"><span style="font-size: larger"><span style="font-size: larger">'''Essay by Dr. Schwenk on human and animal diversity is posted for download, below.  Reading is optional.'''<br>
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<font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: larger"><span style="font-size: larger"><br><br>
  
(11/2)  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/EEB_Seminars_Fall2010.pdf}}  EEB DEPARTMENT SEMINAR 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'''''
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<br><BR>
  
(10/1)  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_Lect_Exam_1_08.pdf}}  SAMPLE LECTURE EXAM 1 (DOWNLOAD PDF)<br>
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= <span style="font-size: smaller"><span style="font-size: smaller">'''Course Information''' =
  
(8/31)  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_Course_Info_10.pdf}}  COURSE INFORMATION (DOWNLOAD PDF)<br>
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{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/F2014AcademicCal.pdf}}  Fall 2014 Academic Calendar<br>
  
(9/29)  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_LectureSchedule_10.pdf}}  LECTURE SCHEDULE (DOWNLOAD PDF)''<br>
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{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_LectureSchedule_f14.pdf}}  Fall 2014 Lecture Schedule<br>
  
(8/31)  {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_Lab_Schedule_10.pdf}}  LAB SCHEDULE (DOWNLOAD PDF)<br>
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{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_LabSchedule_%20REVISED_9.23.14.pdf}}  Fall 2014 Lab Schedule<br><br>
  
(8/30) {{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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= <span style="font-size: smaller"><span style="font-size: smaller">'''Picture Files''' =
 +
 
 +
'''LECTURE EXAM 1 PICTURE FILES'''<br>
 +
 
 +
{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_EarlyDevoPics.pdf}} Pictures related to embryology/early development<br>
 +
 
 +
*Same as above, but a [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_EarlyDevoPics.pptx '''PowerPoint file'''] so you can add your own labels, etc.<br>
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 +
{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_ConnectTissueHeadSkelPics.pdf}}  Pictures related to connective tissues, and development and evolution of the head skeleton<br>
 +
 
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*Same as above, but a [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_ConnectTissueHeadSkelPics.pptx '''PowerPoint file'''] <br><br>
 +
 
 +
= <span style="font-size: smaller"><span style="font-size: smaller">'''Sample Exam Questions''' =
 +
 
 +
{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_SampleExam1Questions_14.pdf}}  Lecture Exam 1 Sample questions only<br>
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 +
{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_SampleExam1Answers_14.pdf}}  Lecture Exam 1, ANSWERS to sample questions (in red)<br><br>
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 +
= <span style="font-size: smaller"><span style="font-size: smaller">'''Scientific and Other Papers''' =
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 +
{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/SchwenkAristotle02.pdf}}  ''Aristotle's Ghost'', essay by Dr. Schwenk about human and animal diversity<br><br>
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 +
= <span style="font-size: smaller"><span style="font-size: smaller">'''Lab Handouts''' =
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{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_Lab1_VertDiversity_8.27.14.pdf}}  Laboratory 1 (Chordate Diversity)<br>
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 +
{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_Lab2-3_AxialAppend_9.10.14.pdf}}  Laboratories 2-3 (Axial and Appendicular Skeleton)<br>
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 +
{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_Lab_4-5_Skull_14.pdf}} Laboratories 4-5 (The Head Skeleton)<br><br>
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= <span style="font-size: smaller"><span style="font-size: smaller">'''Vocabulary Lists''' =
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 +
'''LECTURE EXAM 1 VOCABULARY LISTS'''<br>
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 +
{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_LectureExam1_Vocab1_14.pdf}}  Lecture exam 1, vocab. 1
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{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_LectureExam1_Vocab2_14.pdf}} Lecture exam 1, vocab. 2
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 +
{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/schwenk/3273_LectureExam1_Vocab3_14.pdf}}  Lecture exam 1, vocab. 3<br><br>
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 +
'''LECTURE EXAM 2 VOCABULARY LISTS'''<br>
 
<br>
 
<br>
  
<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'''</h2>
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'''LECTURE EXAM 3 VOCABULARY LISTS'''<br>
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<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;">'''COMPARATIVE ANATOMY FACEBOOK PAGE'''</h2>
 
<br>
 
<br>
'''Cat Dissections'''
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[https://www.facebook.com/groups/396619850391183/ Facebook group for Comparative Anatomy Lab]
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<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;">'''LINKS TO BILL'S DISSECTION VIDEOS'''</h2>
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<br><br>
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(1) [Bones and shark muscle dissection]
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<br><br>
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(2) [Shark brain and sheep brain dissection]
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<br><br><br><br>
 +
<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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<br>
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'''Vertebrate Diversity'''
  
[http://bio.bd.psu.edu/cat/ Virtual Cat Dissection]
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[http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html 'Tree of Life' website]
 
<br>
 
<br>
[http://homes.bio.psu.edu/people/faculty/strauss/anatomy/musc/muscular.htm Cat Muscle Dissection with Self Quiz]
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[http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu University of Michigan research collections - many pics of skulls, etc.]
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<br><br>
  
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'''Agnathans'''
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[http://www.nature.com/srep/2011/111027/srep00131/extref/srep00131-s1.mov Hagfish extreme slime clogs predator gills, hagfish always escapes]
 
<br>
 
<br>
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[http://www.nature.com/srep/2011/111027/srep00131/extref/srep00131-s2.mov Active predation by hagfish!]
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<br><br>
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'''Chondrichthyes'''
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[http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1304/logs/july14/media/rhino-video.html Amazing deep ocean video of a living chimaera!]
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<br><br>
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'''Cat Dissections'''
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[http://bio.bd.psu.edu/cat/ Virtual cat dissection]
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<br>
 +
[http://homes.bio.psu.edu/people/faculty/strauss/anatomy/musc/muscular.htm Cat muscle dissection with self-quiz]
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<br>
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QASopmay004 Cat circulatory system dissection]
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<br><br>
  
 
'''Feeding'''
 
'''Feeding'''
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[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]
 
<br>
 
<br>
[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]
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDZwggWN_WY Python feeding]
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDZwggWN_WY Python feeding]
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X45Fbss0Tk Crocodile feeding]
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X45Fbss0Tk Crocodile feeding]
 
<br>
 
<br>
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVs5QqgsyPk Giraffe feeding video]
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=grvwgwJxnxo Giraffe feeding - lingual prehension of Acacia leaves]
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
[http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/mammals-animals/other-mammals/pangolin.html Pangolin feeding]
 
[http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/mammals-animals/other-mammals/pangolin.html Pangolin feeding]
 
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<br>
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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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<br><br>
  
 
'''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!]
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
 
[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]
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
 
[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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<br>
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e-VkSYA1NU&feature=related Turtle/Tortoise walking—note it always has 3 feet on the ground for stability]
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA_wTk4Eaq8 Crocodile swimming]
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA_wTk4Eaq8 Crocodile swimming]
<br/>
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Qmi8MP5uI Crocodile galloping]
 
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl82AtZDOTE Armadillo gathering grass]
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl82AtZDOTE Armadillo gathering grass]
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'''Place your bets'''
 
  
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7urFtOnsliI Cheetah vs. gazelle]
 
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0zrah5JEBM Harpy eagle vs. sloth]
 
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VklTs-Tid_I&feature=related Golden eagle vs. mountain goat]
 
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13GQbT2ljxs Crowned eagle vs. water chevrotain]
 
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4Yx1KXQMCM Golden Eagle vs. cougar]
 
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJmP_MBuD7w Jaguar vs. anaconda]
 
<br/>
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BZ_fMnikDA Hunter vs. deer]
 
<br/>
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM Water buffalo vs. lion vs. croc]
 
 
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[[Category:EEB Courses]]
 
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Revision as of 23:18, 1 October 2014

FALL 2014 (EEB 3273)

Owen's vertebrate archetype

Fall 2010 class in the lab



INSTRUCTOR


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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


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Name: Jeff Divino, Doctoral Candidate
Office/Lab: BioPharm 210A
Voice: 860-486-4694
Email: jeffrey.divino@uconn.edu








TEXTBOOKS


  • BOOK ONE:

Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates: An Evolutionary Perspective
Liem, Bemis, Walker, Grande
Hardcover: 784 pages
Publisher: Cengage Learning; 3rd edition (December 18, 2000)
ISBN-10: 0030223695
ISBN-13: 978-0030223693

  • BOOK TWO:

Vertebrate Dissection
Homberger, Walker
Spiral-bound: 480 pages
Publisher: Cengage Learning; 9 edition (April 29, 2003)
ISBN-10: 0030225221
ISBN-13: 978-0030225222


ANNOUNCEMENTS



  • LECTURE 1 SAMPLE QUESTION ANSWERS ARE NOT POSTED BELOW (10/1/14, 7:15 pm)


  • REVISED VOCABULARY LISTS FOR LECTURE EXAM 1 ARE NOW POSTED BELOW (10/1/14, 6:25 pm)


  • LECTURE 1 EXAM SAMPLE QUESTIONS POSTED BELOW (9/28/14). Note that answers will be posted later


  • LAB SCHEDULE, INCLUDING LAB PRACTICAL INFO, POSTED BELOW


  • LAB 4-5 HANDOUT POSTED FOR DOWNLOAD BELOW


  • STUDY AID—embryology/early development picture files posted below


  • Essay by Dr. Schwenk on human and animal diversity is posted for download, below. Reading is optional.



COURSE DOWNLOADS


CLICK ON PDF SYMBOL TO DOWNLOAD HANDOUT

Course Information

Pdficon small.gif Fall 2014 Academic Calendar

Pdficon small.gif Fall 2014 Lecture Schedule

Pdficon small.gif Fall 2014 Lab Schedule

Picture Files

LECTURE EXAM 1 PICTURE FILES

Pdficon small.gif Pictures related to embryology/early development

Pdficon small.gif Pictures related to connective tissues, and development and evolution of the head skeleton

Sample Exam Questions

Pdficon small.gif Lecture Exam 1 Sample questions only

Pdficon small.gif Lecture Exam 1, ANSWERS to sample questions (in red)

Scientific and Other Papers

Pdficon small.gif Aristotle's Ghost, essay by Dr. Schwenk about human and animal diversity

Lab Handouts

Pdficon small.gif Laboratory 1 (Chordate Diversity)

Pdficon small.gif Laboratories 2-3 (Axial and Appendicular Skeleton)

Pdficon small.gif Laboratories 4-5 (The Head Skeleton)

Vocabulary Lists

LECTURE EXAM 1 VOCABULARY LISTS

Pdficon small.gif Lecture exam 1, vocab. 1

Pdficon small.gif Lecture exam 1, vocab. 2

Pdficon small.gif Lecture exam 1, vocab. 3

LECTURE EXAM 2 VOCABULARY LISTS

LECTURE EXAM 3 VOCABULARY LISTS



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.

Agnathans

Hagfish extreme slime clogs predator gills, hagfish always escapes
Active predation by hagfish!

Chondrichthyes

Amazing deep ocean video of a living chimaera!

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