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Revision as of 15:39, 22 October 2008

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Instructor

Dr. Schwenk demonstrating the safest way to handle a venomous snake...


Kurt Schwenk, Ph.D., Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Lab: BioPharmacy 410, 412
Voice: (860) 486-0351
Lab phone: 860-486-4158
Fax: (860) 486-6364
Email: kurt.schwenk@uconn.edu
Dr. Schwenk's web page



Teaching Assistants

Tobias expressing a rare moment of glee
Diego kindly posing for the photo, with Buster the iguana in the backdrop


Tobias Landberg, MS, doctoral candidate
Office/Lab: BioPharmacy 410
Voice: (860) 486-4158
Fax: (860) 486-6364
Email: tobias.landberg@uconn.edu
Tobias' web page



Diego Sustaita, MS, doctoral student
Office/Lab: BioPharmacy 404
Voice: (860) 486-0309
Fax: (860) 486-6364
Email: diego.sustaita@uconn.edu



The Class

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Important Documents To Download


(8/26) Pdficon small.gif COURSE INFORMATION (DOWNLOAD PDF)

(8/26) Pdficon small.gif LECTURE SCHEDULE (DOWNLOAD PDF)

(8/26) Pdficon small.gif LAB SCHEDULE (DOWNLOAD PDF)

(8/27) Pdficon small.gif READING FOR FRIDAY, 8/29/08: (Schwenk, K. (2002) Aristotle’s ghost. Creative Nonfiction No.19:32-40).

COME TO CLASS PREPARED TO DISCUSS/ASK QUESTIONS, ETC. SEE ANNOUNCEMENT BELOW (IN ANNOUNCEMENTS) REGARDING EXTRA CREDIT FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT!

(9/11) Pdficon small.gif STUDY AID FOR HOMOLOGY, ANALOGY AND PHENOTYPIC SIMILARITY (DOWNLOAD PDF)

(9/25) Pdficon small.gif SAMPLE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS (DOWNLOAD PDF)

(9/25) Pdficon small.gif SAMPLE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS (DOWNLOAD PDF)


Latest Announcements


8/26/08 The 'Course Information' document as been updated since the version you received in class (download it above)

8/26/08 Lecture and Laboratory schedules are available for download - these have the exam schedules included (see yellow highlights).

8/27/08 EXTRA CREDIT FOR FRIDAY READING (8/29)

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.

9/11/08 GET IT NOW WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!!

Download a 'Venn diagram' with helpful examples of homology, analogy, common ancestry, phenotypic similarity, above

9/25/08 Sample questions and answers for the first lecture exam are available for download


Links to Related or Helpful Sites


Facebook group for this class called Comparative Vertebrate Anatomists

Feeding

Shark feeding
Stephen Deban's amphibian feeding videos
Python feeding
Crocodile feeding
Giraffe feeding video
Pangolin feeding


Locomotion

Bruce Jayne's lizard locomotion videos
Snake locomotion
Turtle locomotion & breathing
Crocodile swimming
Crocodile galloping
Armadillo gathering grass
Armadillo locomotion
Armadillo shnuffling
Cheetah animated model
Baboon locomotion
Horse locomotion
Kangaroo locomotion


Place your bets

Cheetah vs. gazelle
Harpy eagle vs. sloth
Golden eagle vs. mountain goat
Crowned eagle vs. water chevrotain
Golden Eagle vs. cougar
Jaguar vs. anaconda
Hunter vs. deer
Water buffalo vs. lion vs. croc