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Revision as of 20:43, 12 September 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
Office/Lab: BioPharm 210A
Voice: 860-486-4694
Email: jeffrey.divino@uconn.edu








ANNOUNCEMENTS



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


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


  • TEXTBOOKS: Note that textbooks are on order, but might not arrive in the Co-op immediately. In the meantime, you can order your own if you like. Both books are required, but both are relatively old, so many less expensive used copies are available.

  • 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




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 NOT YET AVAILABLE

Picture Files

Pdficon small.gif Pictures related to embryology/early development

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)

Vocabulary Lists

Pdficon small.gif Vocabulary for lecture exam 1 (pt. 1)

Pdficon small.gif Vocabulary for lecture exam 1 (pt. 2)

Pdficon small.gif Vocabulary for lecture exam 1 (pt. 3)

Pdficon small.gif Vocabulary for lecture exam 1 (pt. 4)

Pdficon small.gif Vocabulary for lecture exam 2 (pt. 1)

Pdficon small.gif Vocabulary for lecture exam 2 (pt. 2)

Pdficon small.gif Vocabulary for lecture exam 2 (pt. 3)

Pdficon small.gif Vocabulary for lecture exam 2 (pt. 4)

Pdficon small.gif Vocabulary for lecture exam 2 (pt. 5)

Pdficon small.gif Vocabulary for lecture exam 2 (pt. 6)

Pdficon small.gif Vocabulary for lecture exam 3 (pt. 1)

Pdficon small.gif Vocabulary for lecture exam 3 (pt. 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