Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
FALL 2020 (EEB 3273)
INSTRUCTOR
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: Christian Polonia
Office/Lab: PBB 317/319 (Bolnick Lab)
Office hours: By appointment
Email: christian.polonia@uconn.edu
COURSE DOWNLOADS
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LECTURE EXAM 1 VOCABULARY LISTS
Aristotle's Ghost, essay by Dr. Schwenk about human and animal diversity
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
UConn PNB Catlas
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
Armadillo digging
Cheetah animated model
Baboon locomotion
Horse locomotion
Kangaroo locomotion