Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy

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FALL 2010

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INSTRUCTOR


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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 ASSISTANT


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Bill Ryerson, MS (doctoral student)
Office/Lab: BioPharmacy 412
Voice: (860) 486-4158
Fax: (860) 486-6364
Email: william.ryerson@uconn.edu








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THE CLASS







ANNOUNCEMENTS



  • REVIEW SESSION, TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 5:00 IN THE LECTURE ROOM (TLS 301)—Bring questions and topics to review; I won't have anything specific prepared)



  • NOTE ABOUT SAMPLE EXAM—some of the questions seem much trickier than they are because they involve things that I either didn't talk about at all, or I talked about them in a different context. Again, focus on the style of the questions more than the content



  • SAMPLE LECTURE EXAM 1 FROM 2008 POSTED BELOW (note that some questions are on topics NOT covered this year, but these questions give you the 'flavor' of the exam)



  • CORRECTED LECTURE SYLLABUS NOW POSTED (SEE BELOW)



  • BRING YOUR LAB BOOKS TO LAB FOR PICTURES AND INSTRUCTIONS!



  • THIS WEEK'S LAB IS A 'WET LAB'—I'LL HAVE SOME SPARE LAB COATS, BUT YOU MIGHT WANT TO BRING YOUR OWN



COURSE DOWNLOADS



(10/1) Pdficon small.gif SAMPLE LECTURE EXAM 1 (DOWNLOAD PDF)<br

(8/31) Pdficon small.gif COURSE INFORMATION (DOWNLOAD PDF)

(9/29) Pdficon small.gif LECTURE SCHEDULE (DOWNLOAD PDF)

(8/31) Pdficon small.gif LAB SCHEDULE (DOWNLOAD PDF)

(8/30) Pdficon small.gif STUDY AID FOR HOMOLOGY, ANALOGY AND PHENOTYPIC SIMILARITY (DOWNLOAD PDF)

LINKS


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