Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
Contents
FALL 2014 (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: Jeff Divino, Doctoral Candidate
Office/Lab: BioPharm 210A
Voice: 860-486-4694
Email: jeffrey.divino@uconn.edu
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- 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.
- 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
Fall 2014 Academic Calendar
Fall 2014 Lecture Schedule
Fall 2014 Lab Schedule
Picture Files
Pictures related to embryology/early development
- Same as above, but a PowerPoint file so you can add your own labels, etc.
Scientific and Other Papers
Aristotle's Ghost, essay by Dr. Schwenk about human and animal diversity
Lab Handouts
Laboratory 1 (Chordate Diversity)
Laboratories 2-3 (Axial and Appendicular Skeleton)
Laboratories 4-5 (The Head Skeleton)
Vocabulary Lists
Vocabulary for lecture exam 1 (pt. 1)
Vocabulary for lecture exam 1 (pt. 2)
Vocabulary for lecture exam 1 (pt. 3)
Vocabulary for lecture exam 1 (pt. 4)
Vocabulary for lecture exam 2 (pt. 1)
Vocabulary for lecture exam 2 (pt. 2)
Vocabulary for lecture exam 2 (pt. 3)
Vocabulary for lecture exam 2 (pt. 4)
Vocabulary for lecture exam 2 (pt. 5)
Vocabulary for lecture exam 2 (pt. 6)
Vocabulary for lecture exam 3 (pt. 1)
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.
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
