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| '''Sept 27'''<br> Sept 28 <br> '''Sept 28''' || '''Review Session BPB 131 6:00PM'''<br>Tetrapod Origins and Amphibian Diversity<br> '''Review Session BPB 130 6:00 PM'''|| Ch. 10 ||'''[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Biology_of_the_Vertebrates_Study_Questions_F2010#Lecture_9_.2828_September_2010.29 Study Questions''']<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K6szXrBHwM Caecilian Feeding]<br>[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1983266083446767772#docid=-5359004945508340113 Salamander Pheromone Delivery]<br>[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1983266083446767772# Salamander Sperm Transfer]<br>[http://www.arkive.org/chinese-giant-salamander/andrias-davidianus/video-06.html Giant Salamander]<br>
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| Feb 16 || Gas Transport and Metabolism in Amphibians || Ch. 7 ||||  
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| <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''Sept 30'''</font></span>|| <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''EXAM 1'''</font></span> includes material through the origin of tetrapod (but not amphibian diversity)|| --------- ||||  
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| Feb 21 || Respiration and Circulation in Reptiles || Ch. 7 ||||  
 
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| Oct 5 || Frogs || Ch. 10 ||'''[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Biology_of_the_Vertebrates_Study_Questions_F2010#Lecture_10_.285_October_2010.29 Study Question]'''<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLYWb5YRatc Slow Motion Jumping Frog]<br>[http://www.arkive.org/green-and-golden-bell-frog/litoria-aurea/video-08.html Frog Feeding on Frog]<br>[http://debanlab.org/bufo/ Toad Feeding]<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k5CTLNw04w Gray Treefrog Calling]<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSzhjqwB8C4 Screaming Frog]<br>[http://www.arkive.org/common-toad/bufo-bufo/video-09b.html Toad Amplexus]<br>[http://people.bu.edu/kwarken/KWvideo.html Red-eyed Treefrog Eggs Hatching]<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ7b4spjXhw Suriname Toad Reproduction]<br>[http://www.arkive.org/corroboree-frog/pseudophryne-corroboree/video-09.html Corroboree Frog Reproduction]<br>
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| Feb 23 || Active Metabolism of Amphibians || Ch. 7 ||||
 
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| Oct 7<br><font color="#FF3300">'''Oct 8'''<font color="#FF3300"> || Amphibian Declines<br><font color="#FF3300">'''Video Project Synopsis Due'''<font color="#FF3300"> || Ch. 10 ||'''[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Biology_of_the_Vertebrates_Study_Questions_F2010#Lecture_11_.287_October_2010.29 Study Questions]'''<br> [http://www.arkive.org/tomato-frog/dyscophus-antongilii/video-10.html Frog vs. Snake]<br>[http://www.arkive.org/lake-titicaca-frog/telmatobius-culeus/video-00.html Lake Titicaca Frog]<br>[http://www.arkive.org/golden-toad/incilius-periglenes/video-09.html Golden Toad Mating]||  
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| Feb 28 || Reptile Metabolism, Energetics, and Diet || Ch. 7 ||||  
 
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| Oct 12 || Amniote Origins / Lepidosaurs || Ch. 9 (pp. 211-218), Ch. 13 ||'''[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Biology_of_the_Vertebrates_Study_Questions_F2010#Lecture_12_.2812_October_2010.29 Study Questions]'''<br>[http://www.californiaherps.com/movies/emmulticarinatatail310.mov Tail Autonomy]||  
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| Mar 2 || Energy Budgets and Energy Allocation || Ch. 7 ||||  
 
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| Oct 14 || Evolution of Snakes || Ch. 13 (pp. 339-349) ||'''[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Biology_of_the_Vertebrates_Study_Questions_F2010#Lecture_13_.2814_October_2010.29 Study Question]'''<br>[http://www.arkive.org/namaqua-chameleon/chamaeleo-namaquensis/video-10.html Namib Chameleon]<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEl6TXrkZnk&p=A96C593F525E5B24&playnext=1&index=42 Blood Squirting in Horned Lizards]<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-qEt1J5LDU Snake Eating Crab]
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| Oct 19 || Turtles || Ch. 12 || '''[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/EEB2214_MeetingScheduleUpdated.xls UPDATED Available Video Meeting Times''']<br>[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/PNAS-2009-Ophir-0903620106.pdf '''Ophir et al. 2009 Why you shouldn't text in class''']<br>[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Biology_of_the_Vertebrates_Study_Questions_F2010#Lecture_14_.2819_Oct_2010.29 '''Study Questions''']<br>[http://www.arkive.org/kemps-ridley-turtle/lepidochelys-kempii/video-09a.html Turtles Digging a Nest]<br>[http://www.arkive.org/kemps-ridley-turtle/lepidochelys-kempii/video-09b.html Turtle Laying Eggs]<br>[http://www.arkive.org/kemps-ridley-turtle/lepidochelys-kempii/video-09c.html Turtle Hatchlings Emerging]<br>[http://www.arkive.org/kemps-ridley-turtle/lepidochelys-kempii/video-09d.html Turtle Hatchlings Heading to the Water]
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| Mar 14 || Amphibian Reproductive Modes || Ch. 8 ||||  
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| Oct 21 || Introduction to Archosaurs & Crocodilians|| Ch. 16 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/AmniotaPhylogenyWorksheet.pdf}}'''Amniota Phylogeny Worksheet'''<br>[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Biology_of_the_Vertebrates_Study_Questions_F2010#Lecture_15_.2821_October_2010.29 '''Study Questions''']<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnFBVGUkAC4 Alligator Walking]<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwThAki0j7U Croc Galloping]<br>[http://www.arkive.org/american-alligator/alligator-mississippiensis/video-13.html Alligator Courtship]<br>[http://www.arkive.org/saltwater-crocodile/crocodylus-porosus/video-09b.html Female Crocodile Digging Out Hatchlings]<br>
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| Oct 26 || Archosaurs: Pterosaurs || Ch. 16 ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/Amniote_Synapomorphy_worksheet%202.pdf}}'''Amniota Synapomorphy Worksheet'''<br>[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Biology_of_the_Vertebrates_Study_Questions_F2010#Lecture_16_.2826_October_2010.29 '''Study Questions''']<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO5mFGMf05c&feature=channel Pterosaur Locomotion]||  
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| Oct 28 || Dinosaurs and Other Mesosoic Diapsids || Ch. 16 ||[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Biology_of_the_Vertebrates_Study_Questions_F2010#Lecture_17_.2828_October_2010.29 '''Study Questions''']||  
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| Mar 21 || Ecological Aspects of Amphibian Metamorphosis || Ch. 8 ||||  
 
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| Mar 28 || Reptile Life History Strategies || Ch. 9 ||||  
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| Apr 11 || Mating Systems and Sexual Selection in Anurans || Ch. 14 ||||
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Revision as of 18:26, 14 January 2011

EEB 3265/5265 Herpetology
Spring 2011
Lecture Meeting Time: Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:00 - 11:50 in TLS181
Lab Meeting Time: Mondays 1:00 - 5:00 in TLS181
Textbook: Pough F. H., et al. 2004. Herpetology, 3rd Edition. PearsonPrentice Hall.

Instructors

Dr. Kentwood Wells
Office: Torrey Life Sciences Building 312
Phone: (860) 486-4319
Office hours: by appointment

Elizabeth Timpe (Teaching Assistant)
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 322
Phone: (860) 486-6215
Office hours: Wednesdays 9:30 - 10:45, and by appointment

Lecture Schedule & Materials

Date Topic Readings Supplemental materials
Jan 19 Amphibians: Diversity and Morphological Evolution Ch. 2, 3, 10
Jan 24 Reptiles: Diversity and Morphological Evolution Ch. 4, 10, 11
Jan 26 Amphibian Skin and Water Relations Ch. 6
Jan 31 Amphibian Excretion and Osmoregulation Ch. 6
Feb 2 Reptile Water Relations Ch. 6
Feb 7 Behavioral Thermoregulation in Reptiles Ch. 6
Feb 9 Amphibian Thermoregulation and Freeze Tolerance Ch. 6
Feb 14 Physiological Temperature Adjustments Ch. 6
Feb 16 Gas Transport and Metabolism in Amphibians Ch. 7
Feb 21 Respiration and Circulation in Reptiles Ch. 7
Feb 23 Active Metabolism of Amphibians Ch. 7
Feb 28 Reptile Metabolism, Energetics, and Diet Ch. 7
Mar 2 Energy Budgets and Energy Allocation Ch. 7
Mar 7 SPRING BREAK ----------
Mar 9 SPRING BREAK ----------
Mar 14 Amphibian Reproductive Modes Ch. 8
Mar 16 Biology of Amphibian Larvae Ch. 8, 11
Mar 21 Ecological Aspects of Amphibian Metamorphosis Ch. 8
Mar 23 Reptile Eggs and the Evolution of Viviparity Ch. 9
Mar 28 Reptile Life History Strategies Ch. 9
Mar 30 Communication and Mating Systems of Salamanders Ch. 13, 14
Apr 4 Frog Vocal Communication: Behavioral Aspects Ch. 13
Apr 6 Frog Vocal Communication: Call Production and Reception Ch. 13
Apr 11 Mating Systems and Sexual Selection in Anurans Ch. 14
Nov 30 Mammals: Primate Evolution and Human Diversity Ch. 24 Study Questions
Dec 2 Mammals: Primate Evolution continued and Mammal Diversity
 Ch. 20 Study Questions
Dec. 7 Vertebrate Mass Extinctions, Past and Present
Evaluations of 5 Group Videos Due by 5 pm		 Ch. 21 Study Questions
Dec 9 Vertebrate Mass Extinctions, Past and Present Ch. 25 Study Questions
Thylacine Wolf
Dec 13
Dec 16		 Review Session BPB 131 7:00PM
EXAM 3 (FINAL) 10:30 am-12:30 pm 		---------
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