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| + | The secret of success to this course is to not let yourself fall behind. Be sure to fill gaps in your notes and navigate blocks in your understanding as soon as possible. Should you run into trouble with the material, below we have listed some steps for obtaining assistance. While we welcome any and all questions on the material, before you contact us, please first check the resources below to see if your question has already been answered. If/when you do contact us, please understand that we will respond as quickly as we can, but we do have other obligations that might prevent this from happening as urgently as you may need (like 3:00 am the day of an exam...). | ||
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Revision as of 19:07, 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.
Additional readings will be assigned from the primary journal literature.
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
Course Information
Field Trips:
There will be a scheduled field trip to the Yale Forest during lab time Monday, April 25th. There will be additional evening field trips once the weather is warm enough. We will begin evening field trips as soon as the first amphibians start breeding, which could be as early as late March. Many of these will be arranged on short notice. We will try to do enough of these so that everyone has a chance to get out in the field a few times.
Lecture and Lab Schedule & Materials
| Date | Lecture Topic | Readings | Lab | Supplemental materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19 | Amphibians: Diversity and Morphological Evolution | Ch. 2, 3, 10 | ||
| Jan 24 | Reptiles: Diversity and Morphological Evolution | Ch. 4, 10, 11 | Caecilian and Salamander Taxonomy | |
| Jan 26 | Amphibian Skin and Water Relations | Ch. 6 | ||
| Jan 31 | Amphibian Excretion and Osmoregulation | Ch. 6 | Salamander Taxonomy; Video: Amphibians | |
| Feb 2 | Reptile Water Relations | Ch. 6 | ||
| Feb 7 | Behavioral Thermoregulation in Reptiles | Ch. 6 | Frog Taxonomy | |
| Feb 9 | Amphibian Thermoregulation and Freeze Tolerance | Ch. 6 | ||
| Feb 14 | Physiological Temperature Adjustments | Ch. 6 | Frog Taxonomy; Video: Cane Toads | |
| Feb 16 | Gas Transport and Metabolism in Amphibians | Ch. 7 | ||
| Feb 21 | Respiration and Circulation in Reptiles | Ch. 7 | Turtles and Crocodilians; Amphibian Review; Video: Crocodiles & Alligators, Turtles | |
| Feb 23 | Active Metabolism of Amphibians | Ch. 7 | ||
| Feb 28 | Reptile Metabolism, Energetics, and Diet | Ch. 7 | FIRST LAB PRACTICAL (Amphibians) | |
| Mar 2 | Energy Budgets and Energy Allocation | Ch. 7 | ||
| Mar 7 | SPRING BREAK | ---------- | SPRING BREAK | |
| Mar 9 | SPRING BREAK | ---------- | ||
| Mar 14 | Amphibian Reproductive Modes | Ch. 8 | Lizard Taxonomy | |
| Mar 16 | Biology of Amphibian Larvae | Ch. 8, 11 | ||
| Mar 21 | Ecological Aspects of Amphibian Metamorphosis | Ch. 8 | Lizard Taxonomy; Video: Lizards | |
| Mar 23 | Reptile Eggs and the Evolution of Viviparity | Ch. 9 | ||
| Mar 28 | Reptile Life History Strategies | Ch. 9 | Snake Taxonomy | |
| Mar 30 | Communication and Mating Systems of Salamanders | Ch. 13, 14 | ||
| Apr 4 | Frog Vocal Communication: Behavioral Aspects | Ch. 13 | Snake Taxonomy; Evolution of Snake Dentition | |
| Apr 6 | Frog Vocal Communication: Call Production and Reception | Ch. 13 | ||
| Apr 11 | Mating Systems and Sexual Selection in Anurans | Ch. 14 | Reptile Review; Video: Snakes | |
| Apr 13 | Modes of Communication in Squamate Reptiles | Ch. 13 | ||
| Apr 18 | Mating Systems and Sexual Selection in Squamates | Ch. 14 | SECOND LAB PRACTICAL (Reptiles) | |
| Apr 20 | Social Behavior and Communication in other Reptiles | Ch. 13, 14 | ||
| Apr 25 | Ecology of Terrestrial Amphibian and Reptile Communities | Ch. 15, 16 | Field Trip (Yale Forest) | |
| Apr 27 | Competition and Predation in Aquatic Amphibian Communities | Ch. 15, 16 | ||
| May 4 | FINAL EXAM | ---------- |
- Note on the posting of powerpoint illustrations: These are intended for the use of this class only and will be accessible via a group username and password provided on the first day of class. One reason for posting these illustrations is to cut down on the use of paper in the class, to save money and the environment. If you print out all of these on your own printer, you will defeat this purpose and use up a lot of expensive printer ink, especially because a lot of the slides have black backgrounds. So it is recommended that you use these online to review the material instead of printing them out.
Help Resources
The secret of success to this course is to not let yourself fall behind. Be sure to fill gaps in your notes and navigate blocks in your understanding as soon as possible. Should you run into trouble with the material, below we have listed some steps for obtaining assistance. While we welcome any and all questions on the material, before you contact us, please first check the resources below to see if your question has already been answered. If/when you do contact us, please understand that we will respond as quickly as we can, but we do have other obligations that might prevent this from happening as urgently as you may need (like 3:00 am the day of an exam...).
