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[[Image:EquisetumSperm.png|thumb|right|''Scanning electron micrograph of Equisetum sperm cells. Image by K. S. Renzaglia (http://www.science.siu.edu/landplants/Sphenophyta/sphenophyta.html).'']]
 
[[Image:EquisetumSperm.png|thumb|right|''Scanning electron micrograph of Equisetum sperm cells. Image by K. S. Renzaglia (http://www.science.siu.edu/landplants/Sphenophyta/sphenophyta.html).'']]
<span style="font-size: x-large">EEB 280 </span> (3 cr, new  #3320)<br><br>
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<span style="font-size: x-large">Spring 2014</span><br><br>
<span style="font-size: x-large">EEB 280W </span> (W, 4 cr, new  #3320W)<br><br>
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<span style="font-size: x-large">EEB 3220 </span> (3 cr)<br><br>
<span style="font-size: x-large">EEB 380 </span> (graduate, 3 cr, new #3220)<br><br>
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<span style="font-size: x-large">EEB 3220W </span> (W, 4 cr)<br><br>
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<span style="font-size: x-large">EEB 5220 </span> (graduate, 3 cr)<br><br>
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''Lectures:'' T/TH 12:30-13:45 in Torrey Life Sciences (TLS) 301<br/>
  
<span style="font-size: large">Spring 2008</span>
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<font color="#FF3300"> Most course materials will be available on HuskyCT (beginning sometime Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014).</font><br/><br/>
''Lectures:'' T/TH 12:30-13:45 PM<br/><br/>
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Lectures are in Atwater 001<br/>
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{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Syllabus2008.pdf}} Download a general course Syllabus (requires password)<br/>
 
 
{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/EEB280W.pdf}} Download EEB280W instructions (requires password)<br/><br/>
 
[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Evolution_of_Green_Plants_Lab To lab home page.]<br/><br/>
 
 
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== Contact Information ==
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== Instructor Contact Information ==
<span style="font-size: large">[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Louise_A._Lewis Louise A. Lewis] Associate Professor<br/></span>
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<span style="font-size: large">[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Louise_A._Lewis Louise A. Lewis] Professor<br/></span>
 
[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebwww/ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology]<br/>
 
[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebwww/ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology]<br/>
 
office: 200 Pharmacy/Biology Building<br/>
 
office: 200 Pharmacy/Biology Building<br/>
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email: [mailto:louise.lewis@uconn.edu louise.lewis@uconn.edu]<br/><br/>
 
email: [mailto:louise.lewis@uconn.edu louise.lewis@uconn.edu]<br/><br/>
  
<span style="font-size: large">[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebwww/people/person.php?uniqueID=goffinet Bernard Goffinet] Associate Professor<br/></span>
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<span style="font-size: large">[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebwww/people/person.php?uniqueID=goffinet Bernard Goffinet] Professor<br/></span>
 
[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebwww/ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology]<br/>
 
[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebwww/ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology]<br/>
 
office: 300 Pharmacy/Biology Building<br/>
 
office: 300 Pharmacy/Biology Building<br/>
 
voice: +1 860-486-5290<br/>
 
voice: +1 860-486-5290<br/>
 
email: [mailto:bernard.goffinet@uconn.edu bernard.goffinet@uconn.edu]<br/><br/>
 
email: [mailto:bernard.goffinet@uconn.edu bernard.goffinet@uconn.edu]<br/><br/>
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Where are our offices? BioPharmacy building, N end of building touching TLS, around the corner from elevator (Dr. Lewis is on the 2nd floor and Dr. Goffinet on the 3rd). If you come from TLS and go up the stairs, enter floor and take hallway on your left.
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== Syllabus ==
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See the HuskyCT site for these.<br>
  
 
==Textbook and readings==
 
==Textbook and readings==
There is no official text book. Instead, you will be assigned readings from the primary literature to go with the lectures.   
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There is no formal textbook for this course. We will be using newly published books (available as e-books from the Uconn library) as well journal articles.   
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<B> The assigned reading material is considered required reading.</B>
  
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==<font color="#FF3300">Announcements</font>==
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* Watch This: [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/wuis-mhc020410.php Moss helps chart the conquest of land by plants]<br/>
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* Learn more about the Rhynie Chert at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/rhynie/intro.htm</br>
  
 
==Schedule==
 
==Schedule==
  
Notes: downloads require password;  best viewed in Adobe Reader (some problems with the MAC "Preview" program).
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Note: this is a tentative schedule. See the HuskyCT site for the latest.
  
 
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| Tu 22 Jan ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Lecture1.pdf}} Introduction to course; importance of a land flora; paleoclimate || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Assignment1.pdf}} Assignment #1 (due 07 Feb) <br/>|| LL
 
 
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| Th 24 Jan ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Lecture2.pdf}} Aquatic green algal diversity, phylogeny, and photosynthetic physiology || Reading: Chapters 1&2 in Graham (1993) Origin of Land Plants -- provided in class at 1st meeting || LL
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|T  1/21/14    || Course overview & Plants: their importance in past and present ecosystems    ||          || Lewis
 
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| Tu 29 Jan ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Lecture3.pdf}} Land plant lineage: history and diversity || Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/McCourt.pdf}}McCourt et al. 2004<br/> Optional Reading: [http://www.plantphysiol.org/cgi/content/full/119/1/9 Overview of CCM in algae]|| LL
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|Th 1/23/14    || Macroevolutionary tree of green plants, and ancestors to land plants ||           || Lewis
 
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| Th 31 Jan || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Lecture4.pdf}} Algal and land plant life cycles ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Assignment2.pdf}} Assignment #2 (due 12 Feb)<br/> Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Graham.pdf}} Graham et al. 2000
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|T  1/28/14    || Fossilization                  ||             || Goffinet
|| LL
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| Tu 05 Feb || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Lecture5.pdf}} Phylogeny of green plants (phylogeny, tree features, characters, homology, homoplasy, etc.) || GO VOTE! <br/> || LL
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|Th 1/30/14  || Partners in the colonization of land, I          ||           || Goffinet
 
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| Th 07 Feb || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Lecture6.pdf}} Continued.  Thanks to Dr. G for covering while I nursed a broken toe. If you have questions about this lecture feel free to ask. || Assignment #1 due at start of class <br/>Reading:
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|T 2/4/14      ||   Partners in the colonization of land, II    ||             ||  Lewis
{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/KenrickCrane1997.pdf}} Kenrick and Crane 1997
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| Tu 12 Feb || Groups present results of Assignment #2  || Assignment #2 due ||  
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| Th 14 Feb || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Lecture7.pdf}} Land plant physiology (carbon acquisition in an oxygen-rich world) || Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/SageC4.pdf}} Sage 2004 (some of this is too detailed but it presents a good summary)
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| Tu 19 Feb || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Lecture8.pdf}} Land plant physiology (desiccation tolerance) <br/> {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/ExamHintsLL.pdf}} Dr. Lewis' Exam Hints
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|Th 2/6/14    |Challenges to the transition to land        ||             || Lewis
  || Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Alpert2000.pdf}} Alpert 2000 || LL
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| Th 21 Feb || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Lecture1postSM.pdf}} Embryophyte past and present diversity  || Reading: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Tayloretal.pdf}} Taylor et al.2005|| BG
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|T  2/11/14    ||   Interpreting phylogenetic trees              ||            || Lewis
 
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| Tu 26 Feb || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Lecture2postSM.pdf}}Fossilization   || Reading:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Grahametal.pdf}} Graham et al. 2004 || BG
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|Th 2/13/14   || Early land plants: advances and challenges to diversification on land, I  ||    || Goffinet
 
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| Th 28 Feb || Macrofossils || Reading: || BG
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|T 2/18/14    ||  Early land plants: advances and challenges to diversification on land, II    ||      || Goffinet
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|Th 2/20/14  ||  Photosynthesis in earliest land plants        ||           ||  Lewis
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|T 2/25/14  || Evolution of the vascular body, I                  ||            || Goffinet
 
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| Tu 04 Mar || Reproductive biology of land plants  || Reading: || BG
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|Th 2/27/14  || Evolution of the vascular body, II                ||           || Goffinet
 
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| Th 06 Mar || Land plant developmental tool kit (gene duplication, etc.)  || Reading: || BG
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|T 3/4/14    || Evolution of photosynthetic organs              ||             || Goffinet
 
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| Tu 11 Mar || SPRING  BREAK
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|Th 3/6/14  || Evolution of stomata and cuticle                  ||              ||  Lewis
 
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| Th 13 Mar || SPRING  BREAK
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|T 3/11/14  || Physiological desiccation tolerance    ||    || Lewis
 
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| Tu 18 Mar || <b>Midterm Exam </b> (through 04 March material)|| ||
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|Th 3/13/14 || Midterm exam (through lectures 1-13  ||   ||
 
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| Th 20 Mar || Hormones || Reading: || BG
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|T 3/18/14  ||  Spring Break
 
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| Tu 25 Mar || Gametangia  || Reading: || BG
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|Th 3/20/14 || Spring Break
 
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| Th 27 Mar || Evolution of branching  || Reading: || BG
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|T 3/25/14  || Endospory and heterospory    ||           || Lewis
 
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| Tu 01 Apr || Evolution of conducting cells  || Reading: || BG
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|Th 3/27/14 || Origin of seed plants            ||           || Lewis
 
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| Th 03 Apr || Sporophyte dehiscence  || Reading: || BG
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|T 4/1/14 || Origin of flowers    ||             || Goffinet
 
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| Tu 08 Apr || Plant-fungi interactions  || Reading: || BG
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|Th 4/3/14 || A fundamental developmental toolkit of plants      ||             ||   Goffinet
 
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| Th 10 Apr || Genome evolution (cp size reduction, gene transfer to nucleus)  || Reading: || LL
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|T 4/8/14 || Genome evolution in land plants: introduction    ||         || Goffinet
 
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| Tu 15 Apr || Genome evolution (parasitic taxa)  || Reading: || LL
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|Th 4/10/14 || Diversification of angiosperms    ||   || Lewis
 
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| Th 17 Apr || EEB Seminar, 4 PM: Dr. Monique Turmel (Univ. Laval) || Assignment #3: All students attend the seminar and write short summary; 380 students also meet with Dr. Turmel during class. ||
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|T 4/15/14 || Diversification of grasses and photosynthetic innovations    ||    || Lewis
 
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| Tu 22 Apr || Land plants return to water and algae move to land (again) || Reading: || LL
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|Th 4/17/14 || Genome evolution in land plants            ||     Attend EEB seminar @ 4PM by Wickett    || Goffinet
 
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| Th 24 Apr || Graduate student presentations ||Assignment #3 due<br/> ||
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|T 4/22/14  || Organellar genome evolution                    ||         || Goffinet
 
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| Tu 29 Apr || Graduate student presentations || ||
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|Th 4/24/14  || The rise and fall of land plant lineages: patterns in the diversification of land plants    ||       ||   Goffinet
 
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| Th 01 May || Graduate student presentations ||  ||
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|T 4/29/14  || Grad presentations ||  ||
 
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| Tu 06 May || Final Exam 3:30-5:30 PM || TENTATIVE, as of Dec. 20th Office of Registrar’s calendar ||
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|Th 5/1/14  ||  Grad presentations  ||    ||
 
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Latest revision as of 19:46, 21 January 2014

Scanning electron micrograph of Equisetum sperm cells. Image by K. S. Renzaglia (http://www.science.siu.edu/landplants/Sphenophyta/sphenophyta.html).

Spring 2014

EEB 3220 (3 cr)

EEB 3220W (W, 4 cr)

EEB 5220 (graduate, 3 cr)

Lectures: T/TH 12:30-13:45 in Torrey Life Sciences (TLS) 301

Most course materials will be available on HuskyCT (beginning sometime Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014).


Instructor Contact Information

Louise A. Lewis Professor
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
office: 200 Pharmacy/Biology Building
voice: +1 860-486-6723
email: louise.lewis@uconn.edu

Bernard Goffinet Professor
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
office: 300 Pharmacy/Biology Building
voice: +1 860-486-5290
email: bernard.goffinet@uconn.edu

Where are our offices? BioPharmacy building, N end of building touching TLS, around the corner from elevator (Dr. Lewis is on the 2nd floor and Dr. Goffinet on the 3rd). If you come from TLS and go up the stairs, enter floor and take hallway on your left.

Syllabus

See the HuskyCT site for these.

Textbook and readings

There is no formal textbook for this course. We will be using newly published books (available as e-books from the Uconn library) as well journal articles. The assigned reading material is considered required reading.

Announcements

Schedule

Note: this is a tentative schedule. See the HuskyCT site for the latest.

Date Topic Reading / Assignment Prof.
T 1/21/14 Course overview & Plants: their importance in past and present ecosystems Lewis
Th 1/23/14 Macroevolutionary tree of green plants, and ancestors to land plants Lewis
T 1/28/14 Fossilization Goffinet
Th 1/30/14 Partners in the colonization of land, I Goffinet
T 2/4/14 Partners in the colonization of land, II Lewis
Th 2/6/14 Challenges to the transition to land Lewis
T 2/11/14 Interpreting phylogenetic trees Lewis
Th 2/13/14 Early land plants: advances and challenges to diversification on land, I Goffinet
T 2/18/14 Early land plants: advances and challenges to diversification on land, II Goffinet
Th 2/20/14 Photosynthesis in earliest land plants Lewis
T 2/25/14 Evolution of the vascular body, I Goffinet
Th 2/27/14 Evolution of the vascular body, II Goffinet
T 3/4/14 Evolution of photosynthetic organs Goffinet
Th 3/6/14 Evolution of stomata and cuticle Lewis
T 3/11/14 Physiological desiccation tolerance Lewis
Th 3/13/14 Midterm exam (through lectures 1-13
T 3/18/14 Spring Break
Th 3/20/14 Spring Break
T 3/25/14 Endospory and heterospory Lewis
Th 3/27/14 Origin of seed plants Lewis
T 4/1/14 Origin of flowers Goffinet
Th 4/3/14 A fundamental developmental toolkit of plants Goffinet
T 4/8/14 Genome evolution in land plants: introduction Goffinet
Th 4/10/14 Diversification of angiosperms Lewis
T 4/15/14 Diversification of grasses and photosynthetic innovations Lewis
Th 4/17/14 Genome evolution in land plants Attend EEB seminar @ 4PM by Wickett Goffinet
T 4/22/14 Organellar genome evolution Goffinet
Th 4/24/14 The rise and fall of land plant lineages: patterns in the diversification of land plants Goffinet
T 4/29/14 Grad presentations
Th 5/1/14 Grad presentations

Links

"Whitish smoke in the movie are small droplets containing smreps (deliberate misspelling of word for male gametes). The smreps in the droplets are still un-motile. When touch the water, they begin to swim. In our experiments, misting with water is trigger of the explosion. If antheridia were mature, the explosion begin within few minutes. The event continued about for 10 min. Intense light for video recording also seems to accelerate the phenomenon. Each antheridia is deeply sunk in a cavity of antheridiophore and there is a very small pore on the top of each cavity. Swollen cells of surrounding tissue might cause the pressure force. Cavers (1903) and Muggoch & Walton (1942) also discussed about the mechanism, but, I think no one examined about the detail mechanism of the phenomenon. In Hiroshima, the season of mreps dispersal is Spring (April to May). In our field observation, we detected many airborne smreps in the sunny day after rain shower. I do not have detail data about how many species of liverworts have airborne mreps. At least, Asian species of Conocephalum (C. japonicum) do in the same manner." M. Shimamura

Shimamura, M., Yamaguchi, T. & Deguchi, H. 2008. Airborne sperm of Conocephalum conicum (Conocephalaceae). J. Plant Res. 121: 69-71. http://www.springerlink.com/content/fl2105h6428366m3/