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Revision as of 20:55, 21 December 2007

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


EEB 280 (3 cr, new course # EEB 3320)

EEB 280W (W, 4 cr, new course # EEB 3320W)

EEB 380 (graduate, 3 cr, new course # EEB 3220)

Spring 2008

Lectures: T/TH 12:30-13:45 PM

To lab home page.

This course satisfies the plant diversity requirement for the EEB major.

Contact Information

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

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

Schedule (Tentative, as of Dec. 21)

Date Topic Assignment Prof.
Tu 22 Jan Introduction to course; importance of a land flora; paleoclimate Assignment #1 given (due 29 Jan) LL
Th 24 Jan Aquatic green life (green algal diversity and photosynthetic physiology) Reading: LL
Tu 29 Jan Land plants: history and diversity Assignment #1 due
Reading:
LL
Th 31 Jan Charophyceae – life cycle of plants Reading: LL
Tu 05 Feb Phylogeny of green plants (phylogeny, tree features, characters, homology, homoplasy, etc.) Reading: LL
Th 07 Feb continued Reading: LL
Tu 12 Feb Groups present results of Assignment #2 Reading:
Th 14 Feb Land plant physiology (carbon acquisition in an oxygen-rich world) Reading: LL
Tu 19 Feb Land plant physiology (cuticle, desiccation tolerance) Reading: LL
Th 21 Feb Characterization of embryophytes: matrotrophy Reading: BG
Tu 26 Feb Microfossils Reading: BG
Th 28 Feb Macrofossils Reading: BG
Tu 04 Mar Reproductive biology of land plants Reading: BG
Th 06 Mar Land plant developmental tool kit (gene duplication, etc.) Reading: BG
Tu 11 Mar SPRING BREAK
Th 13 Mar SPRING BREAK
Tu 18 Mar Midterm Exam
Th 20 Mar Hormones Reading: BG
Tu 25 Mar Gametangia Reading: BG
Th 27 Mar Evolution of branching Reading: BG
Tu 01 Apr Reading: LL
Th 03 Apr Reading: LL
Tu 08 Apr Reading: LL
Th 10 Apr Reading: LL
Tu 15 Apr Reading: LL
Th 17 Apr EEB Seminar: Dr. Monique Turmel (Univ. Laval)
Tu 22 Apr Land plants return to water and algae move to land (again) Assignment #3 due
Reading:
LL
Th 24 Apr Graduate student presentations
29 Apr Reading: LL