EEB 280 (3 cr, new #3320)
EEB 280W (W, 4 cr, new #3320W)
EEB 380 (graduate, 3 cr, new #3220)
Spring 2008
Lectures: T/TH 12:30-13:45 PM
Lectures are in Atwater 001
Download a general course Syllabus (requires password that you will get in class)
Download EEB280W instructions (requires password that you will get in class)
To lab home page.
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
Textbook and readings
There is no official text book. Instead, you will be assigned readings from the primary literature to go with the lectures.
Schedule (updated Jan. 21)
Note: downloads require password.
Date
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Topic
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Assignment
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Prof.
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Tu 22 Jan |
Introduction to course; importance of a land flora; paleoclimate |
Assignment #1 (due 05 Feb)
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LL
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Th 24 Jan |
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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Tu 29 Jan |
Land plant lineage: history and diversity |
Reading: |
LL
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Th 31 Jan |
Algal and land plant life cycles |
Assignment #2 given (due 12 Feb) Reading: |
LL
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Tu 05 Feb |
Phylogeny of green plants (phylogeny, tree features, characters, homology, homoplasy, etc.) |
Assignment #1 due at start of class Reading: |
LL
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Th 07 Feb |
continued |
Reading: |
LL
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Tu 12 Feb |
Groups present results of Assignment #2 |
Assignment #2 due |
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Th 14 Feb |
Land plant physiology (carbon acquisition in an oxygen-rich world) |
Reading: |
LL
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Tu 19 Feb |
Land plant physiology (cuticle, desiccation tolerance) |
Reading: |
LL
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Th 21 Feb |
Characterization of embryophytes: matrotrophy |
Reading: |
BG
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Tu 26 Feb |
Microfossils |
Reading: |
BG
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Th 28 Feb |
Macrofossils |
Reading: |
BG
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Tu 04 Mar |
Reproductive biology of land plants |
Reading: |
BG
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Th 06 Mar |
Land plant developmental tool kit (gene duplication, etc.) |
Reading: |
BG
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Tu 11 Mar |
SPRING BREAK
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Th 13 Mar |
SPRING BREAK
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Tu 18 Mar |
Midterm Exam (through 04 March material) |
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Th 20 Mar |
Hormones |
Reading: |
BG
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Tu 25 Mar |
Gametangia |
Reading: |
BG
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Th 27 Mar |
Evolution of branching |
Reading: |
BG
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Tu 01 Apr |
Evolution of conducting cells |
Reading: |
BG
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Th 03 Apr |
Sporophyte dehiscence |
Reading: |
BG
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Tu 08 Apr |
Plant-fungi interactions |
Reading: |
BG
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Th 10 Apr |
Genome evolution (cp size reduction, gene transfer to nucleus) |
Reading: |
LL
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Tu 15 Apr |
Genome evolution (parasitic taxa) |
Reading: |
LL
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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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Tu 22 Apr |
Land plants return to water and algae move to land (again) |
Reading: |
LL
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Th 24 Apr |
Graduate student presentations |
Assignment #3 due |
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Tu 29 Apr |
Graduate student presentations |
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Th 01 May |
Graduate student 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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