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

EEB 3221 (1 cr)

EEB 5221 (1 cr)

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Spring 2010

Lab meetings: T 2-4:50 PM in TLS 115
Labs begin the first week of class.
A lab syllabus will be distributed in the first lab session.

Contact Information

Juan Carlos Villarreal A. Lab Instructor
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
office: 312 Pharmacy/Biology Building
voice: +1 860-486-6306
email: jcarlos.villarreal@gmail.com

Office hours: Wednesday 12-1, BIOPHARM 312 or feel free to email in advance

Assignments

All assignments should be turned in during lab on the date due. Unless there is prior arrangement, assignments turned in late will lose 10% of their point value for each day late, to a maximum of 50%. Keep all of your returned assignments, and copies/computer files. If there are questions about your grade you will need these documents. No Reports or Assignments will be accepted via Email. Only paper copies will be accepted.

Points

Lab points: 100 points total Assignment 1 Bopp and Capesius critique: 10pts

Assignment 2 Qs about green algae based on labs: 10pts

Assignment 3 Lab 4 paper discussion (summary and participation): 10pts

Assignment 4 Qs about bryophytes based on lab: 10pts

Assignment 5 Lab 7 paper discussion (summary and participation): 10pts

Assignment 6 Qs about vascular plants/fossils based on lab: 10pts

Assignment 7 Lab 11 paper discussion (summary and participation): 10pts

Assignment 8 Write up of construction and analysis of character matrix: 30pts

Attendance

You are expected to attend all labs. If you will be missing a lab for any reason contact me as soon as possible.

General Rules for Laboratory

No food or drink in the laboratory No open-toed shoes (Sandals and Flip-flops are not appropriate to wear to lab) No Ringing or Vibrating or Texting Cellular Phones

Schedule

Date	Topic	Assignments
19 Jan	Overview, Greenhouse/collection facility tours
26 Jan	Tree thinking exercise. Character sources. This exercise is to be done in class.	Assignment 1 (10 points): 1 page critique of Bopp and Capesius to be handed in next week: Some guidelines for this assignment :
02 Feb	Lab 3. Green algae morphological forms and life cycles. Review of microscope: handling, cleaning, total magnification, focusing. Prasinophytes, Ulvophytes, Trebouxiophytes, Chlorophytes.	Assignment 1 due today.
09 Feb	Lab 4. Green algae morphological forms and life cycles. Land plant lineage
16 Feb	Discussion of Papers on green algae phylogeny LewisMcCourt2004.pdf Cook2004Cytokinesis.pdf Turmel.mesostigma.pdf Zuccarelloetal2009.pdf http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122595577/suppinfo	Assignment on discussion papers DUE (10pts) Lab5.guidelines.pdf -Participation in discussion- Answers (10 points) to questions about the morphology and life cycles of green algae
23 Feb	Bryophyte morphology and life cycles (Mosses, Hornworts, and Liverworts)
02 Mar	Bryophyte morphology and life cycles (Mosses, Hornworts, and Liverworts)	Answers to questions about the morphology and life cycles of bryophytes DUE (10pts) Papers to read for bryophyte discussion:
09 Mar	SPRING BREAK
16 Mar	Discussion of Papers on bryophyte phylogeny	Assignment on discussion papers DUE (10pts) (Participation in discussion)
23 Mar	Vascular plant morphology and life cycles
30 Mar	Vascular plant morphology and life cycles	Answers to questions about the morphology and life cycles of vascular plants DUE (10pts); Papers to read for vascular plant discussion
06 Apr	Vascular plant fossils
13 Apr	Discussion of Papers on vascular plant phylogeny	Assignment on discussion papers DUE (10pts); (Participation in discussion).
20 Apr	Final project to be announced
27 Apr	Final project to be announced