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Revision as of 18:00, 17 January 2012

EEB 2245
Evolutionary Biology
Meeting Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-10:45 in TLS154
Textbook: Futuyma, D.J. 2009. Evolution. 2nd ed. Sinauer Associates, Inc. (ISBN 978-0-87893-223-8)

Instructors

Dr. Janine N. Caira
Office: TLS 483
Phone: 486-4060
E-mail: janine.caira@uconn.edu
Office hours: By arrangement

Dr. Charles Henry
Office: TLS 479/481
Phone: 486-4450
Email: charles.henry@uconn.edu
Office hours: By arrangement

Teaching Assistants

Beth Timpe
Office: BioPharm 318
Phone: 486-6215
Email: elizabeth.timpe@uconn.edu
Students A-K
Office hours: By arrangement

Kathryn Rymsza
Office: Biopharm 405
Phone: 486-4027
Email: kathryn.rymsza@uconn.edu
Students L-Z
Office hours: By arrangement

Grading

EEB 2245: Your grade will be based on your performance in 4 lecture exams. Your lowest score on the first 3 exams will be dropped. Your 2 remaining scores and your score on the final exam will each constitute one third of your final grade. University regulations require that students who miss the final exam without an excuse from the Dean of Students receive an F for that exam. Thus, you are required to take the final exam and your score on that exam will count towards your grade.

Note: because you are allowed to drop your lowest score, we will not give make-up exams.

EEB 2245W: Your final grade in the lecture portion of the course will be calculated as above. If you are taking the W version of the course, that grade will constitute 75% of your final course grade. Your grade in the W part of the course, as determined by your “W” instructor, will constitute the remaining 25% of your final course grade, except that an F in the W part of the course will result in an F for the entire course. An F in the lecture part of the course will also result in an F for the entire course. Refer to the 2245W handout and website for further information. Dr. Elizabeth Jockusch (BioPharm 305B; tel: 486-4452; elizabeth.jockusch@uconn.edu) is the coordinator of the W part of the course.

Course Resources

Lecture Syllabus

Please read assigned chapters, as indicated below, prior to class

Day Date Topic Text Readings
Part I: Aug 30 - Oct 13, Dr. Kentwood Wells
1 T Jan 17 Introduction to the Geological Time Scale; the Fossil Record
2 Th Jan 19 Life in the Precambrian; Evolution of the Metazoa
Sept 6 Fossil and living jawless vertebrates Chapter 3

Pdficon small.gifLecture 3 outline
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Study Questions
Hagfish Slime Video
Geological Time Scale Quick Reference

Sept 8 Evolution of jaws; biology of Chondrichthyes Chapters 3, 5 Pdficon small.gifLecture 4 outline
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Study Questions

Sept 13 Evolution of bony fishes; sarcopterygians Chapter 6 Pdficon small.gifLecture 5 outline
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Study Questions

Sept 15 Respiration, feeding, schooling of fishes Chapters 4 and 6

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Study Questions

Sept 20 Fish reproduction, mating systems, parental care Chapter 6 Pdficon small.gifLecture 7 outline

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Study Questions

Sept 22 Origin of tetrapods Chapters 7, 8, 9 Pdficon small.gifLecture 8 outline

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Study Questions

Sept 27 Diversity, morphology, and feeding of amphibians
Review Session 6PM in BPB 130
Chapter 10 Pdficon small.gifLecture 9 outline

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Study Questions

Sept 29 EXAM 1
Bring a #2 pencil

Grades posted on HuskyCT
Lectures dating from Aug 30 - Sept 27
Oct 4 Reproduction and mating systems of amphibians Chapter 10 Pdficon small.gifLecture 10 outline

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Study Questions

Oct 6 Amniote evolution, morphology, and reproduction Chapter 11 Pdficon small.gifLecture 11 outline

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Study Questions

Oct 11 Lepidosaur biology Chapter 13 Pdficon small.gifLecture 12 outline

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Study Questions

Oct 13 Physiological adaptations of ectotherms Chapters 4, 13, 14 Pdficon small.gifLecture 13 outline

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Study Questions

Part II: Oct 18 - Dec 16, Instructor Susan Herrick
Oct 18 Turtles and crocodilians Chapter 12 Pdficon small.gifLecture 14 outline

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Study Questions
Green Sea Turtle eating jellyfish
Green Turtle grooming station

Oct 20 Crocs continued; Dinosaurs and other Mesozoic diaspids Chapter 16

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Study Questions

Oct 25 Evolution and structure of birds Chapter 16 Pdficon small.gifLecture 16 outline

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Study Questions

Oct 27 Feeding adaptations of birds Chapter 17

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Study Questions
Hummingbird Tongues 1
Hummingbird Tongues 2

Nov 1 Mating systems of birds
Review Session 6PM in BPB 130
Chapter 17 Pdficon small.gifLecture 18 outline

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Study Questions

Nov 3 EXAM 2
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Many of you may have noticed a 3 point increase in your Exam 2 grade. This is due to an error on the scantron key. Contact Beth with any questions.
Lectures dating from Oct 4 - Nov 1
Nov 8 Cooperative breeding of birds Chapter 17

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Study Questions
White-fronted Bee-eater

Nov 10 Origin of mammals; monotremes and marsupials Chapter 18

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Study Questions

Nov 15 Mammalian diversity Chapter 20 Study Questions
Nov 17 Mammalian diversity (continued) Chapter 21 Pdficon small.gifLecture 21/22 outline
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Study Questions
Nov 29 Mammalian feeding adaptations Chapter 21 Pdficon small.gifLecture 23 outline
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Study Questions

Dec 1 Mammalian feeding adaptations (continued); Mammal mating systems Chapter 21

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Study Questions

Dec. 6 Physiology of endotherms Chapters 22

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Study Questions

Dec 8 Primate societies Chapter 23

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Study Questions

Dec 13 Review Session 6PM in BPB 130
Dec 16 EXAM 3 and 4 (FINAL) 10:30 am-12:30 pm EXAM 3 = lectures dating from Nov 8 - Dec 8
FINAL = cumulative