Evolutionary Biology Spring 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 | |
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Part I: Aug 30 - Oct 13, Dr. Kentwood Wells | ||||
Aug 30 | Diversity, classification, and origin of vertebrates | Chapters 1, 2 | Lecture 1 outline Lecture 1 slides Vertebrate Phylogeny | |
Sept 1 | Vertebrate body plan and organ systems | Chapter 2 |
Lecture 2 outline | |
Sept 6 | Fossil and living jawless vertebrates | Chapter 3 |
Lecture 3 outline | |
Sept 8 | Evolution of jaws; biology of Chondrichthyes | Chapters 3, 5 | Lecture 4 outline Lecture 4 slides | |
Sept 13 | Evolution of bony fishes; sarcopterygians | Chapter 6 | Lecture 5 outline Lecture 5 slides | |
Sept 15 | Respiration, feeding, schooling of fishes | Chapters 4 and 6 |
Lecture 6 outline | |
Sept 20 | Fish reproduction, mating systems, parental care | Chapter 6 | Lecture 7 outline Lecture 7 slides | |
Sept 22 | Origin of tetrapods | Chapters 7, 8, 9 | Lecture 8 outline Lecture 8 slides | |
Sept 27 | Diversity, morphology, and feeding of amphibians Review Session 6PM in BPB 130 |
Chapter 10 | Lecture 9 outline Lecture 9 slides | |
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 | Lecture 10 outline Lecture 10 slides | |
Oct 6 | Amniote evolution, morphology, and reproduction | Chapter 11 | Lecture 11 outline Lecture 11 slides | |
Oct 11 | Lepidosaur biology | Chapter 13 | Lecture 12 outline Lecture 12 slides | |
Oct 13 | Physiological adaptations of ectotherms | Chapters 4, 13, 14 | Lecture 13 outline Lecture 13 slides | |
Part II: Oct 18 - Dec 16, Instructor Susan Herrick | ||||
Oct 18 | Turtles and crocodilians | Chapter 12 | Lecture 14 outline Lecture 14 slides | |
Oct 20 | Crocs continued; Dinosaurs and other Mesozoic diaspids | Chapter 16 |
Lecture 14 slides (Crocs) cont'd | |
Oct 25 | Evolution and structure of birds | Chapter 16 | Lecture 16 outline Lecture 16 slides | |
Oct 27 | Feeding adaptations of birds | Chapter 17 |
Lecture 17 outline | |
Nov 1 | Mating systems of birds Review Session 6PM in BPB 130 |
Chapter 17 | Lecture 18 outline Lecture 18 slides | |
Nov 3 | EXAM 2 Grades posted on HuskyCT 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 |
Lecture 19 outline | |
Nov 10 | Origin of mammals; monotremes and marsupials | Chapter 18 |
Lecture 20 outline | |
Nov 15 | Mammalian diversity | Chapter 20 | Study Questions | |
Nov 17 | Mammalian diversity (continued) | Chapter 21 | Lecture 21/22 outline Lecture 21/22 slides Study Questions | |
Nov 29 | Mammalian feeding adaptations | Chapter 21 | Lecture 23 outline Lecture 23 slides | |
Dec 1 | Mammalian feeding adaptations (continued); Mammal mating systems | Chapter 21 |
Lecture 24 outline | |
Dec. 6 | Physiology of endotherms | Chapters 22 |
Lecture 25 outline | |
Dec 8 | Primate societies | Chapter 23 |
Lecture 26 outline | |
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 |