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[[Image:Herpetology2011.JPG|thumb|right|Herpetology Class Spring 2011. Photo by A. Shepack]]<br>
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[[Image:Herpetology_Class_2011.jpg|thumb|right|Herpetology Class Spring 2011. Photo by J. Velotta]]<br>
[[Image:Herp_Class_2011.jpg|right|Photo by A. Shepack]]<br>
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<span style="font-size: x-large">EEB 3265/5265 Herpetology</span><br>
 
<span style="font-size: x-large">EEB 3265/5265 Herpetology</span><br>
 
<span style="font-size: large">Spring 2013</span><br><br>
 
<span style="font-size: large">Spring 2013</span><br><br>
<span style="font-size: small">'''Lecture Meeting Time:''' Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:00 - 11:50 in TLS181<br>
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<span style="font-size: small">'''Lecture Meeting Time:''' Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:00 - 11:50 in TLS 181<br>
 
<span style="font-size: small">'''Lab Meeting Time:''' Mondays 1:00 - 5:00 in TLS181<br>
 
<span style="font-size: small">'''Lab Meeting Time:''' Mondays 1:00 - 5:00 in TLS181<br>
 
<span style="font-size: small">'''Textbook:''' Pough F. H., et al. 2004. ''Herpetology'' 3rd Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall. <br> Additional readings will be assigned from the primary journal literature.<br><br>
 
<span style="font-size: small">'''Textbook:''' Pough F. H., et al. 2004. ''Herpetology'' 3rd Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall. <br> Additional readings will be assigned from the primary journal literature.<br><br>
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==News!==
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<span style="font-size: large"><font color="#800080">'''Frog Taxonomy Make-up Lab rescheduled for Friday February 22nd, 2013. Room 181 (1 - 5 pm)'''</font></span><br><br>
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<span style="font-size: large"><font color="#800080">'''OPEN LAB FOR STUDY on Sunday February 24th, 2013. Room 181 (1 - 5 pm)'''</font></span><br><br>
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<span style="font-size: large"><font color="#800080">'''The countdown begins! 15 days for the Lab Practical (March 4th, 2013)'''</font></span><br><br>
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[[Image:Wells.jpg|thumb|right|Dr. Wells being honored for the impact of his 1977 paper in the field of Animal Behavior. Photo by P. Morenus/UConn Photo]]<br>
  
 
==Instructors==
 
==Instructors==
  
[[Image:Ben_CrocMan.jpg|right|Photo by A. Shepack]]<br>
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[[Image:Meandspotted.jpeg|thumb|right|Johana (TA) having some bonding time with a spotted salamander. Photo by A. Shepack]]<br>
  
 
'''[mailto:kentwood.wells@uconn.edu Dr. Kentwood Wells]'''<br>
 
'''[mailto:kentwood.wells@uconn.edu Dr. Kentwood Wells]'''<br>
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Office: Torrey Life Sciences Building 379 <br>
 
Office: Torrey Life Sciences Building 379 <br>
 
Phone: (860) 486-6215<br>
 
Phone: (860) 486-6215<br>
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Office hours: by appointment<br><br><br><br><br>
  
 
==Course Procedures and Policies==
 
==Course Procedures and Policies==
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[[Image:BillandHoney.jpg|thumb|right|How many families of snakes, again?]]
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[[Image:Jars.jpg|thumb|right|Too many jars...]]
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[[Image:waders.jpg|thumb|right|You gotta love waders]]
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[[Image:kiss.jpg|thumb|right|Spotted and Spotty sitting in the tree K-i-s-s-i-n-g!]]
 
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'''Disabilities:'''<br>
 
'''Disabilities:'''<br>
 
If you have a disability for which you may be requesting an accommodation, you should contact a course instructor and the [http://www.csd.uconn.edu Center for Students with Disabilities] (Wilbur Cross Building, Room 201) within the first two weeks of the semester.<br>
 
If you have a disability for which you may be requesting an accommodation, you should contact a course instructor and the [http://www.csd.uconn.edu Center for Students with Disabilities] (Wilbur Cross Building, Room 201) within the first two weeks of the semester.<br>
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==Lecture and Lab Schedule & Materials==
 
==Lecture and Lab Schedule & Materials==
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| Jan 23 || Amphibians: Diversity and Morphological Evolution || Ch. 1, 2, 3, 8 ||||
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| Jan 23 || Amphibians: Diversity and Morphological Evolution || Ch. 2, 3, 10 ||||
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| Jan 28 || Reptiles: Diversity and Morphological Evolution || Ch. 1, 4, 8, 9 || Caecilian and Salamander Taxonomy ||[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Herpteology_Salamander_Videos Salamander Videos]<br>[http://www.rockedge.org/files/CT_salamandersfinal.pdf Salamanders of CT.pdf]<br>[http://ctamp.homestead.com/ctamphibians.html Amphibians of CT website]  
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| Jan 28 || Reptiles: Diversity and Morphological Evolution || Ch. 4, 10, 11 || Caecilian and Salamander Taxonomy ||[http://www.rockedge.org/files/CT_salamandersfinal.pdf Salamanders of CT.pdf]<br>[http://ctamp.homestead.com/ctamphibians.html Amphibians of CT website]  
 
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| Jan 30 || Amphibian Skin and Water Relations || Ch. 5 ||||  
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| Jan 30 || Amphibian Skin and Water Relations || Ch. 6 ||||  
 
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| Feb 4 || Amphibian Excretion and Osmoregulation || Ch. 5 || Salamander Taxonomy; '''Video''': ''Amphibians'' ||
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| Feb 4 || Amphibian Excretion and Osmoregulation || Ch. 6 || Salamander Taxonomy; '''Video''': ''Amphibians'' ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/f/f6/Ctsalamanders.pdf}} Connecticut Salamanders
 
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| Feb 6 || Reptile Water Relations || Ch. 5 ||||  
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| Feb 6 || Reptile Water Relations || Ch. 6 ||||  
 
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| Feb 11 || Behavioral Thermoregulation in Reptiles || Ch. 5 || Frog Taxonomy || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/AnuraLab_Spring2011.pdf}}Anuran Lab<br>{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/3465%3A5464%20anuran%20lab%20handout%20supplement_REVISED%20table.doc}} Anuran Taxonomy Lab Handout Supplement<br>{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/Herpetology%20Glossary.pdf}}Herpetology Glossary
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| Feb 13 || Behavioral Thermoregulation in Reptiles || Ch. 6 ||||
 
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| Feb 13 || Amphibian Thermoregulation and Freeze Tolerance || Ch. 5 ||||  
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| Feb 18 || Amphibian Thermoregulation and Freeze Tolerance || Ch. 6 ||Frog Taxonomy ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/b/b6/Anuranfamilies.pdf}} Anuran Families of the World
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{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/a/a9/Phylofrogs.pdf}} Phylogeny of frogs
 
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| Feb 18 || Physiological Temperature Adjustments || Ch. 5 || Frog Taxonomy; '''Video''': ''Cane Toads''||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/AmphibianQuiz2011.pdf}} Amphibian Practice Questions/Study Guide
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| Feb 20 || Physiological Temperature Adjustments || Ch. 6 ||||
 
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| Feb 20 || Gas Transport and Metabolism in Amphibians || Ch. 6 ||||  
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| Feb 22 || Make-up Lab (Thanks Nemo!) || || Frog Taxonomy; '''Video''': ''Cane Toads''||
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| Feb 25 || Respiration and Circulation in Reptiles || Ch. 6 || Turtles and Crocodilians; Amphibian Review; '''Video''': ''Crocodiles & Alligators, Turtles''<br> '''Heretology Jeopardy (Herpardy) ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/Crocodilians_Turtles_Spring2011.pdf}}Crocodilians/Turtles Lab<br>{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/Turtle%20Review%20Questions11.pdf}} Turtle Review Questions<br>
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| Feb 25 || Gas Transport and Metabolism in Amphibians || Ch. 7 || Turtles and Crocodilians; Amphibian Review; '''Video''': ''Crocodiles & Alligators, Turtles''<br> ||
{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/Reptile%20Definitions.pdf}}Reptile Definitions
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| Feb 27 || Activity Metabolism of Amphibians || Ch. 6 ||<span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">''Open lab time to prepare for practical 6PM-9PM''</font></span>||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/HerpetologyLecture_23Feb2011_HANDOUT.pdf}}Respiration and Circulation in Reptiles Lecture Slides
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| Feb 27 || Activity Metabolism of Amphibians || Ch. 7 ||||
 
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| Mar 4 || Reptile Metabolism, Energetics, and Diet || Ch. 6 || <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''FIRST LAB PRACTICAL (Amphibians)'''</font></span> ||  
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| Mar 4 || Reptile Metabolism, Energetics, and Diet || Ch. 7 || <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''FIRST LAB PRACTICAL (Amphibians)'''</font></span> ||  
 
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| Mar 6 || Energy Budgets and Energy Allocation || Ch. 6 |||| {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/Wells2001.pdf}} Wells 2001 Calling Energetics in Anurans<br>
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| Mar 6 || Energy Budgets and Energy Allocation || Ch. 7 ||||  
 
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| Mar 11 || Amphibian Reproductive Modes || Ch. 7 ||||
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| Mar 11 || Amphibian Reproductive Modes || Ch. 8 || Lizard Taxonomy ||
 
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| Mar 13 || Biology of Amphibian Larvae || Ch. 9 (267 - 278); Ch. 13 (402 - 403) ||||
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| Mar 13 || Biology of Amphibian Larvae || Ch. 8, 11 ||||
 
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| Mar 18 || SPRING BREAK (Go somewhere warm!) ||-----||----- || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/LizardLab_Spring2011.pdf}} Lizard Lab<br>{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/Useful%20Information%20to%20Learn%20for%20LIZARD%20LAB.pdf}} Lizard Study Guide<br>{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/Lizards%20Study%20Guide11.pdf}}Lizard Review Questions
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| Mar 18 || <font color="#FF00FF"><b>SPRING BREAK (Go somewhere warm!)</b></font>  ||-----||----- ||
 
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| Mar 20 || SPRING BREAK (Go somewhere warm!) ||-----||----- ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/465%20lecture%2015%20biology%20of%20amphibian%20larvae.doc}} Lecture 15 Biol. of Amphibian Larvae Lecture
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| Mar 20 || <font color="#FF00FF"><b>SPRING BREAK (Go somewhere warm!)</b></font> ||-----||----- ||
 
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| Mar 25 || Ecological Aspects of Amphibian Metamorphosis || Ch. 7 || Lizard Taxonomy; '''Video''': ''Lizards'' ||  
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| Mar 25 || Ecological Aspects of Amphibian Metamorphosis || Ch. 8 || Lizard Taxonomy; '''Video''': ''Lizards'' ||  
 
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| Mar 27 || Reptile Eggs and the Evolution of Viviparity || Ch. 7 || <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">''Open lab 4PM - 7:30PM''</font></span>||
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| Mar 27 || Reptile Eggs and the Evolution of Viviparity || Ch. 9 ||||
 
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| Apr 1 || Reptile Life History Strategies || Ch. 7 || Snake Taxonomy || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/Snakes_Spring2011.pdf}}Snake Lab<br>{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/SnakePracticeQuestions.pdf}}Snake Practice Questions<br>[http://www.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/snkwebview.pdf Snakes of Connecticut]
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| Apr 1 || Reptile Life History Strategies || Ch. 9 || Snake Taxonomy ||
 
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| Apr 3 || Communication and Mating Systems of Salamanders || Ch. 11, 12 ||||  
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| Apr 3 || Communication and Mating Systems of Salamanders || Ch. 13, 14 ||||  
 
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| Apr 8 || Frog Vocal Communication: Behavioral Aspects || Ch. 11 || Snake Taxonomy; Evolution of Snake Dentition ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/restricted/WellsandSchwartz2007.pdf}} Wells and Schwartz 2007 Anuran Communication
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| Apr 8 || Frog Vocal Communication: Behavioral Aspects || Ch. 13 || Snake Taxonomy; Evolution of Snake Dentition ||
 
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| Apr 6 ||  Frog Vocal Communication: Call Production and Reception || Ch. 13 || <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">''Open lab 5PM - 9PM''</font></span>||  
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| Apr 10 ||  Frog Vocal Communication: Call Production and Reception || Ch. 13 ||||  
 
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| <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''Apr 7''' </font></span>|| |||| <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''FIELD TRIP - Meet at TLS at 7:30 PM. Bring headlamp if you have one.'''</font></span>||
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| Apr 15 || Mating Systems and Sexual Selection in Anurans || Ch. 14 || Reptile Review '''Video''': ''Snakes''||
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| <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">''Apr 8'' </font></span>|| |||| <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">''Open lab 1PM - 5PM''</font></span>||
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| <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">''Apr 9'' </font></span>|| |||| <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">''Open lab 1PM - 5PM''</font></span>||
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| Apr 11 || Mating Systems and Sexual Selection in Anurans || Ch. 14 || '''Video''': ''Snakes''; Reptile Review; '''Herpardy'''<br><span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''FIELD TRIP - Meet at TLS at 7:30 PM.</font></span> ||{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/ReptileReviewSpring2011.pdf}}Reptile Review Questions (multichoice)<br>{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB2214/HERPardy%20Spring%202011_B.pdf}} Reptile HERPardy
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| <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">''Apr 12'' </font></span>|| |||| <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">''Open lab 5PM - 9PM''</font></span>||
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| Apr 17 || Modes of Communication in Squamate Reptiles || Ch. 13 ||||
 
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| Apr 13 || Modes of Communication in Squamate Reptiles || Ch. 13 ||<span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">''Open lab 5PM - 9PM''</font></span>||
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| Apr 22 || Mating Systems and Sexual Selection in Squamates || Ch. 14||<span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''SECOND LAB PRACTICAL (Reptiles)'''</font></span> ||
 
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| <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">''Apr 14'' </font></span>|| |||| <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">''Open lab 5PM - 9PM''</font></span>||
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| Apr 24 || Social Behavior and Communication in other Reptiles || Ch. 13, 14 ||||
 
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| Apr 29 || Ecology of Terrestrial Amphibian and Reptile Communities || Ch. 15, 16 || AFTERNOON FIELD TRIP (Yale Forest)||
 
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| May 1 || Competition and Predation in Aquatic Amphibian Communities || Ch. 15, 16 ||||
 
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| May 8 || <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''FINAL EXAM'''</font></span> || ||||
 
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| <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''Apr 18''' </font></span>|| Mating Systems and Sexual Selection in Squamates || Ch. 14 || <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''SECOND LAB PRACTICAL (Reptiles)'''</font></span>||
 
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| Apr 20 || Social Behavior and Communication in other Reptiles || Ch. 13, 14 ||||
 
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| Apr 25 || Ecology of Terrestrial Amphibian and Reptile Communities || Ch. 15, 16 || <span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''Field Trip (Yale Forest)''' <br> ''woot woot''</font></span> ||
 
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| Apr 27 || Competition and Predation in Aquatic Amphibian Communities || Ch. 15, 16 ||||
 
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| Apr 28 ||  ||  ||<span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''FIELD TRIP - Meet at TLS at 8 PM.'''</font></span>||
 
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|<span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''May 4 '''</font></span>||<span style="font-size: small"><font color="#FF3300">'''FINAL EXAM, , 10:30-12:30'''</font></span> || ---------- ||||
 
 
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==Additional Resources==
 
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[[Image:N826048959_215393_1832.jpg|right|Photo by E. K. Timpe]]
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[[Image:redback.jpg|thumb|right|<i>Plethodon cinereus</i>. Photo by J. Goyes]]
[[Image:DSC00485.JPG|right|Photo by E. K. Timpe]]
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[[Image:twolines.jpg|thumb|right|<i>Eurycea bislineata</i>. Photo by J. Goyes]]
  
'''UConn Herpetology Club''':<br>
 
The formation of a UConn herpetology club is in the works for Fall 2011! If interested in becoming a member, please contact [mailto:danielle.m.freeman@uconn.edu Danielle Freeman]<br><br>
 
  
 
'''Websites:'''<br>
 
'''Websites:'''<br>
 
[http://digimorph.org/ Digimorph]
 
  
 
''Local''<br>
 
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[http://www.herpnet.org/ HerpNET]<br>
 
[http://www.herpnet.org/ HerpNET]<br>
 
[http://www.enature.com/home/ eNature Online Field Guides]<br><br>
 
[http://www.enature.com/home/ eNature Online Field Guides]<br><br>
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==Herps in the News==
 
  
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==Herps in the News (and other fun Stuff!)==
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[[Image:greenfrog.jpg|thumb|left|<i>Lithobates clamitans.</i> Photo by J. Goyes]]  
  
Apr 21, 2011: [http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/04/19/kukrisnakes-fight-for-turtle-nests-with-dagger-teeth-forked-penises-and-false-heads/ Snake Cagematch]<br>
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Feb 7, 2013: [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130207141657.htm The Amazing Amphibians and Reptiles of the Philippine Island Luzon]<br>
Apr 12, 2011: [http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/04/symbiotic-salamander/ Symbiotic Salamander] <br>
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Jan 31, 2013: [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130108122951.htm Genetic Matchmaking Saves Endangered Frogs]<br>
Mar 29, 2011: [http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=catania-tentacled-snake-captures-prey How a Tentacled Snake (''Erpeton tentaculatum'') Eats]<br>
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Jan 25, 2013: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9h1tR42QYA The Tiktaalik Song! so you don't forget the first tetrapod]<br>
Mar 25, 2011: [http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/04/snow-frogs/ruoso-photography Indomitable Snow Frogs]<br>
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Jan 23, 2013: [http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2013/01/uconn-biologist-honored-for-seminal-paper-on-social-behavior-of-frogs/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+uconn-today+%28UConn+Today%29 UConn Biologist Honored for Seminal Paper on Social Behavior of Frogs]<br>
Feb 27, 2011: [http://articles.sfgate.com/2011-02-22/bay-area/28617558_1_lyme-disease-ticks-borrelia Lizards and Lyme Disease]<br>
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Feb 27, 2011: [http://middletownpress.com/articles/2011/02/23/news/doc4d65660fa0948013442153.txt CT's Endangered Turtles]<br>
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Feb 27, 2011: [http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=turtles-in-trouble-new-report-ident-2011-02-25 25 Most Endangered Turtles]<br>
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Feb 27, 2011: [http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/02/turtle-navigation/ Sea Turtle Navigation]<br>
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Feb 21, 2011: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9398000/9398679.stm Short-lived Chameleons]<br>
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Feb 19, 2011: [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/02/pictures/110217-extinct-frogs-species-science-amphibians-lost/?source=link_fb20110219extinctspeciesfound Rediscovered Frogs]<br>
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Feb 14, 2011: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12393387 How snakes get legless THANKS BILL!!]<br>
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Feb 10, 2011: [http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/salamander-is-worlds-first-photosynthetic-vertebrate Spotted Salamander, Photosynthetic?]<br>
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Jan 31, 2011: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9365000/9365076.stm Frogs Re-evolved Lost Lower Teeth]<br>
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Jan 26, 2011: [http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/afraid-snakes-scientists-explain/story?id=12759901 Phobia of Snakes Explained]<br>
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Jan 17, 2011: [http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/News-salamder-eggs-turn-off-cancer-011711.aspx?xmlmenuid=51 Salamander Eggs Turn off Cancer]<br>
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Jan 14, 2011: [http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/28659/regulators-make-nearly-one-third-cut-proposed-salamander-habitat/ Reduced Cali Tiger Salamander Habitat]<br>
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Jan 14, 2011: [http://online.wsj.com/article/AP1ce73f991d444022b0b4c0e1b1be8351.html NY Zoo works to save the hellbender]<br> 
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Jan 12, 2011: [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/12/lost-frogs-haiti_n_807948.html#222748 Haiti's Lost Frogs]<br>
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Herpetology Class Spring 2011. Photo by A. Shepack

Herpetology Class Spring 2011. Photo by J. Velotta

EEB 3265/5265 Herpetology
Spring 2013

Lecture Meeting Time: Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:00 - 11:50 in TLS 181
Lab Meeting Time: Mondays 1:00 - 5:00 in TLS181
Textbook: Pough F. H., et al. 2004. Herpetology 3rd Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall.
Additional readings will be assigned from the primary journal literature.

News!

Frog Taxonomy Make-up Lab rescheduled for Friday February 22nd, 2013. Room 181 (1 - 5 pm)

OPEN LAB FOR STUDY on Sunday February 24th, 2013. Room 181 (1 - 5 pm)

The countdown begins! 15 days for the Lab Practical (March 4th, 2013)

Dr. Wells being honored for the impact of his 1977 paper in the field of Animal Behavior. Photo by P. Morenus/UConn Photo

Instructors

Johana (TA) having some bonding time with a spotted salamander. Photo by A. Shepack

Dr. Kentwood Wells
Email: kentwood.wells@uconn.edu
Office: Torrey Life Sciences Building 312
Phone: (860) 486-4319
Office hours: by appointment

Johana Goyes Vallejos (Teaching Assistant)
Email: johana.goyes@uconn.edu
Office: Torrey Life Sciences Building 379
Phone: (860) 486-6215
Office hours: by appointment




Course Procedures and Policies

How many families of snakes, again?
Too many jars...
You gotta love waders
Spotted and Spotty sitting in the tree K-i-s-s-i-n-g!


The lecture portion of this course will deal with various aspects of the biology of amphibians and reptiles, including physiological ecology, communication, social behavior, reproduction, parental care, and community ecology. The laboratories will focus on the classification and distribution of the major families of amphibians and reptiles of the world, as well as identification of Connecticut species. There will be some evening field trips toward the end of the semester to see breeding of local amphibians and daytime field trips to see other species. Students are expected to attend the field trips.

Field Trips:
There will be a scheduled field trip to the Yale Forest during lab time Monday, April 25th. There will be additional evening field trips once the weather is warm enough. We will begin evening field trips as soon as the first amphibians start breeding, which could be as early as late March. Many of these will be arranged on short notice. We will try to do enough of these so that everyone has a chance to get out in the field a few times.

Readings:
The emphasis in this course in on readings from original literature. I will be handing out detailed reference bibliographies with each lecture; assigned readings will be marked with * on each bibliography. Those marked with † are available online and will not be supplied in hard copy. Xeroxed copies of papers not available online will be in the green filing cabinet in my outer office (TLS 380) and can be signed out. Please do not monopolize these readings for long periods of time, since it is impossible for me to make enough copies for the entire class. The course textbook is Herpetology (3rd ed.) by F. H. Pough, R. M. Andrews, J. E. Cadle, M. L. Crump, A. H. Savitzky, and K. D. Wells (Prentice Hall, 2004). An illustrated guide, Amphibians and Reptiles in Connecticut: A Checklist with Notes on Conservation Status, Identification, and Distribution by Michael Klemens (Connecticut DEP, 2000), may be useful as an additional reference for local species and can be ordered if students are interested.

Exams:
There will be two lecture exams. The midterm will be given sometime in March, perhaps as a take-home exam. The final exam will be essay format, given on May 8. For the final, I will hand out ten questions two weeks in advance, which you can prepare using class notes and readings. Several of these questions will appear on the final exam given during the scheduled exam period. You will not be able to bring any reference materials or notes to the exam. There will be two lab practicals covering taxonomy, distribution, and natural history of amphibians and reptiles.

Grades:
Grades will be determined approximately as follows:
Lab Practicals: 20% each
Midterm: 20%
Final: 40%

Academic Integrity:
Plagiarism and cheating are violations of the student conduct code, and may be punished by failure in the course or, in severe cases, dismissal from the University. For more information, see Appendix A of the Student Conduct Code.

Disabilities:
If you have a disability for which you may be requesting an accommodation, you should contact a course instructor and the Center for Students with Disabilities (Wilbur Cross Building, Room 201) within the first two weeks of the semester.




Lecture and Lab Schedule & Materials



Date Lecture Topic Readings Lab Supplemental Materials
Jan 23 Amphibians: Diversity and Morphological Evolution Ch. 2, 3, 10
Jan 28 Reptiles: Diversity and Morphological Evolution Ch. 4, 10, 11 Caecilian and Salamander Taxonomy Salamanders of CT.pdf
Amphibians of CT website
Jan 30 Amphibian Skin and Water Relations Ch. 6
Feb 4 Amphibian Excretion and Osmoregulation Ch. 6 Salamander Taxonomy; Video: Amphibians Pdficon small.gif Connecticut Salamanders
Feb 6 Reptile Water Relations Ch. 6
Feb 13 Behavioral Thermoregulation in Reptiles Ch. 6
Feb 18 Amphibian Thermoregulation and Freeze Tolerance Ch. 6 Frog Taxonomy Pdficon small.gif Anuran Families of the World

Pdficon small.gif Phylogeny of frogs

Feb 20 Physiological Temperature Adjustments Ch. 6
Feb 22 Make-up Lab (Thanks Nemo!) Frog Taxonomy; Video: Cane Toads
Feb 25 Gas Transport and Metabolism in Amphibians Ch. 7 Turtles and Crocodilians; Amphibian Review; Video: Crocodiles & Alligators, Turtles
Feb 27 Activity Metabolism of Amphibians Ch. 7
Mar 4 Reptile Metabolism, Energetics, and Diet Ch. 7 FIRST LAB PRACTICAL (Amphibians)
Mar 6 Energy Budgets and Energy Allocation Ch. 7
Mar 11 Amphibian Reproductive Modes Ch. 8 Lizard Taxonomy
Mar 13 Biology of Amphibian Larvae Ch. 8, 11
Mar 18 SPRING BREAK (Go somewhere warm!) ----- -----
Mar 20 SPRING BREAK (Go somewhere warm!) ----- -----
Mar 25 Ecological Aspects of Amphibian Metamorphosis Ch. 8 Lizard Taxonomy; Video: Lizards
Mar 27 Reptile Eggs and the Evolution of Viviparity Ch. 9
Apr 1 Reptile Life History Strategies Ch. 9 Snake Taxonomy
Apr 3 Communication and Mating Systems of Salamanders Ch. 13, 14
Apr 8 Frog Vocal Communication: Behavioral Aspects Ch. 13 Snake Taxonomy; Evolution of Snake Dentition
Apr 10 Frog Vocal Communication: Call Production and Reception Ch. 13
Apr 15 Mating Systems and Sexual Selection in Anurans Ch. 14 Reptile Review Video: Snakes
Apr 17 Modes of Communication in Squamate Reptiles Ch. 13
Apr 22 Mating Systems and Sexual Selection in Squamates Ch. 14 SECOND LAB PRACTICAL (Reptiles)
Apr 24 Social Behavior and Communication in other Reptiles Ch. 13, 14
Apr 29 Ecology of Terrestrial Amphibian and Reptile Communities Ch. 15, 16 AFTERNOON FIELD TRIP (Yale Forest)
May 1 Competition and Predation in Aquatic Amphibian Communities Ch. 15, 16
May 8 FINAL EXAM




Additional Resources

Plethodon cinereus. Photo by J. Goyes
Eurycea bislineata. Photo by J. Goyes


Websites:

Local
Online Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of CT
Reptiles and Amphibians of CT
New England Herpetological Society

Amphibians
Video about Amphibian Extinction
Amphibiaweb
AMNH's Amphibian Species of the World
Amphibian Portal from USGS-NBII
Deban Lab Amphibian Feeding

General Herpetology
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
The Herpetologists' League
The Center for North American Herpetology
Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
New England Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
EMYSystem Online Turtle Resource
HerpNET
eNature Online Field Guides


Herps in the News (and other fun Stuff!)

Lithobates clamitans. Photo by J. Goyes

Feb 7, 2013: The Amazing Amphibians and Reptiles of the Philippine Island Luzon
Jan 31, 2013: Genetic Matchmaking Saves Endangered Frogs
Jan 25, 2013: The Tiktaalik Song! so you don't forget the first tetrapod
Jan 23, 2013: UConn Biologist Honored for Seminal Paper on Social Behavior of Frogs