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Laboratory Schedule: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/6/62/Lab_syllab_EEB_4275_2015.pdf}}<br/> | Laboratory Schedule: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/6/62/Lab_syllab_EEB_4275_2015.pdf}}<br/> | ||
Grading Scheme: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/1/1c/Grading_EEB_4275_F15.pdf}}<br/> | Grading Scheme: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/1/1c/Grading_EEB_4275_F15.pdf}}<br/> | ||
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+ | Invertebrate Classification: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/a/a5/Invert_classif_%26_diversity_2015.pdf}} <br> | ||
==Grading Scheme== | ==Grading Scheme== | ||
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|Quizzes (best 4 of 5) || 24 points | |Quizzes (best 4 of 5) || 24 points | ||
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− | |Midterm Laboratory Practical || 35 points | + | |Midterm Laboratory Practical || 35 points |
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− | |Final Laboratory Practical || 35 points | + | |Final Laboratory Practical || 35 points |
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|T.A. Discretionary Points || 6 points | |T.A. Discretionary Points || 6 points | ||
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A copy of each '''Dennis Questions''' assignment will be posted here as a reference. | A copy of each '''Dennis Questions''' assignment will be posted here as a reference. | ||
− | DQ 1: <br> | + | DQ 1: <br> |
− | DQ 2:<br> | + | DQ 2: <br> |
− | DQ 3:<br> | + | DQ 3: <br> |
DQ 4:<br> | DQ 4:<br> | ||
DQ 5:<br> | DQ 5:<br> | ||
DQ 6:<br> | DQ 6:<br> | ||
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+ | ==Past Exams and Study Guides== | ||
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+ | Study Guide Exam 1 {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/b/b6/Study_Guide_Exam_1_2015.pdf}} <br> | ||
+ | Midterm Exam 1 Fall 2012 {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/8/8c/Exam_1_EEB_4275_Fall_2012.pdf}} <br> | ||
+ | Midterm Exam 2 Fall 2012 {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/9/9e/Exam_2_EEB_4275_Fall_2012.pdf}} <br> | ||
+ | Midterm Exam 3 Fall 2012 {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/8/8b/Exam3_EEB_4275_Fall2012.pdf}} <br> | ||
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+ | ==Interesting Articles on Invertebrates== | ||
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+ | [http://www.niwa.co.nz/news/northern-hemisphere-fossil-discovered-living-in-new-zealand Northern-hemisphere fossil discovered living in New Zealand] | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | [http://www.en.palaeontologie.geowissenschaften.uni-muenchen.de/aktuelles/newsinfos/revolution-averted/index.html Revolution averted - on the basal invertebrates] | ||
==Lecture Schedule== | ==Lecture Schedule== | ||
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− | | Mon <br> Aug 31 || Class organization; Introduction || | + | | Mon <br> Aug 31 || Class organization; Introduction || [http://www.itcamefromthepond.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Choanoflagellates1.jpg Choanoflagellate SEM] |
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− | | Wed <br> Sep 02 || Porifera || | + | | Wed <br> Sep 02 || Porifera || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8a0oNsDEx8 Jonathan Bird's Blue World: Sponges!] <br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC3tAtXdaik Harp Sponge - a carnivorous sponge!] |
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− | |Wed <br> Sep 09|| Cnidaria || | + | |Wed <br> Sep 09|| Cnidaria || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm98n3908QM Sea anemone "swimming"]<br> [https://vimeo.com/37412322 polyp vs medusa]<br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYVHK2vM1_Y sea anemone capturing prey] |
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− | |Mon <br>Sep 14|| Cnidaria & Ctenophora - '''*DQ 1 due by 5 pm''' || | + | |Mon <br>Sep 14|| Cnidaria & Ctenophora - '''*DQ 1 due by 5 pm''' || [http://shapeoflife.org/video/cnidarians-moon-jelly-life-cycle Moon Jelly Life Cycle] <br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsMUeo4qJjk Ctenophore feeding] |
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− | | Mon <br>Sep 21|| Platyhelminthes | + | | Mon <br>Sep 21|| Platyhelminthes || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DU_pvAtIYQ Predatory flatworm hunting snails]<br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0QzSYQGsnA Planaria biology in one minute!]<br> |
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− | |Wed <br> Sep 23|| Nematoda | + | |Wed <br> Sep 23|| Nemertea, Gastrotricha, Gnathostomulida and Nematoda || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmGz8gotCPs Nemertea worms] |
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− | | Mon <br>Sep 28|| Rotifera, Acanthocephala, Cycliophora - '''*DQ 2 due by 5 pm''' || | + | | Mon <br>Sep 28|| Nematomorpha, Rotifera, Acanthocephala, Cycliophora - '''*DQ 2 due by 5 pm''' || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLoVGZtsttc nematomorph emerging from arthropod host] |
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− | |Wed <br> Sep 30|| Priapula, Loricifera, Kinorhyncha || | + | |Wed <br> Sep 30|| Priapula, Loricifera, Kinorhyncha ||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwhqsPmnXAY Kinorhyncha moving] |
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− | |Mon <br>Oct 05|| Mollusca || | + | |Mon <br>Oct 05|| Mollusca || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEMK3VN8pW8 snail's radula in slow motion] |
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− | |Wed <br> Oct 07|| Mollusca || | + | |Wed <br> Oct 07|| Mollusca || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_RfgvIETEY scallop vs starfish] |
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− | |Mon <br>Oct 12|| Mollusca - '''*DQ 3 due by 5 pm''' || | + | |Mon <br>Oct 12|| Mollusca - '''*DQ 3 due by 5 pm''' || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvzOAnfzR90 Octopus carrying coconut] <br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmDTtkZlMwM Octopus camouflage] |
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− | |Wed <br> Oct 21|| Annelida || | + | |Wed <br> Oct 21|| Annelida || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcpRJyAKNHA <i>Glycera</i> worm everting proboscis] |
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− | |Mon <br>Oct 26|| Annelida, “Pogonophoridae,” | + | |Mon <br>Oct 26|| Annelida, “Pogonophoridae,” - '''*DQ 4 due by 5 pm''' || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QffkyLYB_PA Giant tube worms of Galapagos] |
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− | |Wed <br> Oct 28|| Arthropoda: Trilobitomorpha & Crustacea || | + | |Wed <br> Oct 28|| Annelida cont'd, “Echiura,” Sipuncula; Arthropoda: Trilobitomorpha & Crustacea || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jerqq06uxAo This video sucks! Leeches!] |
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− | |Mon <br>Nov 02|| Arthropoda: Crustacea | + | |Mon <br>Nov 02|| Arthropoda: Crustacea || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6M2xIgoD6E spiny lobster molting] |
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− | |Wed <br> Nov 04|| Arthropoda: | + | |Wed <br> Nov 04|| Arthropoda: Crustacea cont’d || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtNAqK_V-lg The fastest punch in the world] |
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− | |Mon <br>Nov 09|| | + | |Mon <br>Nov 09|| Myriapoda, Cheliceriformes - '''*DQ 5 due by 5 pm''' || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_yYC5r8xMI peacock spider mating dance] |
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− | |Wed <br> Nov 11|| | + | |Wed <br> Nov 11|| Panarthropoda cont'd: Tardigrada & Onychophora. Bryozoa, Brachiopoda || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWcGzxyqiUM Onychophora] |
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− | |Mon <br>Nov 16|| | + | |Mon <br>Nov 16|| Entoprocta & Phoronida. || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv9NiIcYcCQ Bryozoa] |
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− | |Wed <br> Nov 18|| Echinodermata | + | |Wed <br> Nov 18|| Echinodermata || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8YLADeiYyU time-lapse: sea stars eating dead fish] <br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myhp8ifW6ig brittle star food fight] |
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− | |Mon <br>Nov 30|| | + | |Mon <br>Nov 30|| Echinodermata cont'd - '''*DQ 6 due by 5 pm''' || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GVwSr5RLxk sea urchin eating] <br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo7iHrGjQjM sea cucumber eating] |
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− | |Wed <br> Dec 02|| Chordata || | + | |Wed <br> Dec 02|| Chaetognatha, Hemichordata, Chordata || |
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Latest revision as of 17:53, 9 December 2015
Contents
EEB 4275 Invertebrate Zoology Fall 2015
Textbook: We will not be using an official textbook in this course. In case you want to buy a textbook for you own reference, here'a list of recommended titles
- Brusca, R. C., G. J. Brusca, and N. Haver. 2003. Invertebrates. 2nd ed. Sinauer Associates. ISBN: 978-0-87893-097-5
- Margulis, L., K. Schwartz. 1997. The Five Kingdoms: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth. 3nd ed. Holt Paperbacks. ISBN: 978-0805072525
- Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. 2007. Evolution of Organ Systems. Oxford University Press. Oxford. ISBN: 978-0198566694
- Tudge, C. 2000. The Variety of Life: A survey and a celebration of all the creatures that ever lived. Oxford University Press. Oxford. ISBN: 0 19 850311 3
- Pechenik, J. 2009. Biology of the Invertebrates. 7th ed. ISBN: 978-0073524184
- Ruppert, E., R. S. Fox, and R. D. Barnes. 2003. Invertebrate Zoology. A Functional Evolutionary Approach. 7th ed. ISBN: 978-0030259821
Lecture: 9:05-10:20am M,W - TLS Rm #313
Laboratory: Wednesdays 1:25-4:25pm or 4:40-7:40pm TLS Rm #313. There is no formal laboratory manual for the course; you will be given weekly laboratory handouts each Monday.
Instructor
Professor: Dr. J.N. Caira
office: TLS 483
phone: 486-4060
email: Dr. Janine N. Caira
Teaching Assistant
Veronica Bueno
office: TLS 478
phone: 486-1882
email: Veronica Bueno
Important Documents
Lecture Syllabus:
Laboratory Schedule:
Grading Scheme:
Grading Scheme
The LECTURE grade will be calculated as follows:
Midterm Lecture Exam I | 60 points |
Midterm Lecture Exam II | 40 points (hr. 1 final exam period) |
Final Lecture Exam | 50 points (hr. 2 final exam period) |
Dennis Questions (best 5 of 6) | 50 points |
Total Lecture Points = 200 points
The LABORATORY grade will be calculated as follows:
Quizzes (best 4 of 5) | 24 points |
Midterm Laboratory Practical | 35 points |
Final Laboratory Practical | 35 points |
T.A. Discretionary Points | 6 points |
Total Laboratory Points = 100 points
TOTAL COURSE GRADE= 300 points (converted to a % for final grade)
Dennis Questions
A copy of each Dennis Questions assignment will be posted here as a reference.
DQ 1:
DQ 2:
DQ 3:
DQ 4:
DQ 5:
DQ 6:
Past Exams and Study Guides
Study Guide Exam 1
Midterm Exam 1 Fall 2012
Midterm Exam 2 Fall 2012
Midterm Exam 3 Fall 2012
Interesting Articles on Invertebrates
Northern-hemisphere fossil discovered living in New Zealand
Revolution averted - on the basal invertebrates
Lecture Schedule
This schedule is subject to change. Check regularly for updates!
*DQ #= Dates on which “Dennis Question” responses are due, in electronic or hard copy, to Dr. Caira by 5 pm.
Date | Topic | Interesting links and materials |
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Mon Aug 31 |
Class organization; Introduction | Choanoflagellate SEM |
Wed Sep 02 |
Porifera | Jonathan Bird's Blue World: Sponges! Harp Sponge - a carnivorous sponge! |
Mon Sep 07 |
LABOR DAY - NO CLASS | |
Wed Sep 09 |
Cnidaria | Sea anemone "swimming" polyp vs medusa sea anemone capturing prey |
Mon Sep 14 |
Cnidaria & Ctenophora - *DQ 1 due by 5 pm | Moon Jelly Life Cycle Ctenophore feeding |
Wed Sep 16 |
Invertebrate architecture & development I | |
Mon Sep 21 |
Platyhelminthes | Predatory flatworm hunting snails Planaria biology in one minute! |
Wed Sep 23 |
Nemertea, Gastrotricha, Gnathostomulida and Nematoda | Nemertea worms |
Mon Sep 28 |
Nematomorpha, Rotifera, Acanthocephala, Cycliophora - *DQ 2 due by 5 pm | nematomorph emerging from arthropod host |
Wed Sep 30 |
Priapula, Loricifera, Kinorhyncha | Kinorhyncha moving |
Mon Oct 05 |
Mollusca | snail's radula in slow motion |
Wed Oct 07 |
Mollusca | scallop vs starfish |
Mon Oct 12 |
Mollusca - *DQ 3 due by 5 pm | Octopus carrying coconut Octopus camouflage |
Wed Oct 14 |
Invertebrate architecture & development II | |
Mon Oct 19 |
Lecture Exam I (covers material Aug. 30th to Oct. 14th) | |
Wed Oct 21 |
Annelida | Glycera worm everting proboscis |
Mon Oct 26 |
Annelida, “Pogonophoridae,” - *DQ 4 due by 5 pm | Giant tube worms of Galapagos |
Wed Oct 28 |
Annelida cont'd, “Echiura,” Sipuncula; Arthropoda: Trilobitomorpha & Crustacea | This video sucks! Leeches! |
Mon Nov 02 |
Arthropoda: Crustacea | spiny lobster molting |
Wed Nov 04 |
Arthropoda: Crustacea cont’d | The fastest punch in the world |
Mon Nov 09 |
Myriapoda, Cheliceriformes - *DQ 5 due by 5 pm | peacock spider mating dance |
Wed Nov 11 |
Panarthropoda cont'd: Tardigrada & Onychophora. Bryozoa, Brachiopoda | Onychophora |
Mon Nov 16 |
Entoprocta & Phoronida. | Bryozoa |
Wed Nov 18 |
Echinodermata | time-lapse: sea stars eating dead fish brittle star food fight |
Mon Nov 23 |
THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS | |
Wed Nov 25 |
THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS | |
Mon Nov 30 |
Echinodermata cont'd - *DQ 6 due by 5 pm | sea urchin eating sea cucumber eating |
Wed Dec 02 |
Chaetognatha, Hemichordata, Chordata | |
Mon Dec 07 |
Invertebrate Phylogeny | |
Wed Dec 09 |
Invertebrate Phylogeny |
Laboratory Schedule
Please review the handouts before coming to lab AND BRING THEM TO LAB as they will serve as your lab manual.
Date | Topic |
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Wed Sep 02 |
NO LAB |
Wed Sep 09 |
Lab 1 - Porifera |
Wed Sep 16 |
Lab 2 - Cnidaria & Ctenophora |
Wed Sep 23 |
Lab 3 - Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Gastrotricha, etc. Quiz on Labs 1 & 2 |
Wed Sep 30 |
Lab 4 - Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Rotifera, etc. |
Wed Oct 07 |
Lab 5 - Mollusca I: Scaphopoda & Bivalvia Quiz Labs on 3 & 4 |
Wed Oct 14 |
Lab 6 - Mollusca II: Gastropoda & Cephalopoda Quiz on Lab 5 |
Wed Oct 21 |
Lab 7 - Midterm Laboratory Practical (covers Labs 1-6) |
Wed Oct 28 |
Lab 8 - Annelida & their kin |
Wed Nov 04 |
Lab 9 - Arthropoda I: Crustacea |
Wed Nov 11 |
Lab 10 - Arthropoda II: Myriapoda, Cheliceriformes, other panarthropods Quiz on Labs 8 & 9 |
Wed Nov 18 |
Lab 11 - “lophophorates” & Echinodermata I |
Wed Nov 25 |
THANKSGIVING - NO LAB |
Wed Dec 02 |
Lab 12 - Echinodermata II, Chaetognatha, Hemichordata, Chordata Quiz on Labs 10 & 11 |
Wed Dec 09 |
Lab 13 - Final Laboratory Practical (covers Labs 8-12) |