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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.
  
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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>
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Midterm Exam 1 Fall 2012 {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/8/8c/Exam_1_EEB_4275_Fall_2012.pdf}} <br>
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Midterm Exam 2 Fall 2012 {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/9/9e/Exam_2_EEB_4275_Fall_2012.pdf}} <br>
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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]
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[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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|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'''  ||  
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|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 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcpRJyAKNHA <i>Glycera</i> worm everting proboscis]
 
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|Mon <br>Oct 26|| Annelida, “Pogonophoridae,” “Echiura,” Sipuncula - '''*DQ 4 due by 5 pm''' ||
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|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 ||  
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|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 cont’d, Myriapoda, Cheliceriformes ||
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|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: 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|| Bryozoa, Entoprocta, Brachiopoda, & Phoronida - '''*DQ 5 due by 5 pm''' ||  
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|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|| Echinodermata ||  
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|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|| Entoprocta & Phoronida.  || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv9NiIcYcCQ Bryozoa]
 
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|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|| 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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Latest revision as of 17:53, 9 December 2015

EEB 4275 Invertebrate Zoology Fall 2015

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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

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Laboratory Schedule: Pdficon small.gif
Grading Scheme: Pdficon small.gif

Invertebrate Classification: Pdficon small.gif

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 Pdficon small.gif
Midterm Exam 1 Fall 2012 Pdficon small.gif
Midterm Exam 2 Fall 2012 Pdficon small.gif
Midterm Exam 3 Fall 2012 Pdficon small.gif

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.

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Midterm Lecture Exam II & Final Lecture Exam (tentative): Monday, December 14th, 6–8 pm (1st hr midterm covering Oct. 21st to Dec. 9th ; 2nd hr comp. essays)
Date Topic Interesting links and materials
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.

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Date Topic
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)