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==Important Documents==
 
==Important Documents==
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Lecture Syllabus: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/e/e6/Lect_syllab_EEB_4275_F18.pdf}}<br/>
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Laboratory Schedule: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/5/50/Lab_syllab_EEB_4275_F18.pdf}}<br/>
 
Grading Scheme: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/a/a8/EEB4275_F18_Grading.pdf}}<br/>
 
Grading Scheme: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/a/a8/EEB4275_F18_Grading.pdf}}<br/>
  
Invertebrate Classification: {{pdf|}} <br>
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Invertebrate Classification: {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/8/85/Invert_classif_%26_diversity_2018_RespTaxa.pdf}} <br>
  
 
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==Dennis Questions==
 
==Dennis Questions==
  
A copy of each '''Dennis Questions''' assignment will be posted here as a reference.
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==Past Exams and Study Guides==
 
==Past Exams and Study Guides==
  
Study Guide Exam 1 {{pdf|} <br>
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Study Guide Exam 1 <br/>
Midterm Exam 1 Fall 2012 {{pdf|} <br>
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Study Guide Exam 2 <br/>
Midterm Exam 2 Fall 2012 {{pdf|}} <br>
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Midterm Exam 1 Fall 2015 {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/1/11/Exam_1_EEB_4275_Fall_2015.pdf}} <br>
Midterm Exam 3 Fall 2012 {{pdf|} <br>
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Midterm Exam 2 Fall 2015 {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/d/d3/Exam_2_EEB_4275_Fall_2015.pdf}} <br>
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Midterm Exam 3 Fall 2015 {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/7/7b/Exam_3_EEB_4275_Fall_2015.pdf}} <br>
  
 
==Interesting Articles on Invertebrates==
 
==Interesting Articles on Invertebrates==
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[http://www.en.palaeontologie.geowissenschaften.uni-muenchen.de/aktuelles/newsinfos/revolution-averted/index.html Revolution averted - on the basal invertebrates]
 
[http://www.en.palaeontologie.geowissenschaften.uni-muenchen.de/aktuelles/newsinfos/revolution-averted/index.html Revolution averted - on the basal invertebrates]
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[https://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/accumulating-glitches/unravelling_regeneration_in_planaria Planaria regeneration study]
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[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/science/jellyfish-predators-oceans.html Jellyfish - a popular dinner option for marine predators?]
  
 
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|Wed <br> Sep 05|| Cnidaria & Ctenophora || [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] <br> [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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|Wed <br> Sep 05|| Cnidaria & Ctenophora || [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] <br> [http://shapeoflife.org/video/cnidarians-moon-jelly-life-cycle Moon Jelly Life Cycle] <br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsMUeo4qJjk Ctenophore feeding]  <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr1ps0ooDhU Physalia] <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrMRwddl7iQ Cubozoa] <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elnpe5u4RZ0 Hydra feeding]
 
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0QzSYQGsnA Planaria biology in one minute!]<br>
 
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0QzSYQGsnA Planaria biology in one minute!]<br>
 
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmGz8gotCPs Nemertea worms] <br>
 
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmGz8gotCPs Nemertea worms] <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cjMn7AcCq4 Nemertea] <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijXXJVh2K9Y Ribbon worms] <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55wChToy5fM Nemertean predation]
 
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|Wed <br> Sep 12|| Gasrtotricha, Rotifera, & Cycliophora || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU_2-lUGOME Gnathostomulida] <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srN5Zri4420 Micrognathozoa] <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W68XfPVqAEE Rotifera] <br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrf977j-gbI Gastrotricha]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:07, 15 November 2018

EEB 4275 Invertebrate Zoology Fall 2018

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Textbook: Invertebrates, 3rd edition (Bursca. Moore, and Shuster), Sinauer, ISBN-13: 978-1605353753




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

Kaitlin Gallagher
office: TLS 478
phone: 486-1882
email: Kaitlin Gallagher

Important Documents

Lecture Syllabus: Pdficon small.gif
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 3 of 4) 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

If you lose your copy of the Dennis question please see either Dr. Caira or Kaitlin for a new copy.

Past Exams and Study Guides

Study Guide Exam 1
Study Guide Exam 2
Midterm Exam 1 Fall 2015 Pdficon small.gif
Midterm Exam 2 Fall 2015 Pdficon small.gif
Midterm Exam 3 Fall 2015 Pdficon small.gif

Interesting Articles on Invertebrates

Northern-hemisphere fossil discovered living in New Zealand
Revolution averted - on the basal invertebrates
Planaria regeneration study
Jellyfish - a popular dinner option for marine predators?

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 27
Class organization; Introduction Choanoflagellate SEM
Wed
Aug 29
Porifera & Cnidaria Jonathan Bird's Blue World: Sponges!
Harp Sponge - a carnivorous sponge!
Mon
Sep 03
LABOR DAY - NO CLASS
Wed
Sep 05
Cnidaria & Ctenophora Sea anemone "swimming"
polyp vs medusa
sea anemone capturing prey
Moon Jelly Life Cycle
Ctenophore feeding

Physalia
Cubozoa
Hydra feeding

Mon
Sep 10
Nemertea, Platyhelminthes, Gnathostomulida, Micrognathozoa - *DQ 1 due by 5 pm Predatory flatworm hunting snails

Planaria biology in one minute!
Nemertea worms
Nemertea
Ribbon worms
Nemertean predation

Wed
Sep 12
Gasrtotricha, Rotifera, & Cycliophora Gnathostomulida

Micrognathozoa
Rotifera
Gastrotricha

Mon
Sep 17
Mollusca snail's radula in slow motion
Wed
Sep 19
Mollusca Octopus carrying coconut
Octopus camouflage
Mon
Sep 24
Mollusca - *DQ 2 due by 5 pm
Wed
Sep 26
Annelida Glycera worm everting proboscis

This video sucks! Leeches!

Mon
Oct 01
Annelida & Sipuncula Giant tube worms of Galapagos
Wed
Oct 03
Bryozoa, Entoprocta, Brachiopoda, & Phoronida Bryozoa
Mon
Oct 08
Invertebrate architecture & development - *DQ 3 due by 5 pm
Wed
Oct 10
Nematoda & Nematomorpha nematomorph emerging from arthropod host
Mon
Oct 15
Lecture Exam I (covers material Aug. 27th to Oct. 8th)
Wed
Oct 17
Praipulida. Loricifera, Kinorhyncha Kinorhyncha moving
Mon
Oct 22
Arthropoda: Trilobitomorhpa & Crustacea - *DQ 4 due by 5 pm The fastest punch in the world
Wed
Oct 24
Arthropoda: Crustacea cont'd, Myriapoda, Cheliceriformes spiny lobster molting
Mon
Oct 29
Arthropoda: Cheliceriformes cont'd, Tardigrada, & Onychophora peacock spider mating dance

Onychophora

Wed
Oct 31
Echinodermata scallop vs starfish
Mon
Nov 05
Echinodermata - *DQ 5 due by 5 pm time-lapse: sea stars eating dead fish
brittle star food fight
Wed
Nov 07
Echinodermata & Chaetognatha sea urchin eating
sea cucumber eating
Mon
Nov 12
Hemichordata & Chordata
Wed
Nov 14
Invertebrate Fossil Record
Mon
Nov 19
THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS
Wed
Nov 21
THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS
Mon
Nov 26
Invertebrate Phylogeny - *DQ 6 due by 5 pm
Wed
Nov 28
Invertebrate Phylogeny
Mon
Dec 03
In-class exercise
Wed
Dec 05
In-class exercise
Fri
Dec 14
Lecture Exam II & Final Exam - 10:30-12:30 in TLS 313

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
Aug 29
Lab 1 - Porifera
Wed
Sep 05
Lab 2 - Cnidaria & Ctenophora
Wed
Sep 12
Lab 3 - Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Gastrotricha, etc. Quiz on Labs 1 & 2
Wed
Sep 19
Lab 4 - Mollusca I: Scaphopoda & Bivalvia
Wed
Sep 26
Lab 5 - Mollusca II: Gastropoda & Cephalopoda Quiz Labs on 3 & 4
Wed
Oct 03
Lab 6 - Annelida, Sipuncula, Brachiopoda, & Bryozoa
Wed
Oct 10
Lab 7 - Midterm Laboratory Practical (covers Labs 1-6)
Wed
Oct 17
Lab 8 - Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Kinor, Priap, Loricif, etc.
Wed
Oct 24
Lab 9 - Arthropoda I: Crustacea
Wed
Oct 31
Lab 10 - Arthropoda II: Myriapoda, Cheliceriformes, other panarthropods Quiz on Labs 8 & 9
Wed
Nov 7
Lab 11 - Echinodermata I
Wed
Nov 14
Lab 12 - Echinodermata II, Chaetognatha, Hemichordata, Chordata Quiz on Labs 10 & 11
Wed
Nov 21
THANKSGIVING - NO LAB
Wed
Nov 28
Lab 13 - Final Laboratory Practical (covers Labs 8-12)
Wed
Dec 05
Lab 14 - Prepare for Final in-class exercise