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Revision as of 15:30, 27 August 2018
Contents
EEB 4275 Invertebrate Zoology Fall 2018
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:
Laboratory Schedule: {{pdf|}
Grading Scheme: {{pdf|}
Invertebrate Classification:
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
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 {{pdf|}
Midterm Exam 1 Fall 2012 {{pdf|}
Midterm Exam 2 Fall 2012
Midterm Exam 3 Fall 2012 {{pdf|}
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 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 |
Mon Sep 10 |
Nemertea, Platyhelminthes, Gnathostomulida, Micrognathozoa - *DQ 1 due by 5 pm | Predatory flatworm hunting snails |
Wed Sep 12 |
Gasrtotricha, Rotifera, & Cycliophora | |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 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 13 - 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 |