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Revision as of 20:01, 1 November 2011

FALL 2011


INSTRUCTOR


Kurt in 1977 as Bronx Zoo mammal keeper, with juvenile guanaco (and hair!)
Kurt now...


Kurt Schwenk, Ph.D., Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Office: BioPharmacy 600 (6th floor, next to north, freight elevators)
Lab: BioPharmacy 410, 412
Voice: (860) 486-0351
Lab phone: 860-486-4158
Fax: (860) 486-6364
Email: kurt.schwenk@uconn.edu
Dr. Schwenk's web page




HOW TO GET TO KURT'S OFFICE (FROM THE TORREY LIFE SCIENCES BLDG.)

1. Go to basement of Torrey
2. Go to east end of hallway (the end closest to Pathobiology bldg., where PNB labs are)
3. Enter Pharmacy-Biology Bldg. through double doors
4. Walk down ramp to elevator - take elevator to 6th floor
5. Exit elevator and turn sharp right - office door is right there (my name is on the wall)

HOW TO GET TO KURT'S OFFICE (FROM SOUTH SIDE OF CAMPUS)

1. Enter Pharmacy-Biology Bldg. through main entrance
2. Go to lobby elevator, take to 6th floor
3. Exit elevator, turn right
4. Walk until you come to closed double doors that have sign on them saying 'Alarm Will Sound' - IGNORE THIS and walk right through
5. Walk down hallway past labs and at end of hall pass through another set of double doors into freight elevator vestibule
6. Kurt's office is immediately to left of elevator


TEACHING ASSISTANT


Mammalogy TA Laura Cisneros is a doctoral student working with Prof. Mike Willig
Laura is an expert on bats! (click on the image to make it larger)


Laura Cisneros (doctoral student)
Office/Lab: CESE 187 Bldg 4 Annex (Horsebarn Hill) - Laura can arrange to meet with students in Torrey Life Sciences
Voice: 486-1772
Fax: 486-6364
Email: laura.cisneros@uconn.edu
Web: http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Laura_Cisneros

http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/willig/student_pages/Laura_homepage.html











ASSISTANT TEACHING ASSISTANT


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Bill is a snake expert. He is so strong, he can lift heavy salamanders like this one!
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Bill Ryerson (doctoral student in Kurt's lab)
Office/Lab: BioPharm 410
Voice: 486-4158
Fax: 486-6364
Email: william.ryerson@uconn.edu
Web: http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/William_Ryerson









ANNOUNCEMENTS



  • SEE COOL PICS BELOW OF BIG CATS DOING 'FLEHMEN' (vomeronasal) BEHAVIOR (All photos courtesy of Kelly Tardiff who took the photos while working at a big cat sanctuary/rehab center (10/24)


  • FANTASTIC INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY WORKING WITH HYENAS IN AFRICA WITH WORLD'S EXPERT - Download pdf description for information on applying (10/31):

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  • UDALL SCHOLARSHIP INFO FLYER - ENVIRONMENTALLY-MINDED JUNIORS AND SENIORS ONLY (11/1)

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  • 1 POINT EXTRA CREDIT (UP TO 3) FOR SUBMISSION OF A (GOOD) MAMMAL-BASED CARTOON (SEE BELOW FOR EXAMPLE) [note: "good" is determined by Kurt] (11/1)



COURSE DOWNLOADS



1. (8/31) COURSE SYLLABUS Pdficon small.gif(DOWNLOAD PDF)

2. (9/23) LAB HANDOUTS WARNING!! - THESE ARE OUT-DATED AND UNEDITED AND WILL BE UPDATED BEFORE THE LAB - USE FOR PREP ONLY

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3. (10/2) LECTURE EXAM 1 SAMPLE QUESTIONS: NOTE: THESE ARE NOT INTENDED TO COVER ALL OF THE MATERIAL - THEY JUST GIVE YOU A FLAVOR FOR THE TYPES OF QUESTIONS YOU WILL BE ASKED. Some of them may appear on the actual exam either unchanged or in modified form (but certainly not all of them).

QUESTIONS ONLY:
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ANSWERS:
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FLEHMAN BEHAVIOR IN BIG CATS



CLICK ON THE THUMBNAIL TO SEE A LARGER VERSION

Tiger (photo by Kelly Tardiff)
Cougar (photo by Kelly Tardiff)
Leopard (photo by Kelly Tardiff)



MAMMALOGY CARTOONS



CLICK ON THE THUMBNAIL TO SEE A LARGER VERSION

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LINKS


FEEDING

Giraffe feeding video
Pangolin feeding


LOCOMOTION


Armadillo gathering grass
Armadillo locomotion
Armadillo shnuffling
Cheetah animated model
Baboon locomotion
Horse locomotion
Kangaroo locomotion


Place your bets

Cheetah vs. gazelle
Harpy eagle vs. sloth
Golden eagle vs. mountain goat
Crowned eagle vs. water chevrotain
Golden Eagle vs. cougar
Jaguar vs. anaconda
Hunter vs. deer
Water buffalo vs. lion vs. croc