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<span style="font-size: 300%">'''MAMMALOGY (EEB 3254/5254)'''<br/>
  
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'''2019 MAMMALOGY CLASS—FIRST FIELD TRIP—25 SEPTEMBER 2019'''
 
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'''Kurt Schwenk''', Ph.D., Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology<br>
 
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'''Voice:''' (860) 486-0351<br>
 
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Ecology & Evolutionary Biology<br>
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:Feldhamer et al. (2007) Mammalogy, 3rd edition, McGraw-Hill.
 
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'''FACEBOOK PAGE THAT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST—CAMERA TRAP PHOTOS AND MORE.  ASK TO JOIN GROUP'''
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Latest revision as of 19:16, 30 September 2019

MAMMALOGY (EEB 3254/5254)

FALL 2019

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OpossumWithBabies.jpg
Tiger.jpg
FruitbatsSm.jpg
Bighorn.jpg
ZaglossusCrop.jpg
BabyHedgehogCrop.jpg


2019 MAMMALOGY CLASS—FIRST FIELD TRIP—25 SEPTEMBER 2019

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INSTRUCTOR


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


Kurt Schwenk, Ph.D., Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Office: Torrey Life Sciences, 360
Lab: Torrey Life Sciences, 365
Voice: (860) 486-0351
Lab phone: (860) 486-4158
Fax: (860) 486-6364
Email: kurt.schwenk@uconn.edu
Dr. Schwenk's web page




















TEACHING ASSISTANT


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Amanda Hewes
Graduate Student
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Office: Torrey Life Sciences, 365
Lab: Torrey Life Sciences, 365
Voice: (860) 486-4158
Email: amanda.hewes@uconn.edu



ANNOUNCEMENTS






COURSE DOWNLOADS


Pdficon small.gif Lecture Exam 1 Sample questions only
Pdficon small.gif Lecture Exam 1 Sample questions with answers

Pdficon small.gif Eutherian Diversity 1
[1] Download Eutherian Diversity 1 PowerPoint file
Pdficon small.gif Phylogeny of Eutherian Orders in COLOR!






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FACEBOOK PAGE THAT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST—CAMERA TRAP PHOTOS AND MORE. ASK TO JOIN GROUP

UConn Vertebrate Biology Facebook Page

UCONN TODAY ARTICLE THAT MENTIONS MAMMALOGY

UConn Today article about teaching outside the classroom

MAMMAL VOCALIZATIONS"'

Old World mammal sounds!

MONOTREMES


PILOSA

Giant anteater with baby on back
Baby giant anteater – cutest, weirdest animal on the planet
Two-toed sloths, courtship, near mating

CINGULATA

Armadillo foraging, using olfaction

TUBULIDENTATA


FEEDING


LOCOMOTION

Armadillo locomotion
Lion skeleton animation showing mobile pectoral girdle and spinal flexion
Cheetah animated model showing extreme spinal flexion and increase in stride length
Baboon locomotion
Horse locomotion made from sequential still photos - note 4 feet off ground during gallop and relatively stiff spine
Kangaroo bipedal hopping - with each hop tendons stretch, then release elastic energy for rebound

PREDATION

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

MAMMALOGY CARTOONS


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