Mammalogy

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FALL 2011



Mammalogy class field trip to the Bronx Zoo



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











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









THE CLASS







ANNOUNCEMENTS



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COURSE DOWNLOADS



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


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