Bio 320: Comparative Anatomy and Evolution
of Vertebrates Syllabus
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Mon
and Wed lecture topics |
Tues
and Thurs labs and readings in Fishbeck and Sebastiani |
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1 |
Jan. 7 |
Introduction |
No lab |
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Jan. 9 |
Cane toad video |
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Jan. 14 |
Chapter 2: Tunicates |
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Jan. 16 |
Chapter 3: Amphioxus, Chapter 4: ammocoete |
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3 |
Jan. 21 |
Martin Luther King Day |
Chapter 4: Lampreys: Adult external and internal anatomy |
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Jan. 23 |
Vertebrate phylogeny continued |
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4 |
Jan. 28 |
Chapters 5, 14: Overview of fish diversity, Coelocanth Video |
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Jan. 30 |
Chapter 6: Dogfish skeleton |
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Feb. 4 |
Chapter 15: Mudpuppy skeleton |
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Feb. 6 |
Chapter 24: Cat skeleton |
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Feb. 11 |
The
water-to-land transition - support and locomotion in water |
Assessment day |
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Feb. 13 |
Review |
Review |
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Feb. 18 |
Lecture exam I |
Lab exam 1 |
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Feb. 20 |
The
water-to-land transition - support and locomotion on land |
Chapter 7: Dogfish muscles |
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Feb. 25 |
Chapter 16: Mudpuppy muscles |
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Feb. 27 |
The
water-to-land transition - evolution of the skull and feeding |
Chapter 25: Cat muscles |
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9 |
Mar. 3 |
Spring break |
Spring break |
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Mar. 5 |
Spring break |
Spring break |
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Mar. 10 |
Evolution
of the skull and feeding in tetrapods (topic selection due) |
Chapter 25: Cat muscles continued |
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Mar. 12 |
Review |
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Mar. 17 |
Catch-up |
Lab exam 2 |
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Mar. 19 |
Review |
Chapters 9, 18: Dogfish and mudpuppy digestive and respiratory systems |
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Mar. 24 |
Lecture exam II |
Chapter 27: Cat digestive and respiratory systems |
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Mar 26 |
Morphology
and physiology of bird flight Field trip to Museum of Natural History and Metro Zoo |
Chapters 10, 19: Dogfish and mudpuppy urogenital systems |
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13 |
Mar. 31 |
Evolution
of digestion (topic outline due) |
Chapter 28: Cat urogenital system |
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Apr. 2 |
Chapters 11, 20: Dogfish and mudpuppy circulatory systems |
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14 |
Apr. 7 |
Chapter 29: Cat circulatory system |
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Apr. 9 |
Catch-up |
Review |
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15 |
Apr. 14 |
Morphologies for sensory perception and communication |
Lab exam 3 |
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Apr. 16 |
Review |
4 presentations: students to be named |
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16 |
Apr. 21 |
2 presentations: students to be named |
4 presentations: students to be named |
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Apr. 23 |
2 presentations: students to be named |
2 presentations: students to be named |
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Final exam is |
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