Lecture Schedule
Lectures during the first 2/3 of the course will introduce you to the animal phyla through taxonomic lectures that focus on body form, function, natural history, and research. Lectures toward the end will use information from the first part of the course to draw important comparisons. Topics are subject to change--check the box below for current information.
Lecture-related files will become available as links below:
Lecture guide (pdf format): you are responsible for printing; use as an outline for the lecture in class and/or as a study guide after class.
Lecture figures (pdf format): you are responsible for printing and bringing the figures to use in class. You have the ability to resize the figures (to increase space for taking notes, if desired).
Lecture slides (ppt file): No need to print, but may be used for studying. All figures (but not images) used in class are already in the lecture figures.
To view and print these files:
If you don't have a copy of Adobe Acrobat, you can download the free viewer here.
If you don't have a copy of MS PowerPoint, you can download the free viewer here.
The .pdf files are sometimes large and may print slowly. If having trouble, download the file and then print from the computer. If you have trouble downloading or printing, please let me know so that I can correct it for everyone.
We will finish units 23 and 24 on Tuesday.
See below for the lecture guide and illustrations to print for class; go here for the reading assignment.
Files require username (biol337), password (available on syllabus), and software (above).
Tentative
Lecture Lecture Lecture Wk
Date/Day
Unit and Lecture topic
guide illustrations slides recommended use-->
print for lecture
print for
lecture
view for studying
1
Jan 10 R
1. Classification & phylogeny: thinking in hierarchies and trees
2
15 T
2. Protozoa (animal relatives) and Porifera (sponges)
17 R
3. Cnidaria and Ctenophora (jellies)
3
22 T
4. Special topic: Biology and conservation of coral reefs
ppt
24 R
5. Platyhelminthes (flatworms) and Nemertea (ribbon worms)
4
29 T
6. Nematodes and other former “pseudocoelomates”
31 R
7. Annelid worms (earthworms, polychaetes, and leeches)
5
Feb 5 T
8. Echiurans, Siboglinids, and Sipunculans
7 R
9. Special topic: Invertebrate parasites
6
12 T
10. Mollusca: Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
14 R
11. Mollusca: Bivalvia and Cephalopoda
7
19 T
Mollusca (cont.)
21 R
12. Arthropoda: general characteristics and Crustacea
8
26 T
Crustacea (cont.)
28 R
13. Special topic: barnacles!
9
Mar 4 T
---spring break---
6 R
---spring break---
10
11 T
14. Arthropoda: Tracheata and Chelicerata
13 R
15. Echinodermata
11
18 T
Echinodermata (cont.)
20 R
16. Hemichordata and Urochordata
12
25 T
17. Phoronida, Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, & Kamptozoa
27 R
Taxonomic lectures (cont.)
13
Apr 1 T
18. Phylogenetic review and history of diversity
3 R
19. Mechanisms that generate diversity: HOX and allometry
14
8 T
20. Asexual reproduction and modular growth
10 R
21. Sexual reproduction and larval biology
15
15 T
22. Physical biology: life at large and small scales
17 R
23. Invertebrate communities: plankton and meiofauna
16
22 T
24. Issues in invertebrate conservation
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