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.
On Tuesday we will finish unit 23, and then return to unit 9 (parasites).
On Thursday we will finish the class with unit 24.
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). If you are having trouble, please contact me so that I can correct the problem for all.
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 13 T
1. Classification & phylogeny: thinking in hierarchies and trees
15 R
2. Protozoa (animal relatives) and Porifera (sponges)
2
20 T
3. Cnidaria and Ctenophora (jellies)
22 R
4. Special topic: Biology and conservation of coral reefs
postponed
3
27 T
5. Platyhelminthes (flatworms) and Nemertea (ribbon worms)
29 R
6. Nematodes and other former “pseudocoelomates”
4
Feb 3 T
7. Annelid worms (earthworms, polychaetes, and leeches)
5 R
8. Echiurans, Siboglinids, and Sipunculans
postponed
5
10 T
9. Special topic: Invertebrate parasites
12 R
10. Mollusca: Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
6
17 T
11. Mollusca: Bivalvia and Cephalopoda
ppt
19 R
Mollusca (cont.)
7
24 T
12. Arthropoda: general characteristics and Crustacea
ppt
26 R
Crustacea (cont.)
8
Mar 3 R
---spring break---
5 T
---spring break---
9
10 T
13. Special topic: barnacles!
postponed
12 R
14. Arthropoda: Tracheata and Chelicerata
ppt
10
17 T
15. Echinodermata
ppt
19 R
Echinodermata (cont.)
11
24 T
16. Hemichordata and Urochordata
ppt
26 R
17. Phoronida, Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, & Kamptozoa
ppt
12
31 T
Taxonomic lectures (cont.)
Apr 2 R
18. Phylogenetic review and history of diversity
ppt
13
7 T
19. Mechanisms that generate diversity
ppt
9 R
20. Asexual reproduction and modular growth
ppt
14
14 T
21. Sexual reproduction and larval biology
ppt
16 R
22. Physical biology: life at large and small scales
ppt
15
21 T
23. Invertebrate communities: plankton and meiofauna
ppt
23 R
24. Issues in invertebrate conservation
ppt
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