Date

Topic

Readings

12 Jan

Greetings

14 Jan

Introduction to course

syllabus

17 Jan

Pre-test, introduction to zoology

Hickman, Ch. 1

19 Jan

Evolution

Hickman, Ch. 6 pp 101-123

21 Jan

Microevolution & macroevolution

Hickman, Ch. 6 pp 123-131

24 Jan

Morphology

Hickman, Ch. 9

26 Jan

Animal ecology

Hickman, Ch. 38 pp 823-837

28 Jan

Conservation biology

Hickman, Ch. 38 pp 839-841

31 Jan

Taxonomy & phylogeny

Hickman, Ch. 10 pp 199-214

2 Feb

Blizzard (class canceled)

4 Feb

Furnace broken (class canceled)

7 Feb

Clades & grades, sister taxa, species concepts

Hickman, Ch. 10

9 Feb

Snowstorm

no class

11 Feb

Reproduction

Hickman, Ch. 7

14 Feb

Waterfowl research & scientific writing

course website

16 Feb

Forest River Winslow born

no class

18 Feb

Donald still at hospital

no class

21 Feb

Development

Hickman, Ch. 8

23 Feb

Exam I

Ch. 1, 6, 7, 9-10, 38

25 Feb

Porifera & Radiata

Ch. 12

28 Feb

Radiata

Ch. 13

2 March

Acoelomates & pseudocoelomates

Ch. 14-15, 18

4 March

Molluscs & Annelids

Ch. 16-17

7 March

Trilobites, Chelicerates, Myriapods, Crustaceans

Ch. 19-20

9 March

Insects

Ch. 21

11 March

Review for Exam II

Ch. 12-21

21 March

Exam II on non-deuterostome animals

Ch. 12-21

23 March

Echinoderms

Ch. 22

25 March

Protochordates and fishes

Ch. 23-24

28 March

Amphibians and reptiles

Ch. 25-26

30 March

Birds

Ch. 27

1 April

Mammals

Ch. 28

4 April

Squirrel research

course website

6 April

Review session

Ch. 22-28

8 April

Exam III on deuterostomes

Ch. 22-28

11 April

Support, protection, movement, homeostasis

Ch. 29-30

13 April

Discussion on prairie dogs

Various readings

15 April

Respiration & circulation

Ch. 31

18 April

Nutrition & digestion

Ch. 32

20 April

Squirrel report due at www.turnitin.com

Cite your sources!

27 April

Internal signaling & immunity

Ch. 33-35

29 April

Animal behavior

Ch. 36

May

Final exam

Ch. 29-36