Phelsuma

Handouts


Handout #
Handed out
Due date (if assignment)
Topic of Handout (download here)
H1
Monday, Sept 26th, am
 
Program overview, expectations, background...
H2
 
Brief syllabus (color-coded)
H3
 
Detailed syllabus (includes readings & assignments)
H4
 
Covenant
H5
Read by Wed 9/28
Evolutionary background and terminology
LH1
Monday, Sept 26th, pm
Anatomy Lab
 
Anatomy lab overview
LH2
Quiz: Wed, Oct 5
Hierarchical, indented classification of chordates
LH3
Vertebrate cladogram
LH4
 
Overview of chordate diversity
LH5
 
Directional terms in anatomy
LH6
 
Lab 1
H6
Wednesday, Sept 28th, am
 
Systematics vocabulary, week 1
H7
 
Notes for Lecture 1: Introduction to the science of evolutionary reconstruction
H8
Thursday, Sept 29th, am
Oct 6
Computer Lab 1: Introduction to MacClade & phylogenetic tree construction
H9
Thursday, Sept 29th, pm
 
Notes for Lecture 2: Scientific epistemology
 
 
Student Phone Numbers and Emails
H10
Oct 3
Study questions and take-home quiz #1
LH7
Thurs, Sept 29th, pm
read by Monday
Anatomy lab #2 & 3: Skull anatomy and phylogeny
H11
Monday, Oct 3rd, am
various
Research Projects: Synopsis & Topics
H12
Thurs, Oct 6rd, am
Oct 20
Computer Lab 2: Identifying Characters, Seeking Parsimony, and Explaining Homoplasy
H12'
Computer Lab 2 Data: Chordate Synapomorphies
Quiz Key
on-line only
 
Quiz 1 KEY
H13
Thurs, Oct 6rd, pm
 
Notes for Lecture 3: Speciation and Species Concepts
H14
Oct 10
Study questions and take-home quiz #2
Quiz Key
on-line only
 
In-class quiz (chordate phylogeny) KEY
H15
Wed, Oct 12th
 
Notes for Lectures 4 & 5: The three-fold parallelism
Quiz Key
on-line only
 
Quiz 2 KEY
H16
Thurs, Oct 13th
Oct 17
Study questions and take-home quiz #3
Skull Key
on-line only
Oct 27
Codes for skull lab (use the actual taxa names, not the alphanumeric codes from the skulls, to build your trees)
LH8
Mon, Oct 17th, am
read by lab in pm
Anatomy lab #4: Lampreys and urogenital anatomy
Lecture notes
on-line only
 
Axial and appendicular skeleton notes, from Amber and Josh's 10/20 lecture
H17
Thurs, Oct 20th
Oct 24
Study questions #4 and assignment in lieu of Quiz
Quiz Key
on-line only
 
Quiz 3 KEY
LH9
Mon, Oct 24th, am
read by lab in pm
Anatomy lab #5 p1-3: Digestive and other visceral anatomy
Anatomy lab #5 p4: Visceral anatomy worksheet
H18
Wed, Oct 26th
 
Notes for Lecture 8: Origin and synapomorphies of tetrapods
H19
Thur, Oct 27th, am
 
Key to Computer Lab 2
H20
Thur, Oct 27th, pm
 
Notes for Lecture 9: Amphibians
H21
Oct 31
Take-home quiz #4
 
Oct 31
Instructions for Peer Review of Research Outlines and Annotated Bibliographies
LH10
Mon, Oct 31st, am
 
Anatomy lab #6: Salamander muscle anatomy
H22
Wed, Nov 2nd
 
Notes for Lecture 10 & 11: Reptiles
Quiz Key
on-line only
 
Quiz 4 KEY
H23
on-line only
Nov 7
Study questions and take-home quiz #5 (two pages)
LH11
Mon, Nov 7th, am
 
Anatomy lab #7: Cat muscle anatomy
Lecture notes
on-line only
 
Muscle development & major groups (Christina & Leigha's 10/31 lecture)
Readings for Wed, 11/9
on-line only
Nov 9
Bock, 2000. Explanatory history of the origin of feathers. (Read this first).
Sumida and Brochu 2000. Phylogenetic context for the origin of feathers. (Don't focus on fossil details, esp. in the section "Hypotheses on the Origin of Birds").
H24
Wed, Nov 9
Nov 14
Birds of a Feather Workshop
H25
Thurs, Nov 10th
Nov 14
Study questions and take-home quiz #6 (two pages)
 
 
Instructions for Peer Review of Research Papers
Anatomy diagrams
 
 
Additional cat muscle figures (Amy handed out hard copies in lab Monday
Quiz Key
on-line only
 
Quiz 5 KEY
LH12
Mon, Nov 14th, am
 
Anatomy lab #8: Circulatory and respiratory anatomy
Lecture notes
on-line only
 
Respiration (Dane & Melody's 11/10 lecture)
Circulation (Dave & Dan's 11/14 lecture)
Brain (Zoot & Jill's 11/10 lecture)
H26
Wed, Nov 16th
 
Notes for Lecture 12: Archosaurs
H27
Thurs, Nov 17th
Nov 28
Study questions and take-home quiz #6 (two pages)
Quiz Key
on-line only
 
Quiz 6 (pseudo) KEY
LH13
Mon, Nov 28th, am
 
Anatomy lab #9: Neuroanatomy
H28
Wed, Nov 30th
 
Notes for Lecture 14: Mammals
 
Monday, Dec 5
Portfolio Checklist (portfolios due at my office on the day of your lab practical)
Quiz Key
on-line only
 
Quiz 7 KEY
 
Wed, Dec 7th
 
Program Description (Use this when writing your self- & faculty-evals.)
 
posted Dec 8
 
KEY to Final Lab Practical