| WK | DATE | DISCUSSION TOPIC (MW 1:00-1:50pm) | READING | LAB TOPIC (MW 2:00-4:50pm) | FIELD*/TIDES |
| 1 | Aug 24 Aug 26 |
Basic Animal Life Functions
(invert. youtube stream
by Chris Mah) Characters and Taxa - Chitons (start trees exercise due 9/2) |
Ch. 1* Ch. 14 |
Animal Observations Observations/Mini-Presentations |
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| 2 | Aug 31 Sep 2 |
Land Snails - Guest Leader - Lance Gilbertson The Diversity and Phylogeny of Gastropods |
Ch. 15* Readings* |
Snail Anatomy Gastropod Diversity |
17:12 +0.50 -- |
| 3 | Sep 7 Sep 9 |
Labor Day - No Class Sponges and Cnidarians (start classification exercise - due 9/16) |
-- Chs. 3-5 |
-- Sponges/Cnidarians |
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| 4 | Sep 14 Sep 16 |
Worm Presentations (Taxon Assignments from Chs. 8-12 and 18, TBA) Annelids |
TBA* Ch. 16-17 |
Presentations/Worm Diversity Annelids, Other Worms |
16:35 +1.09* 17:37 +1.20 |
| 5 | Sep 21 Sep 23 Sep 26-27 |
Molluscan Diversity (start phylogeny exercise - due 9/30) Gastropods: True Limpets Required (1+ nights) field trip to Cambria, Rancho Marino Reserve |
Ch. 14* Ch. 15* -- |
Chitons Limpets -- |
-- Sa: 15:25 +0.81 Su: 16:14 +0.32 |
| 6 | Sep 28 Sep 30 |
Field Gastropods: Vetigastropods, Caenogastropods, Heterobranchs |
-- TBA* |
Field Marine Snails |
17:04 -0.04* -- |
| 7 | Oct 5 Oct 7 |
Gastropod Written and Oral Projects (Primary Literature TBA) Bivalves |
TBA* Ch. 15* |
Presentations/Bivalve Diversity Bivalves |
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| 8 | Oct 12 Oct 14 |
Study Session Midterm Exam |
Chs. 1, 3-5, 8-12, 14-17* |
Optional -- |
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| 9 | Oct 19 Oct 21 |
Invertebrates with Legs and Other Ecdysozoans Crustacean Diversity (start literature project) |
Chs. 20-21 Ch. 22* |
Arthropod Diversity Crustaceans |
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| 10 | Oct 26 Oct 28 |
Microscopic Metazoans and Arrow Worms Lophophorates, Hemichordates, and Coloniality |
Chs. 13, 25 Ch. 26, 28 |
Tardigrades, Plankton Bryozoans and Brachiopods |
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| 11 | Nov 2 Nov 4 |
Cephalopods, Deuterostome Phylogeny Introduction to Echinoderms |
Ch. 15* |
Squids Urchins and Seastars |
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| 12 | Nov 9 Nov 11 |
Chordates without backbones Veteran's Day - No Class - Good Low Tide |
Ch. 29 -- |
Tunicates Optional Field Trip |
14:06 0.32 15:08 -0.07* |
| 14 | Nov 16 Nov 18 -- |
Reproduction and Life Cycles Evolution and Development (Evo Devo) Confirmed optional field trip: See Below |
TBA* TBA* -- |
Reproduction Lab |
-- -- Su: 13:45 0.34 |
| 14 | Nov 23-27 |
Fall Break! Optional Trip to Big Creek Reserve, Big Sur (Nov. 22-25) | -- | -- | Mo: 14:34 -0.32 Tu: 15:22 -0.82 |
| 15 | Nov 30 Dec 2 |
Topics in Molluscan Evolution Topics in Molluscan Evolution |
TBA* TBA* |
Projects Projects |
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| 16 | Dec 7 Dec 9 |
Topics in Metazoan Evolution Final Review |
TBA* -- |
Final Presentations Final Presentations |
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| F | M Dec 14 | Final Exam (1/2 comprehensive, 1/2 Unit 2; 2:30-4:20pm, DBH 248) | -- | Last Day to Turn In Papers |