{"id":134,"date":"2011-08-03T02:55:38","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T02:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/blackbur\/"},"modified":"2013-05-26T23:18:04","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T03:18:04","slug":"134-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/blackbur\/?page_id=134","title":{"rendered":"Vertebrate Zoology"},"content":{"rendered":"

Course Description:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Vertebrate Zoology<\/span> (Biology 315L)<\/em> is a broad-based survey of the biological diversity and evolution of the vertebrate animals. Special emphasis is placed on morphology, physiology, paleontology, and ecology, as related to evolutionary history. The laboratory introduces the student to the fundamentals of vertebrate anatomy through the dissection of the lamprey, the dogfish shark, and the domestic cat. Other lab exercises deal with biomechanical analysis, species identification, and reconstruction of phylogenetic relationships.<\/p>\n

Prerequisites:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Biology 182L.\u00a0 1 1\/4 credits.<\/p>\n

Required Text:<\/strong> Vertebrate Life, 8th ed., by F. Harvey Pough, Chris M. Janis, and John B. Heiser (2009).\u00a0 Benjamin Cummings Publ.<\/p>\n

Lab Manual:<\/strong> Vertebrate Dissection, 9th ed., by Dominique G. Homberger and Warren F. Walker (2003). Saunders, New York.<\/p>\n

Also needed:<\/strong> A basic dissection kit that includes scissors, forceps, and scalpel. An inquisitive mind, and a fascination and reverence for life. Protective gloves are optional.<\/p>\n

Grading:<\/strong> Final letter grades are based on lecture exams, lab practicals, lab assignments, journal article summaries, and lab quizzes. The lab represents a substantial portion of the points that can be earned in the course.<\/p>\n

Course schedule (recent version)<\/strong>
\nClass Topic<\/p>\n

Lecture 1. What are Vertebrates?
\nLecture 2. Vertebrate Classification and Phylogeny<\/p>\n

LAB 1: PHYLOGENY AND CLASSIFICATION OF VERTEBRATES
\nLecture 3. Chordate Development
\nLecture 4. Vertebrate Origins<\/p>\n

LAB 2: BODY PLAN OF VERTEBRATES AND OTHER CHORDATES
\nLecture 5. Evolution of Vertebrates
\nLecture 6. Origins of Jaws; Chondrichthyan Evolution<\/p>\n

LAB 3: SKELETO-MUSCULAR ANATOMY IN SHARKS
\nLecture 7. Life in Water
\nLecture 8. Osteichthyan Evolution<\/p>\n

LAB 4: Quiz #1 (Labs 1-3); VISCERAL MORPHOLOGY OF THE SHARK
\nLecture 9. Exam #1 (Lectures 1-8)
\nLecture 10. Invasion of the Land: Origin & Radiation of Tetrapods<\/p>\n

Lecture 11. Biology of Living “Amphibians”
\nLecture 12. Last Day to Turn in Journal Article Summary #1<\/p>\n

LAB 5: SENSE ORGANS AND NERVOUS SYSTEM ORGANIZATION
\nLecture 13. Diversity of (Non-Avian) Reptiles
\nLecture 14. Life in the Mesozoic<\/p>\n

LAB 6: BRAIN & CRANIAL NERVES IN THE SHARK
\nLecture 15.Research Lecture: Evolution of Viviparity in Reptiles
\nLecture 16. Origins of Birds, Feathers, and Flight<\/p>\n

LAB 7: LAB PRACTICAL (Labs 1- 6)
\nLecture 17. Avian Diversity
\nLecture 18. Avian Flight (Prof. Morrison)<\/p>\n

LAB 8: AMNIOTE SKELETONS
\nLecture 19. Exam #2 (Lectures 9-15)
\nLecture 20. Synapsids, Therapsids, and the Origins of Mammals
\nLecture 21. Last Day to Turn in Journal Article Summary #2<\/p>\n

LAB 9: MAMMALIAN MUSCULATURE I
\nLecture 22. Mammal Diversity and Reproductive Patterns
\nLecture 23. Functional Morphology: Terrestrial Locomotion<\/p>\n

LAB 10: MAMMALIAN MUSCULATURE II
\nLecture 24. Evolution of Vertebrate Brains
\nLecture 25. Evolution of Hominids and Other Primates<\/p>\n

LAB 11: Quiz #2 (Labs 8-10); VISCERAL MORPHOLOGY OF MAMMALS
\nLecture 26. Exam #3 (Lectures 17-21)
\nLecture 27. Homework: Dissection of Meleagris gallipavo<\/p>\n

LAB 12: FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE MAMMALIAN BRAIN
\nLecture 28. Human Evolution and Modern Diversity
\nLecture 29. Vertebrate Extinctions and the Future of the Biosphere
\nLast Day to Turn in Journal Article Summary #3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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