Tentative Schedule for Lecture and Lab.

Date Lecture (Pages in Textbook) Lab Topic (Pages in Lab book)
Jan 11 Course Introduction (pp. 2-15) Introduction (pp. 1-4)
16

Diversity, classification and Evolution (pp. 2-15)   

Chordates and Histology (pp. 7-24)

18 Vertebrate relationships (pp. 16-46) Student Satisfaction Survey
23

Early jawless vertebrates (pp. 47-80)   

Lamprey anatomy (pp. 25-44)

25

Origin of jawed vertebrates (pp. 47-80)   

Vertebrate integument (pp. 53-54, 140-142, 206-208)

30

Jawed Fishes (pp. 113-130)   

Cranial Skeleton (pp. 55-61, 145-147, 206-208)  
Paper Topics Due

Feb 1

Jawed fishes (pp. 131-166)

Axial Skeleton (pp. 62-64, 147-149, 149-150)

  6   EXAM ONE   Appendicular skeleton (pp. 64-66, 149-150, 220-226)
8

Aquatic adaptations (pp. 82-112)   

Review

13

The Paleozoic Environment (pp.167-176)   

PRACTICAL ONE

15

Origin of the tetrapods and life on land (pp. 178-200)   

Muscle overview and shark (pp. 47-52, 67-70)  
Boolian Search Due

20

Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras

22

Diversity of early tetrapods (pp. 201-220)   

Shark muscles (pp. 70-84)  

27   Amphibians (pp. 221-269) Boolean search with Mr. Heim ( in Room 116 Burke Library)
Mar 1 Turtles (pp. 270-293) Necturus External, muscles (pp. 139-140, 151-162)  
  6 EXAM TWO   Necturus muscles
8

Early reptiles, the lepidosaurs (pp. 294-340)   

Cat external and muscles (205-206, 227-258) Potential References Due

13

Dinosaurs (pp. 367-407)   

Cat muscles  

15

Ectothermy (pp. 341-360)   

Comparative musculature

20

Mesozoic environment (pp.361-366)   

Review

22 Modern reptiles (pp. 297-340) PRACTICAL TWO
27

Origin of birds and evolution of flight (pp. 409-445)   

Respiratory system (pp. 92-94, 172-174, 281-284)
Outline Due

  29

Ecology and behavior of birds (pp. 446-478)   

Circulatory system (pp. 101-116, 181-192, 295-324)

Apr 3-5 Easter Break Easter Break
10

Cenozoic environment (pp. 505-514)

Circulatory system

  12

EXAM THREE

Digestive System (pp. 85-92, 169-172, 271-281)

17 Origin of mammals (pp. 479-504) Digestive System  
19

Mammalian diversity and specialization (pp. 515-581)

Urogenetal systems (pp. 95-100, 175-180, 285-294)
Term paper due by 5:00 p.m.  

24

   Endothermy (pp. 552-581)

Nervous system (pp. 117-125, 193-197, 332-337)

26 Social behavior (pp. 617-639) Sheep brain (pp. 325-332)  
May 1

Primate evolution (pp. 640-672)   

Special senses (pp. 125-132, 197-198, 337-340)  

4 (Fri) FINAL 9-11 am  
  8 (Tues)   PRACTICAL THREE 9-10am