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BIO 385 — Comparative Invertebrate Zoology
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Announcements & Upcoming
Lecture Schedule
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| Week of: | Topic: | Chapter: |
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| Introduction; Phylogenetic reconstruction | 1, 2 | |
| No Class Jan 20 Animal body plans, repro & development | 2, 24 | |
| Support, movement & feeding | 3, 5 | |
| Animal origins | ||
| Exam 1, Feb 10 Sponges & placozoans | 4 | |
| Cnidarians, Ctenophores | 6-7 | |
| Flatworms & Mesozoans | 8, 9, 22 | |
| Rotifers, Lophophorates, etc. | 10, 18, 19 | |
| Spring Break | ||
| Exam 2, Mar 17 Annelids & Ribbon Worms | 11, 13 | |
| Molluscs | 12 | |
| Nematodes & related pyla | 16-17 | |
| Arthropods: Evolutionary Origins | 14-15 | |
| Exam 3, Apr 14
Arthropods, continued | 14 | |
| Echinoderms | 20 | |
| Hemichordates & Chordates | 21, 23 | |
| May 5 — | Final Exam: 12:10 - 2:00 |
Lab Schedule
(Spring 2025)
| Date: | Topic: | Lab Manual Exercise |
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| - Intro to microscopy & anatomy | 1-2, Appndx 1-2 | |
| - Sponges; Animal Origins | 4-6 | |
| - Cnidarians | 7 | |
| - Flatworms, gastrotrichs | 8 | |
| - Lophophorates & minor phyla | 9-11 | |
| - Annelids | 12 | |
| - Molluscs | 13 | |
| - Lab Practical Exam 1 | ||
| - Spring Break | ||
| - Gastropod Adaptations & Allometry | 14 | |
| - Arthropods 1 | 15, 17-18, 20 | |
| - Field Exercise: Arthropod Sampling | 21 | |
| - Arthropods 2 | 15-16, 19 | |
| - Nematodes, Hemichordates & Chordates | 22, 24 | |
| - Echinoderms | 23 | |
| - Lab Practical Exam 2 |
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