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Laboratory Website Fall 2007
PDF of Schedule
Expectations of Students in Lab
Natalie Wright's Avian Diversity Lecture - Friday, November 16, 2007
Location: 110 Carr Hall
Time: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday - Periods 7-9 (1:55 - 4:55)
Natalie Wright |
Melissa Toups |
Samantha Hilber |
*Students must check in at the Museum lobby (Dickinson Hall) and wait to be met by TA.
All office hours are by appointment only. This is a specimen-based course, so use your in-class time wisely.
Lab Schedule
Week |
Lab |
Assignment |
Points |
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Aug 27 |
1 - Chordata Form, Function and Diversity | |||
| Sept 3 |
2 - Gnathostomata Form & Function | No Monday Lab** | ||
Sept 10 |
3 - Gnathostomata Diversity | |||
Sept 17 |
4 - Amphibia Form, Function and Diversity | |||
Sept 26 |
5 - Teleost Outdoor Lab | Key |
40 |
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Oct 3 |
LAB EXAM I – Non-amniotes | NO LABS | Exam |
150 |
Oct 8 |
6 - Testudinia & Lepidosauria Form, Function and Diversity | |||
Oct 15 |
7 - Archosauria Form & Function | |||
Oct 22 |
8 - Archosauria Diversity | |||
Oct 30 |
9 - Mammalia Form & Function | |||
Nov 6 |
10 - Mammalia Diversity | |||
Nov 13 |
11 - Aves Outdoor Lab | No Monday Lab | Profile |
40 |
Nov 19 |
11 - Aves Outdoor Lab Continued | No Tues, Wed or Thurs Lab | ||
Nov 27 |
LAB EXAM II – Amniotes | NO LABS | Exam |
150 |
Participation |
20 |
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TOTAL |
400 |
**For student in Monday’s Lab, classes are not in session on Monday September 3. You should attend one of the other labs that week (Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday).
Exams – are not during regularly scheduled lab periods. For each exam there are two times the exam can be taken on the same day.
Exam 1 – Wednesday October 3, at 5:30pm or at 7pm
Exam 2 – Tuesday November 27, at 7:30pm or at 9pm
UF Policy states that an exam for one class is an excused absence for missing another class. Therefore, having a class is not an acceptable reason for requesting a make-up exam.
Reviews – The Sunday and Monday before each exam we will hold a three hour review session in which all the specimens will be available to examine again.
Exam 1 Review Sunday September 30, 1-4pm Monday October 1, 2-5pm (after lecture) Exam 2 Review Sunday November 25, 5-8pm Monday November 26, 2-5pm (after lecture)
Participation – Attendance alone will not be enough to receive full credit for participation.
Lab 5 Ichthyological Key – During the Teleost Outdoor Lab we will catch several fish which students will be expected to identify in the field using Field Guides and create a dichotomous key for.
DUE: Friday, October 5, 2007 (after lecture (1:40pm) – hand to a TA before leaving lecture)
Lab 11 Avian Profile – During the Aves Outdoor Lab we will see numerous birds which students will be expected to identify in the field using Field Guides. Each student will pick a different bird and create a species profile (including taxonomic, morphological, behavioral and ecological information on that species).
DUE: Friday, November 30, 2007 (after lecture (1:40pm) – hand to a TA before leaving lecture)
Useful Links
Wikipedia's Cladistics Webpage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladistics - It has good definitions of many of the cladistic terms we use regularly in class.
Univeristy of Michigan Museum of Zoology's Animal Diversity Webpage http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html - It is a very good website, run by taxonomy orientated scientists.
