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Jan 19 | Course business and introduction | |
Jan 24 | Origin of species | 464-479 |
Jan 26 | History of life on earth | 484-92; 510-18 |
Jan 31 | History of life on earth continued | 484-92; 510-18 |
Feb 2 | Phylogeny and systematics | 492-503;522-3 |
Feb 7 | Prokaryotes | 522-35; 540-2 |
Feb 9 | EXAM I KEY | |
Feb 14 | Protists | 545-54 |
Feb 16 | Plants | 575-84 |
Feb 21 | Plants cont'd and Fungi | 597-601; 610-3; Ch 31 |
Feb 23 | Evolutionary trends in animal diversity | Ch 32 |
Feb 28 | Evolutionary trends in animal diversity cont'd | Ch 33 |
Mar 2 | In-depth: Insects | Ch 33 |
Mar 7 | Evolutionary trends in vertebrate diversity | Ch 34 |
Mar 9 | EXAM II KEY | |
Mar 14-18 | Have a great spring break!! | |
Mar 21 | Human evolution | Ch 34 |
Mar 23 | Ecology and the biosphere | 1092-5; 1100-4 |
Mar 28 | Aquatic habitats and terrestrial biomes | 1104-17 |
Mar 30 | Behavioral ecology | Ch 51 |
Apr 4 | Population ecology: characteristics and life history | Ch 52 |
Apr 6 | Population ecology: growth and limiting factors | Ch 52 |
Apr 11 | Community ecology: species interactions | Ch 53 |
Apr 13 | EXAM III KEY | |
Apr 18 | Community ecology: succession & biogeography | Ch 53 |
Apr 20 | Ecosystem ecology: structure and energetics | Ch 54 |
Apr 25 | Ecosystem ecology: nutrient cycling | Ch 54 |
Apr 27 | Biodiversity: elements and values | Ch 55 |
May 2 | Biodiversity: threats and extinctions | Ch 55 |
May 4 | Conservation measures | Ch 55 |
May 11 | FINAL EXAM: Wednesday 2-5 |