Dr. Stuart S. Sumida
Winter 2009
Tuesday & Thursday
CLASS SCHEDULE and READING ASSIGNMENTS
Although the course schedule
designates Tuesdays as lecture periods and Thursdays as laboratory periods,
please note that these activities can be variable. Refer to the schedule below for topics,
activities, and reading assignments.
Sessions designated with an asterisk (*) indicate laboratory material quiz
days.
Week
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Date
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Topic/Activity |
Reading Assignment |
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1 |
1/13 |
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1/15 |
Phylogenetic Perspective and
the Evolution of Development Evo-Devo |
G - Chapters 1-2 |
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2 |
1/20 |
G - Chapter 20 |
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1/22 |
G - Chapter 9 |
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3 |
1/27 |
G - Chapter 8, pp. 211-228 |
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1/29 |
G - pp. 237-242 |
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4 |
2/3 |
Midterm Examination 1; 150 points
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2/5 |
S Chapter 1 |
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5 |
2/10 |
Lab Quiz 1; 20 points; Tetrapod Embryology -
Amphibians |
G Chapter 10 |
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2/12 |
S Chapter 2 |
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6 |
2/17 |
S Chapter 2 |
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2/19 |
Lab Quiz 2; 30 points; Basal Amniote Embryology
Reptiles and Birds |
G pp. 336-347; Chapters
13,14 (bird parts) |
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7 |
2/24 |
Lab Exercise: Basal Amniote
Embryology (Reptiles/birds) I
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S Chapter 3; |
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2/26 |
Midterm Examination 2; 200 points |
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8 |
3/3 |
S Chapter 3 |
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3/5 |
G pp. 348-366; Chapters
13,14 (mammal parts) |
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9 |
3/10 |
S Chapter 5 |
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3/12 |
G Chapters 14-15 |
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10 |
3/17 |
Lab Final Quiz; 50 points; Later Embryology of
Vertebrates development of the skull |
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3/19 |
G Chapter 16 |
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Final |
3/24 |
Tuesday. Final Examination; |
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