Biology 340 – Comparative Embryology

Dr. Stuart S. Sumida

Winter 2009

Tuesday & Thursday 12:00-2:50; BI-204

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	Date	Topic/Activity	Reading Assignment
1	1/13	Class Logistics; Introduction; Course Scope
	1/15	Phylogenetic Perspective and the Evolution of Development – “Evo-Devo”	G - Chapters 1-2
2	1/20	Overview of Plant Development	G - Chapter 20
	1/22	Protostome Development – Insects as the Example	G - Chapter 9
3	1/27	Basic Deuterostome Development – Echinodermata	G - Chapter 8, pp. 211-228
	1/29	Introduction to Chordate Embryology – “Amphioxus”	G - pp. 237-242
4	2/3	Midterm Examination 1; 150 points
	2/5	Lab Exercise: Sea Urchin Embryology	S – Chapter 1
5	2/10	Lab Quiz 1; 20 points; Tetrapod Embryology - Amphibians	G – Chapter 10
	2/12	Lab Exercise: Frog Embryology - I	S – Chapter 2
6	2/17	Lab Exercise: Frog Embryology - II	S – Chapter 2
	2/19	Lab Quiz 2; 30 points; Basal Amniote Embryology – Reptiles and Birds	G – pp. 336-347; Chapters 13,14 (bird parts)
7	2/24	Lab Exercise: Basal Amniote Embryology (Reptiles/birds) I	S – Chapter 3;
	2/26	Midterm Examination 2; 200 points
8	3/3	Lab Exercise: Basal Amniote Embryology (Reptiles/birds) II	S – Chapter 3
	3/5	Mammalian Embryology	G – pp. 348-366; Chapters 13,14 (mammal parts)
9	3/10	Lab Exercise: Mammalian Embryology	S – Chapter 5
	3/12	Later Embryology of Vertebrates – mesodermal derivatives	G – Chapters 14-15
10	3/17	Lab Final Quiz; 50 points; Later Embryology of Vertebrates – development of the skull
	3/19	Evo-Devo revisited – the example of the the vertebrate limb	G – Chapter 16
Final	3/24	Tuesday. Final Examination; 12:00; 250 points.

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