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2009 Class Schedule:


Class

Topic

Reading

Jan. 27 Introduction & survey of living orders Ch. 2
Jan. 29 Video: "Life on earth: The rise of mammals" 
Mammalian origins
Ch. 4
Feb. 3 Biogeography Ch. 5
Feb. 5 Mammalian structure and movement Ch. 6
Feb. 10 Mammalian structure and movement (continued) Ch. 6
Feb. 12 Dentition and feeding
Ch. 4 pp. 62-65
Ch. 7
Feb. 17 Nervous system and the senses Ch. 8
Feb. 19 Reproduction
Ch. 10
Feb. 24 First exam  
Feb. 26 Mammalian systematics Ch. 3 pp. 31-45
Part 2 pp. 213-217
Mar. 3 Monotremata and the Marsupials
Marsupial-Placental Dichotomy
Ch. 11
Mar. 5 Afrotheria: Afrosoricida, Macroscelidea, Tubulidentata Ch. 12 pp. 242-252
Ch. 15 p. 311
Mar. 10 Afrotheria: Hyracoidea, Proboscidea, Sirenia Ch. 19
Mar. 12 Xenarthra: Cingulata, Pilosa
Erinaceomorpha, Soricomorpha
Ch. 15 pp. 302-309
Ch. 12 pp. 242-250
Mar. 16-20 Spring break  
Mar. 24 Video: Chiroptera Ch. 13
Mar. 26 Chiroptera Ch. 13
Mar. 31 Pholidota, Carnivora Ch. 15
Ch. 16
Apr. 2 Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla Ch. 20
Apr. 7 Second exam  
Apr. 9 Cetacea Ch. 17
Apr. 14 Rodentia, Lagomorpha Ch. 18
Apr. 16 Dermoptera, Scandentia, Primates
Ch. 12 pp. 252-254
Ch. 14
Apr. 21 Temperature regulation Ch. 9 pp. 180-190
Apr. 23 Water regulation Ch. 9 pp. 156-180
Apr. 28 Parasites and zoonoses Ch. 27
Apr. 30 In-class writing assignment
The evolution of gliding in mammals

May 5 Solitary behavior and biological rhythms Ch. 8 pp. 150-154
May 7 Social behavior
Ch. 21, 22, 23
May 12 Catch-up/Chef's surprise  
May 19 (Tues.) Final exam (1:30 - 3:30 pm)