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2012 Class Schedule:


Class

Topic

Reading

Jan. 26 Introduction & survey of living orders Ch. 2
Jan. 31 Video: "Life on earth: The rise of mammals" 
Mammalian origins
Ch. 4
Feb. 2 Biogeography Ch. 5
Feb. 7 Mammalian structure and movement Ch. 6
Feb. 9 Mammalian structure and movement (continued) Ch. 6
Feb. 14 Dentition and feeding
Ch. 4 pp. 62-65
Ch. 7
Feb. 16 Nervous system and the senses Ch. 8
Feb. 21 Reproduction
Ch. 10
Feb. 23 First exam  
Feb. 28 Mammalian systematics Ch. 3 pp. 31-45
Part 2 pp. 213-217
Mar. 1 Monotremata and the Marsupials
Marsupial-Placental Dichotomy
Ch. 11
Mar. 6 Afrotheria: Afrosoricida, Macroscelidea, Tubulidentata Ch. 12 pp. 242-252
Ch. 15 p. 311
Mar. 8 Afrotheria: Hyracoidea, Proboscidea, Sirenia Ch. 19
Mar. 13 Xenarthra: Cingulata, Pilosa
Erinaceomorpha, Soricomorpha
Ch. 15 pp. 302-309
Ch. 12 pp. 242-250
Mar. 15 Video: Chiroptera Ch. 13
Mar. 19-23 Spring break  
Mar. 27 Chiroptera Ch. 13
Mar. 29
Apr. 3 Pholidota, CarnivoraCh. 15
Ch. 16
Apr. 5 Second exam  
Apr. 10 Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla Ch. 20
Apr. 12 Cetacea Ch. 17
Apr. 17 Rodentia, Lagomorpha Ch. 18
Apr. 19 Dermoptera, Scandentia, Primates
Ch. 12 pp. 252-254
Ch. 14
Apr. 24 Temperature regulation Ch. 9 pp. 180-190
Apr. 26 Water regulation Ch. 9 pp. 156-180
May 1 Parasites and zoonoses
Solitary behavior and biological rhythms
Ch. 27
Ch. 8 pp. 150-154
May 3 In-class writing assignment
May 8 Social behavior
Ch. 21, 22, 23
May 10 Catch-up/Chef's surprise  
May 17 (Thurs.) Final exam (1:30 - 3:30 pm)