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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 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
