Week

Date

Topics

Readings

1.

T  1/17

Introduction

Th 1/19

Phylogeny and biodiversity

Pechenik 1, 2 and Wilson handout

2.

T   1/24

Protista

Pechenik 3

Th  1/26

Protista

Pechenik 3

3.

T   1/31

Porifera

Pechenik 4

Th  2/2

Cnidaria & Ctenophora

Pechenik 5, 6, 7

4.

T   2/7

Cnidaria & Ctenophora

Pechenik 5, 6, 7

Th  2/9

Platyhelminthes

Pechenik 8, 9

5.

T   2/14

Platyhelminthes

Pechenik 8, 9

Th  2/16

Pseudocoelomates

Pechenik 10, 11, 16

6.

T  2/21

Pseudocoelomates

Pechenik 16, 17, 18

Th  2/23

EXAM #1

7.

T    2/28

Molluscs

Pechenik 12

Th  3/2

Molluscs

Pechenik 12

8.

T    3/7

Molluscs

Pechenik 12

Th  3/9

Annelids

Pechenik 13

9.

T   3/14 

Annelids

Pechenik 13

Th 3/16

Arthropods

Pechenik 14

10.

T   3/21

Spring Break- no class

Pechenik 14

Th  3/23

Spring Break- no class

Pechenik 14

11.

T   3/28

Trilobites & Chelicerates

Pechenik 14

Th  3/30

Chelicerates

Pechenik 14

12.

T   4/4

Crustaceans

Pechenik 14

Th  4/6

Crustaceans

Pechenik 14

13.

T   4/11

Crustaceans; EXAM #2

Pechenik 14

Th  4/13

Spring Holiday- no class

14.

T  4/18

Myriapods

Pechenik 14

Th 4/20

Insects

Pechenik 14

15.

T  4/25

Insects

Th 4/27

Lophophorates

Pechenik 19

16.

T  5/2

Echinoderms

Pechenik 20

Th  5/4

Echinoderms

Pechenik 20

17.

T   5/9

Invert Chordates

Pechenik 21, 22

Th  5/11

Invert Chordates

Pechenik 22

18.

Th 5/18

FINAL EXAM  8:45-10:45