How do animals work?
Fall 2018
Mon., Thurs. 8:10 am - 10:00 am
Wed. lab 2:10 pm - 5:00 pm
Elizabeth (Betsy) Sherman, Ph.D.
Dickinson 108
THIS WEBSITE IS UPDATED FREQUENTLY (so be sure to check it
frequently)
Topics
Consult the textbook by Raven and Johnson that is linked to
our populi page.
Text
pages listed below.
From
atoms to traits
Darwin (Text pp. 8-16)
Evolution (Text pp. below)
419-423
424-429
430-433
434-437
Excellent animations of essential cellular processes
DNA replication
Transcription
and translation
Importance
of mutations1
Importance
of mutations2
The Complete Work of Charles
Darwin Online
Evolution
website
at UC Berkeley
Diversity and Evolution (Text pp. below)
439-454
Darwin's Finches
and Industrial Melanism
Study
confirms evolution of industrial melanism
Avian
vision
The
Peppered Moth-revisited-Ken Miller
short video: peppered moth
Selective
bird predation
Finch evolution
short video: diversity
in finches of the Galapagos
455-criticisms
Heritability
problem show your
work; make graphs by hand and label axes
One common
ancestor for blue eyes
457-467-Speciation
Speciation of Amazonian rats
Spiny
rat question
Beneficial
mutations
Evo-devo
Regulating evolution
What is a species?
Unclassified, the species question
Opposition to evolution
Animal Diversity (Text pp. below)
875-880
881-885
886-897 Cnidaria and Platyhelminthes
899-911 Mollusca and Annelida (protostome
phyla)
913-931 Arthropoda (protostome phyla)
933-939 Echinodermata (deuterostome
phylum)
945-979 Chordata (deuterostome phylum)
The Scientist Who Scrambled DarwinÕs Tree of Life
Animal Tree of Life
(2013)
Tree of life
Uprooting
the tree of life
Origin of form
Origin
of segmentation
University
of
California
Museum of Paleontology
University
of Michigan Museum of Zoology--superb site: phylogeny,
characteristics and photos
Test
your knowledge of animal diversity Cornell University
Betsy's animal phylogeny ppt
E.O. Wilson on conservation
Laws of Thermodynamics (Text pp. 144-148)
laws of thermodynamics
bean simulation
relationship to life on planet
Sustaining the
variety of life
Homeostasis (Text pp. 1174-1177)
regulation of body function
Thermoregulation
Water (Text pp. 28-32)
properties
of water
ice
simulation
temperature
regulation 1-by Knut Schmidt-Nielsen
temperature regulation 2-by Knut Schmidt-Nielsen
Evolution of fever
Thermoregulation in
bees
Frozen and
alive
ectotherms
endotherms
Osmoregulation (Text pp.104-107, 112-119, 1180-1185)
Frogs and toads of the
desert
osmosis
water
and solute movement
excretory
systems
A
long drink of water
conformers
regulators
Social Behavior (Text pp.562-565)
Goodbye nature vs.
nurture
Bugs and the brain
sociality and the evolution of altruism
Units of selection-from:
Goldsmith
and Zimmerman
Social
insects
Kin recognition
Animal economics
Orangutan intelligence
Why we help
Requirements
Readings will be taken from the literature, the online
text, and from reliable scientific sites on the internet.
Students are expected to come to class prepared,
having read the assignment carefully so that they can participate
in discussions. MAKE HARDCOPIES OF THE ASSIGNED READINGS
(except for the text). READ THE ASSIGNMENT MORE THAN ONCE. TAKE
HAND-WRITTEN NOTES. READING A PAPER WELL IS HARD WORK.
-what is the author's question?
-why did the author think the question is important? (That is,
what is the context of the question).
-what did the author do in order to address the question (this
is relevant in reports of research rather than review articles)
-what do the graphs and figures mean? (note dependent and
independent variables)
-what did the author conclude?
-are you persuaded? Why or why not. Be specific.
-complete this sentence (in one sentence only, using your own
words): The thesis of the author is...........
Attendance is required. There is no particular number of
classes that you are permitted to miss. If I feel that your
commitment to the work is insufficient, you will be asked to
leave. Do not be late for class as it disrupts all of us. Students
will write two or three essay problem sets. From time to time, I
may give a brief quiz on the assigned reading at the beginning of
a class.Students will be permitted to use their
written notes for these quizzes (e.g. not on computer, not a
copy of the assigned reading). Late papers will not
be accepted. All of the assigned work must be completed in order
to pass this course. If you must miss a class it is your
responsibility to get the assignment and come to the next class
prepared. Please do not email me or leave phone messages
for trivial matters (e.g. is it ok for me to be late...can you put
the assignment in my box...etc.). Please check my office hours
(posted outside my office, Dickinson 108) or make an appointment
with me at the end of class.
-attend lab and maintain lab notebook
-submit
research proposal before midterm-due in lab
-conduct research project
-2 or 3 essay exams: late papers not accepted
-presentation on research
Ideas for Research
Projects
animals