Laboratory Schedule - Fall 2011
Ordinal classifications of Lawlor (1979) and Feldhamer (2007)
Lab |
Date |
Topic |
Lawlor |
Martin |
1 |
Aug. |
22 |
No lab |
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2 |
|
24 |
Cranial anatomy |
 |
|
3 |
|
29 |
Post cranial anatomy |
|
|
4 |
|
31 |
Cranial and post cranial anatomical diversity |
|
|
5 |
Sept. |
5 |
No lab - Labor Day |
|
|
6 |
|
7 |
Arizona mammals |
|
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7 |
|
12 |
Horns, antlers, integument, pelage, age determination |
|
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8 |
|
14 |
Teeth |
|
|
9 |
|
19 |
Locomotor adaptations |
|
|
10 |
|
21 |
Monotremata and Marsupialia |
, |
, |
11 |
|
26 |
Afrosoricida, Macroscelidea, Proboscidea, Hyracoidea,
Sirenia |
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12 |
|
28 |
Edentata, Chiroptera (part) |
, |
, |
13 |
Oct. |
3 |
Chiroptera |
|
|
14 |
|
5 |
Chiroptera |
|
|
15 |
|
10 |
Review |
|
|
16 |
|
12 |
Lab mid term exam |
|
|
17 |
|
17 |
Primates |
|
|
18 |
|
19 |
Primates, Scandentia, Dermoptera |
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19 |
|
24 |
Rodentia |
|
|
20 |
|
26 |
Rodentia |
|
|
21 |
|
31 |
Rodentia |
|
|
22 |
Nov. |
2 |
Rodentia review, Lagomorpha |
, |
, |
23 |
|
7 |
Field trip to Reid Park Zoo |
|
|
24 |
|
9 |
Carnivora |
|
|
25 |
|
14 |
Carnivora, Pholidota |
, |
, |
26 |
|
16 |
Erinaceomorpha, Soricomorpha |
|
|
27 |
|
21 |
Perissodactyla, Artiodactyla |
, |
, |
28 |
|
23 |
No lab - Thanksgiving |
|
|
29 |
|
28 |
Artiodactyla, Cetacea |
,
, |
, |
30 |
|
30 |
Lab review |
|
|
31 |
Dec. |
5 |
Lab final exam |
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Before each lab, you are expected to read and study the appropriate chapters in Martin (given above), the corresponding chapters in Lawlor (available on the course website), and the corresponding taxonomic chapters in Feldhamer (i.e. Chapters 10 -19).
Additional Information
Lab Sections 1 & 2
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