ECOL 437, spring 2008

Vertebrate Physiology, Bonine and Oh

Schedule (Lecture & Lab) and Reading Assignments

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Last Updated 07 May 2008

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Important dates noted in RED

Text chapters are from:
Richard W. Hill, Gordon A. Wyse, and Margaret Anderson, Animal Physiology, 2004

Sinauer, 769 pp., 539 illustrations ISBN: 0-87893-315-8

	DAY	DATE	TOPIC	READING (from Hill et al. text unless noted)
	WEEK 1
1	WED	16 January	Introduction, syllabus	---
	WED	16 January LAB	Introduction, brief field trip, assignments, sign-ups, etc. (short lab lecture 2 slides or 6 slides/page)	---
2	FRI	18 January	Overview of Physiology (2 slides/page; 6 slides/page)	Ch 1
	WEEK 2
	MON	21 January	MLK HOLIDAY
3	WED	23 January	Membranes and Biological Compounds (2 slides/page; 6 slides/page)	Ch 2
	WED	23 January LAB	Physiology in Context, Evolution/Development Exercise (reading questions; lab lecture 2 slides or 6 slides/page)	Lienhard et al. 1992 Nesse and Williams 1998
4	FRI	25 January	Enzymes; Solute Transport and Water (2 slides or 6 slides/page)	Ch 3
	WEEK 3
5	MON	28 January	Osmosis; Introduction to Nervous System (2 slides or 6 slides/page)	Ch 10
6	WED	30 January	Membrane Potential in Neurons; Action Potentials (Membrane Potential: see slides 32-60 from 28 Jan file) (Action Potentials: 2 slides or 6 slides/page)	Ch 10 & 11
	WED	30 January LAB	Cotransporters and Ion Gradients Nernst and Goldman Exercises (reading questions; lab lecture 4 slides/page)	Bisbal and Specker 1991 Optional: Tipsmark et al. 2002 Optional: Pelis et al. 2001
7	FRI	01 February	Neurons (see file posted on 30 Jan)	Ch 11
	WEEK 4
8	MON	04 February	Synapses (2 slides or 6 slides/page)	Slowinski article, Ch 12
9	WED	06 February	Sensory Processes (2 slides or 6 slides/page)	Ch 13
	WED	06 February LAB	Specialized Senses Plan Receptor Field Experiment (reading questions; lab lecture 6 slides/page)	Catania 2002, Barinaga 1999, Malakoff 1999
10	FRI	08 February	Sensory Processes (2 slides or 6 slides/page)	Ch 13
	WEEK 5
11	MON	11 February	Sensory Processes (2 slides or 6 slides/page)	Ch 13
12	WED	13 February	Sensory Processes	Ch 13
	WED	13 February LAB	Touch Receptor Field Experiment and Report Prepare for 1^st Midterm	---
13	FRI	15 February	Exam 1 (covers information through 13 February) (Exam 1 key fall 2006; 2008 Review Questions) Ex1-KEY-2008	---
	WEEK 6
14	MON	18 February	Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Function (2 slides or 6 slides/page)	Ch 14
15	WED	20 February	Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Function, Reproduction (see file above)	Ch 14, 15
	WED	20 February LAB	Hormones	Ulmann et al. 1990 Wingfield & Kitaysky 2002 Mendes 2002 OR Hayes et al. 2002
16	FRI	22 February	No class, work on research proposal	---
	WEEK 7
17	MON	25 February	Muscle Mechanisms (PART 1: 2 slides or 6 slides/page)	Ch 17
18	WED	27 February	Muscle Recruitment, Energetics, Growth (PART 2: 2 slides or 6 slides/page)	Ch 17
	WED	27 February LAB	Muscle (lab lecture) Muscle Experiment	Coyle 2005 Bonine et al. 2001
		27 February	Research Question, Explanatory Paragraph, 5 Annotated Refs; Due in Lab (20 points)
19	FRI	29 February	Muscle and Movement	Ch 18