2008 Herpetology Course Schedule

Last Updated 09 May 2008

 

Chapter assignments are from Pough et al. text (3rd edition). Other readings typically here as PDF files.

Field Trips in BLUE

Assignments, Exams, etc. in GREEN or RED

 

 

 

DATE

LECTURE TOPIC

READING*

GUEST

LAB (Topic, Guest)

Lab Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK  1

Part 1 – What they are and where they are:

 

 

 

 

1

17 Jan

Introductions  

(2 slides or 6 slides/page) and Syllabus

CH1

 

Introduction

(2 slides or 6 slides/page)

Introduction

Field Trips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 2

 

 

 

 

 

2

22 Jan

Vertebrate Evolution, Tetrapods, Amphib Origins

(2 slides or 6 slides/page)

CH2

 

Turtles

(2 slides or 6 slides/page)

Turtles

3

24 Jan

Amphibs con’t, Amniotes, Reptile Origins

(2 slides or 6 slides/page)

CH2

 

Taxonomy and Dichotomous Keys

(2 slides or 6 slides/page)

Stebbins 1949 (part A, part B), Wake EA 1986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 3

 

 

 

 

 

4

29 Jan

Reptiles (Crocodylia, Lepidosauria)

(6 slides/page) (2 slides/page through ‘lizards’)

CH4

 

Crocs and Tuatara, Taxonomy & Keys

Crocs and Tuatara

5

31 Jan

Reptiles (Lepidosauria, Squamata)

(6 slides/page = see file from 29 Jan)

(2 slides/page – non-‘lizard’ squamata)

CH4

 

Desert Tortoises,

Erin Zylstra

Foldi Field Note Examples

Field-Note Rubric

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 4

 

 

 

 

 

6

05 Feb

Reptiles (Chelonia)

CH4

Ed Moll

Lizards I

(2 slides or 6 slides/page)

Lizards+

7

07 Feb

Amphibs (Gymnophiona, Urodela)

(9 slides/page or 6 slides/page)

(2 slides/page through salamanders)

CH3

 

Phrynosoma feeding, Jay Meyers

 

FT1

09 Feb

ASDM (optional) 8:50; Personal Transportation – meet at ASDM at 8:50

 

Stephane Poulin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 5

 

 

 

 

 

8

12 Feb

Amphibs (Anura)

(see files from 07 Feb)

CH3

 

Lizards II

(2 slides/page)

 

9

14 Feb

Amphibs (Anura)

(see files from 07 Feb)

(2 slides/page Anurans)

CH3

 

Dissections and

Specimen Prep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 6

 

 

 

 

 

10

19 Feb

EXAM 1 (Chapters 1-4)

Ex1-Review-2008, EX1_Key_2008

 

 

Snakes I

(2 slides/page)

Snakes

11

21 Feb

Biogeography

(2 slides or 6 slides/page)

CH5

Song of Dodo excerpt

Optional:

Zug et al. 2001, and Duellman & Trueb 1986,

 

Twinspot Rattlesnakes, Dave Prival

Goode et al. 2004 OR 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 2 - How and why they do what they do:

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 7

 

 

 

 

 

12

26 Feb

Finish Biogeography

Temperature and Water

(2 slides or 6 slides/page)

 

CH6

 

Snakes II

(2 slides, 6 slides/page)

 

13

28 Feb

Temperature and Water

CH6,

Shoemaker et al. 1992

 

Campus field excursion

Example Project Presentation (thanks Kim Baker)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEEK 8

 

 

 

 

 

14

04 Mar

Energetics and Performance

(2 slides or 6 slides/page)

CH7