Natural History of the Southwest Spring 2012

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Schedule - all lectures are T/Th 11:00-12:15

JANUARY TOPIC LECTURER Readings
Th-12 Introduction to class Becerra  
T-17 Biomes Venable Text pp. 3-18
Th-19 What is a desert? Deserts of the Southwest Venable "
T-24 The Sonoran Desert and its subdivisions Venable "
Th-26 Plant adaptations to dry environments. (See notes for Jan 24) Venable

pp. 129-144
T-31 Notable plants (See notes for Jan 24) Venable pp. 153-279 (just ones mentioned in class.)
FEBRUARY      
Th-2 Notable plants Venable  
T-7 Adaptation and natural selection Venable evolution.berkeley.edu
Th-9 Geology and origin of Sonoran Desert    
T-14

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Th-16 Introduction to insects and Insect orders Becerra pp. 283-307
T-21 Notable insects from the SW Becerra pp. 309-351
Th-23 Notable insects from the SW Becerra  
T-28 Fish in the desert Venable pp. 511-526
MARCH      
Th-1 Biodiversity and Conservation in the Sea of Cortez    
T-6 Intro to reptiles and amphibians. Amphibians Venable pp.529-585
Th-8 Reptiles Venable  
Sa-10 - Su 18 SPRING RECESS    
T-20 Reptiles Venable  
Th-22 EXAM    
T-27 Reptiles Guest  
Th-29 Intro to birds Becerra pp. 367-458
Sat. 31 Saturday Field Trip Desert Museum    
APRIL      
T-3 Notable birds of the SW Guest  
Th-5 Notable birds of the SW Becerra  
T-10 Intro to mammals and mammals of the SW Venable pp. 461-507
Th-12 Mammals from the SW Guest  
T-17 Mammals from the SW Venable  
Th-19 Mammals from the SW    
T-24 Bats (last day to hand in plant and insect collections and field trip reports) Sidner  
Th-26 EXAM    
MAY      
T-1 Conservation of the SW Venable