Bio 259: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Dr. Kate Jackson Office: Science 200 E-mail: jacksok@whitman.edu Tel: x 5227 Office hours: M 11 (right after class), W 1-3, or by appointment Goals of the course: The vertebrates are a group with a 550 million year history, represented on earth today by some 60,000 species. Vertebrates walk, swim, fly, and inhabit almost every type of habitat on the planet. They feed on everything --plants, microorganisms, invertebrates, and each other. Vertebrates range in size from a fish 7 mm long, to the Blue whale 35 m long. Vertebrates include fishes, frogs, cats, turtles, snakes, birds, crocodiles, and us. This course examines the anatomy of vertebrates where it came from, and how it allows them to do what they do. By the end of this course I hope that you will have gained a familiarity with the structural diversity of the 60,000 or so living vertebrates, and some of their extinct ancestors. a detailed knowledge of the anatomy of a few representative vertebrates studied in lab. an understanding of the major structural trends and innovations in the history of vertebrates. an appreciation of how the evolutionary forces of environmental adaptation and phylogenetic constraint have shaped living organisms. Schedule: Lectures: M 10, W 11, F 11, Sci 205 Labs: Th 1-4, Sci 213 Textbook: Kardong, K. 2006.Vertebrates: Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution. McGraw Hill. Lab manual: Kardong, K. and E. J. Zalisko. 2006. Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy: Lab Dissection Guide. McGraw Hill. 1
Grading scheme: Midterm Exam I 10% Midterm Exam II 10% Midterm Exam III 10% FINAL EXAM (cumulative) 20% Lab Practical Exam I 10% Lab Practical Exam II 10% Lab Practical Exam III 10% Endocrinology assignment oral written 4% 4% Participation (lecture and lab) 12% TOTAL 100% 2
Course Schedule Week #1, Sep. 1. M No class yet W Course introduction Lab Workshop: Wonders of evolutionary trees revealed (Room Sci 146) F Origin of chordates (Ch. 2, textbook) Week #2, Sep. 8. M Diversity of fishes (Ch. 3, textbook) W Diversity of amphibians (Ch. 3, textbook) Lab Protochordates and anatomy of the lamprey (Ch. 2 & 3, lab manual) F Diversity of sauropsids (Ch. 3, textbook) Week #3, Sep. 15. M Diversity of synapsids (Ch. 3, textbook) W Cells and tissues: part I (Ch. 5, textbook) Lab Postcranial skeleton (Ch. 5, p 42-64, Lab manual) F CLASS TO BE RESCHEDULED Cells and tissues: part II (Ch. 5, Textbook) Midterm #1 covers material up to here Week #4, Sep. 22. M The skull: part I (Ch. 7, Textbook) W The skull: part II (Ch. 7, textbook) Lab Cranial skeleton (Ch. 5, p 65-83, Lab manual) F MIDTERM EXAM #1 Week #5, Sep. 29. M Axial skeleton (Ch. 8, Textbook) W Integument (Ch. 6, Textbook) Lab External anatomy and muscular system (Ch. 6, Lab manual) F Teeth : part I (Ch. 13, p 409-501) Week #6, Oct. 6. M Teeth: part II, Appendicular skeleton: part I (Ch. 9, Textbook) W Appendicular skeleton : part II (Ch. 9, Textbook) Lab ORAL PRACTICAL EXAM #1 F Ontogeny and phylogeny (Ch. 5, p197-200, Textbook) Week #7, Oct. 13. M No class: October break W Digestive system (Ch. 13, Textbook) Lab Digestive system (Ch. 7, Lab Manual) F Feeding (Ch. 7, p 275-280, Textbook) Midterm #2 covers material up to here 3
Week #8, Oct. 20. M Cardiovascular system: vasculature (Ch. 12, Textbook) W Respiratory system: gas exchange (Ch. 11, Textbook) Lab Respiratory an circulatory system (Ch. 8, Lab manual) F MIDTERM EXAM #2 Week #9, Oct. 27. M Cardiovascular system: the heart (Ch. 12, Textbook) W Respiratory system : buoyancy and swim bladders (Ch. 11, Textbook) Lab Mammal heart (separate instructions), Circulatory system (cont d) F Locomotion in water Hand out endocrinology assignment Week #10, Nov. 3. M Urogenital system and osmoregulation (Ch. 14, Textbook) W Development of the urogenital system (Ch. 14, Textbook) Lab ORAL PRACTICAL EXAM #2 F Reproduction (Ch. 5, Textbook) Week #11, Nov.10. M Eggs and embryos (Ch. 5, Textbook) Midterm #3 covers material up to here W Nervous system: part I (Ch. 16, Textbook) Lab Urogenital system (Ch. 9, Lab manual) F Nervous system : part II (Ch. 16, Textbook) Week #12, Nov. 17. M Sensory organs: part I (Ch. 17, Textbook) W Sensory organs: part II (Ch. 17, Textbook) Lab Nervous system (Ch. 10, Lab manual) F MIDTERM EXAM #3 THANKSGIVING BREAK: Nov. 24-28. Week #13, Dec. 1. M Student presentations: Endocrine structures and functions W Student presentations: Endocrine structures and functions Lab Vertebrate diversity (instructions to be provided) F Student presentations: Endocrine structures and functions Week #14, Dec. 8. M TBA W Retrospective overview (bring all your notes) Lab ORAL LAB PRACTICAL EXAM #3 F Review (bring all your notes) Final exam long answer questions handed out 4
FINAL EXAM : Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2-4 pm 5