INVERTEBRATE
ZOOLOGY – COMPARATIVE ANIMAL DIVERSITY
THIS IS A GENERIC SYLLABUS FOR
OUR COURSE (BI451/551
SPRING 2009)
Below you can see the actual syllabus for Spring 2009
Week
1
Introduction to the class, goals, and an overview
of Invertebrates
Phylum Porifera
(sponges)
Phylum Cnidaria
(anemones, corals and jelly fishes)
Anthozoa
Hydrozoa
Week 2
Scyphozoa
Phylum Ctenophora
(comb jellies)
Tides – why and how…
Week 3
Phylum Platyhelminthes
(flatworms)
Phylum Nemertea
Superphylum(?)
Ecdysozoa
Week 4
MIDTERM
I
Phylum Sipunculida (peanut worms)
Phylum
Bryozoa (moss animas)
Phylum
Phoronida
Phylum
Annelida I (segmented worms)
Week 5
Phylum Annelida
II & III
Phylum Mollusca (snails, clams and octopuses)
Week 6
Phylum Mollusca
II-IV
Week 7
MIDTERM II
Phylum
Echinodermata I & II (sea stars, urchins, etc.)
Week
8
Phylum Echinodermata
III
Phylum Arthropoda
(crustaceans, arachnids, and
insects)
Week 9
Phylum: Arthropoda
II-IV
Week 10
Subphylum Urochordata (sea squirts and relatives)
Phylum Hemichordata
MIDTERM III
Detailed
2009 syllabus follows:
INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY (BI 451/551, 8 credits)
Mondays and Wednesdays (8:30 AM - 5:30 PM) and Fridays (8:30-10:30)
Earlier than 8:30am on many morning field trips
Congratulations! You are about to study the fantastic diversity of life as illustrated by marine invertebrates in one of the most ideal places in the world for such a study, the Pacific Northwest - or more precisely, the edge of the Eastern Pacific. Invertebrates are beautiful. They are also excellent models to understand general biological processes and to appreciate the unifying features and the unique morphological, physiological and ecological diversity of organisms. This course will provide you with a comprehensive introduction to the major invertebrate phyla through a combination of lectures, laboratories and field trips. We will focus on the relationships between structure and functions such as locomotion, feeding, respiration, excretion and reproduction. Some embryology and larval biology will be included, as well as discussion of taxonomy, behavior and life history. Since invertebrates comprise roughly 97% of animal species on the planet, (a few too many to cover in one term!), we will emphasize marine invertebrates, especially live ones locally available.
Week 1
3/30 09:35 -0.60 feet Low Tide
09:00 Field trip to South Cove
N 11:30 Lecture: Introduction to class, goals, and overview of Inverts
R 13:00 Lecture Phylum Porifera (Sponges)
14:15 Set up microscopes
14:30 Lab: Deciphering sponges
4/1 11:32 -0.16 feet Low Tide
N 08:30 Lecture: Phylum Cnidaria
N 09:30 Lecture: Anthozoa
*** 10:30 Field trip to OIMB Boathouse Beach
13:00 Lab: anemones and corals
4/3
R 09:00 Lecture: Scyphozoa Video: Jellies
Week 2
4/6 16:45 0.34 feet Low Tide
R 09:00 Lecture: Hydrozoa
*** 10:15 Field trip to Boat Basin Docks
13:00 Lab: little polyps and medusae
4/8 06:04 0.08 feet Low Tide (sunrise 06:46)
R 08:30 Lecture: Ctenophora
09:30 Lab: comb jellies
R 13:00 Lecture: Tides
14:30 Lab: continue Sponges and Cnidaria
4/10 07:27 -0.71 feet Low Tide
*** 06:30 Field trip to south side of Sunset Bay --TURN IN LABORATORY NOTEBOOKS (I)
Week 3
4/13 09:27 -0.26 feet Low Tide
*** 08:00 Fieldtrip to Portside mudflats
N 11:00 Lecture: Platyhelminthes (Flatworms)
N 13:00 Lecture: Nemertea
14:00 Lab: Platyhelminthes and Nemerteans
4/15 11:00 0.54 feet Low Tide
N 08:30 Lecture: Annelida (I)
10:00 Lab: Annelid diversity
N 13:00 Lecture: Annelida (II)
14:00 Lab: more worms
4/17
N 8:30 Lecture: Annelida (III)
Week 4
4/20 15:40 1.26 feet Low Tide
09:00 Lab: polychaete dissection
R 13:00 Lecture: Sipunculida
14:00 Lab: peanut worms
4/22 05:02 0.93 feet Low Tide
08:30 MIDTERM EXAM I
R 13:00 Lecture: Lophophorates (I) - Bryozoa
14:00 Lab: bryozoans
4/24 06:23 -0.63 feet Low Tide (sunrise 06:20)
R 08:30 Lecture: Lophophorates (II) Phoronida, Brachipoda
09:30 Lab: phoronids and lamp shells
Week 5
4/27 08:33 -1.65 feet Low Tide
*** 07:00 Field trip to Middle Cove
N 11:00 Lecture: Mollusca
N 13:00 Lecture: Mollusca (II) Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
14:00 Lab: chitons and snails and slugs
4/29 10:16 -1.20 feet Low Tide
*** 08:30 Field trip to Dome House mudflats
R 11:00 Lecture: Bivalvia
13:00 Lab: bivalves
5/1
N 08:30 Lecture: Mollusca (III) Cephalopoda Video: Incredible Suckers
Week 6
5/4 15:17 0.95 feet Low Tide
*** 08:30 RV Pluteus dredge trip (1/2 half day) sack lunches
13:00 Lab: squid dissection
5/6 05:06 -0.04 feet Low Tide (sunrise 06:03)
R 08:30 Lecture: Echinodermata (I): Asteroida
09:30 Lab: sea stars
R 13:00 Lecture: Echinodermata (II): Ophiuroida
14:00 Lab: brittle stars
5/8 06:30 -0.97 feet Low Tide
08:30 Lab: finish lab notebooks
LABORATORY NOTEBOOKS DUE (II)
Week 7
5/11 08:23 -0.93 feet Low Tide
*** 07:00 Field trip to South Cove
R 11:00 Lecture: Echinodermata (III) Echinoida
R 13:00 Lecture: Echinodermata (IV) Holothuroida
14:00 Lab: sea urchins and sand dollars, sea cucumbers
5/13 09:43 -0.34 feet Low Tide
N 08:30 Lecture Arthropoda (I)
09:30 Lab: Branchiopoda
R 13:00 Lecture: Arthropoda (II) Cirripedia
14:00 Lab: barnacles
5/15 08:30 MIDTERM EXAM II
Week 8
5/18 13:42 1.40 feet Low Tide
N 08:30 Lecture: Arthropoda (III) Malacostraca
09:30 Lab: malacostracan diversity
N 13:00 Lecture: Arthropoda (IV) Peracarida
14:00 Lab: malacostracan diversity
5/20 15:21 2.03 feet Low Tide
*** 08:30 Field trip to Newport Aquarium
5/22
N 08:30 Lecture: Ecdysozoa - Rotifera
09:30 Lab: Rotifera
Week 9
5/25 07:33 -2.29 feet Low Tide
Memorial Day - no class
5/27 09:10 -2.12 feet Low Tide
*** 06:00 Field trip to Cape Blanco
13:00 Lab: crab dissection
5/29 10:53 -1.10 feet Low Tide
R 08:30 Lecture: Hemichordata
09:30 Lab: enteropneusts (acorn worms)
Week 10
6/1 13:38 1.10 feet Low Tide
R 09:00 Lecture: Phylum Chordata - Cephalochordata
R 11:00 Lecture: Subphylum Urochordata
13:00 Lab: sea squirts
6/3 15:28 2.30 feet Low Tide
N 08:30 Lecture: Lecture: Nematoda and Tardigrada
10:00 Lab: round worms and water bears
13:00 Lab Clean up
6/5
08:30 MIDTERM EXAM III and LABORATORY NOTEBOOKS DUE (III)
FINALS WEEK
6/8
You will have access to the laboratory day and night, 7 days a week. We will be in the invert lab Wednesdays and at unscheduled times also. We will have field trips to local environments, sometimes during class time, but often earlier or later, depending on the tides. You are encouraged to go to the intertidal on your own whenever you find the time and tides. You will be most comfortable with a good pair of rubber boots (kneehighs or hipboots, no hipwaders), a waterproof windbreaker, hat, and maybe rainpants, depending on the weather.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION
The final grade will be determined by an evaluation of three quizzes, your lab notebook, and class participation. Material covered on quizzes will include lecture notes, lab and field trip material, and readings in Ruppert et al. Aerobic metabolism in lab and on field trips will be subjectively measured!
Grading: 3 quizzes (@20% ea) 60%
lab notebook 35%
class participation 5%