Invertebrate Zoology (Zoo 3104)
Course Description (Zoo 3104): Invertebrates comprise the vast majority of living animals and protozoa. The main objective of this course is for students to gain an understanding of the basic structure, function, life history, and ecology of major invertebrate groups and to identify important evolutionary trends.
Lecture Syllabus and Syllabus Attachment
Laboratory Syllabus
Week 1
Lecture 1 Introduction to the Burgess Shale
Lecture 2 Invertebrate Bauplan
Lecture 3/Lab 1 What is an invertebrate I
Week 2
Lecture 4/Lab 2 What is an invertebrate II
Week 3
Lecture 5-6 Protozoa/Lab 3
Lecture 7-9 Protozoa
Week 4
Lecture 10 Sponges
Week 5
Lecture 11 Sponges III
Lecture 12 Placoza and Mezozoa
Week 6
Lecture 13 Cnidarians I and II
Lecture 14 and 15 Cnidarians III and Ctenophora
Week 7
Lecture 17 Inro tor flatworms and planarians
Lecture 18 Trematodes I
Lecture 20 Monogenea I and Gould WA II see templet
Week 8
Lecture 21 Monogenea II
Lecture 22 Cestodes I
Week 9
Lecture 24 Acanths and Gastrotrichs
Week 10
Gould WA III see templet
Week 11
Lecture 25 Nemerteans
Lecture 26 Annelids I
Information for Paper including citation format for Exam II
Week 12
Lecture 27 Annelids I
Lecture 28 Mollusca I
Gould WA IV see templet
Week 13
Lectures 29 and 30 Mollusca II and III
Favorite Burgess Shale Animal Choice of Topic
Week 14
Lecture 32-33 Ecdysozoa and Nematodes
Week 15
Lecture 34 Nematomorpha
Lecture 36 Onychophora and Tardigrada
Week 16
Lecture 37 Arthropods I and II
Lecture 38 Arthropods III