Ornithology Lecture Schedule Spring Semester 2003 15:30-16:45, Tues/Thur, Biology 2215 Instructor: C. Ray Chandler

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Ornithology (Biology 5446/5446G, 4 credits) is offered every spring semester in the Department of Biology. It is not taught on a regular basis during the fall or summer.

 

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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE SPRING 2003 (exact dates are subject to change)

DATE	TOPIC	TEXT; * = assigned reading
7 Jan	introduction	pp. 3-20; *
LAB	introduction; campus field trip
9 Jan	avian ancestors; the evolution of flight	pp. 21-33; * *
14 Jan	diversification of birds	pp. 33-36
LAB	lab: bird morphology
16 Jan	bird design: skeletomuscular system	pp. 93-97; *
21 Jan	bird design: physiology	pp. 115-146
LAB	field trip: bird pond/sod farm
23 Jan	bird design: sensory systems	pp. 177-202
28 Jan	feathers and flight
LAB	LAB EXAM
30 Jan	phylogeny and systematics
4 Feb
LAB	field trip:
6 Feb	LECTURE TEST 1
11 Feb
LAB	field trip:
13 Feb
18 Feb
LAB	field trip:
20 Feb
25 Feb
LAB	field trip:
27 Feb
4 Mar
LAB	field trip
6 Mar
11 Mar
LAB	field trip:
13 Mar	LECTURE TEST 2
25 Mar
LAB	FIELD QUIZ 1
27 Mar

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