| 1. |
Aug. |
23 |
(W) |
Course introduction |
| 2. |
|
28 |
(M) |
Cranial anatomy |
| 3. |
|
30 |
(W) |
Teeth |
| 4. |
Sept. |
4 |
(M) |
NO LAB: LABOR DAY |
| 5. |
|
6 |
(W) |
Post-cranial skeleton |
6. |
|
11 |
(M) |
Soft anatomy, integumental features, horns
and antlers |
| 7. |
|
13 |
(W) |
Ecomorphology (slides, movie) |
| 8. |
|
18 |
(M) |
Mammals of Illinois I; Traps and trapping |
| 9. |
|
20 |
(W) |
Mammals of Illinois II; How to stuff a mouse |
| 10. |
|
25 |
(M) |
Review session |
|
11. |
|
27 |
(W) |
LAB PRACTICAL I: ANATOMY, FUNCTIONAL
MORPHOLOGY, MAMMALS OF ILLINOIS |
| 12. |
Oct. |
2 |
(M) |
Monotremata, marsupials (7 Orders) |
13. |
|
4 |
(W) |
Xenarthrans (Pilosa, Cingulata),
Pholidota (movie) |
14. |
|
9 |
(M) |
"Insectivores" (Erinaceomorpha,
Soricomorpha, Afrosoricida), Macroscelidea |
| 15. |
|
11 |
(W) |
Chiroptera I |
| 16. |
|
16 |
(M) |
Chiroptera II (movie) |
| 17. |
|
18 |
(W) |
Scandentia, Dermoptera, Primates |
| 18. |
|
23 |
(M) |
Review session |
|
19. |
|
25 |
(W)
|
LAB PRACTICAL II: SYSTEMATICS |
| 20. |
|
30 |
(M) |
Carnivora I |
| 21. |
Nov. |
1 |
(W) |
Carnivora II (including old Pinnipedia) |
| 22. |
|
6 |
(M) |
Perissodactyla, Artiodactyla |
| 23. |
|
8 |
(W) |
Proboscidea, Hyracoidea, Sirenia,
Tubilidentata, Cetacea (movie) |
| 24. |
|
13 |
(M) |
Lagomorpha, Rodentia I (Sciurognathi) |
| 25. |
|
15 |
(W) |
TRIP TO FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY |
| 26. |
|
20 |
(M) |
NO LAB: THANKSGIVING BREAK |
| 27. |
|
22 |
(W) |
NO LAB: THANKSGIVING BREAK |
| 28. |
|
27 |
(M) |
Rodentia II ( Histricognathi) |
| 29. |
|
29 |
(W) |
Review session (movie) |
| 30. |
Dec. |
4 |
(M) |
Review session |
|
31. |
|
6 |
(W)
|
LAB PRACTICAL III:
SYSTEMATICS (FINAL EXAM) |
| |
|
|
|
|
FIELD TRIPS
|
| 1. |
Sept. |
22-24 |
F-Sun |
Richardson Wildlife Sanctuary |
| 2. |
Nov. |
15 |
W |
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago |
