Instructor: James B. Whitfield, Department of Entomology
5 units - Spring of odd years
Office: 215D Morrill Hall
Phone: 333-2567
jwhitfie@life.uiuc.edu
Textbook: Brusca, R. C and G. J. Brusca. 2003. Invertebrates, Second Edition. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA. 936 pp.
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Lecture MWF 1:00 PM- 1:50 PM in 408 NHB
Labs MW 2:00PM - 3:50 PM in 323 NHB
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The course will include primarily a survey of the invertebrate animals, with emphasis on natural history, phylogeny and comparative biology. Lecture three times a week for one hour, laboratory on time per week for three hours. Lectures will be primarily by the instructor with an occasional guest lecture, and will survey the invertebrate animals, integrating the natural history and comparative biology within a phylogenetic framework. Laboratories will provide a survey of the groups, plus some experience in field sampling and comparative anatomy.
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Grading
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points |
| Lecture midterm 1 |
150 |
| Lecture midterm 2 |
150 |
| Lecture final |
200 |
| Laboratory Quiz 1 |
100 |
| Laboratory Quiz 2 |
100 |
| Laboratory Quiz 3 |
100 |
| Laboratory Quiz 4 |
100 |
| Term paper |
100 |
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| TOTAL |
1,000 |
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