LECTURE SCHEDULE

22 August	Evolutionary theory; principles of classification and nomenclature	Ch 1 & 2
27 August	Classification and taxonomy of vertebrates	Ch 1& 2
29 August	Early evolution of vertebrates	Ch 4
3 September	No class--Labor Day holiday
5 September	Classification and evolution of fishes	Ch 5 & A1
10 September	Zoogeography and migration of fishes	Ch 3 & 5
12 September	Reproduction in fishes	Ch 5
17 September	Adaptation and growth in fishes	Ch 5
19 September	FIRST LECTURE EXAMINATION

24 September	Fieldtrip to Highlands, NC
26 September	Classification and evolution of amphibians	Ch 6 & A1
1 October	Zoogeography and migration in amphibians	Ch 3, 6 & 11
3 October	Reproduction in amphibians	Ch 6 & 10
8 October	Adaptation and growth in amphibians	Ch 6
10 October	Classification and evolution of mammals	Ch 9 & A1
15 October	Zoogeography and migration in mammals	Ch 3, 9 & 11
17 October	Reproduction in mammals	Ch 9
22 October	Adaptation and growth in mammals	Ch 9
24 October	Intraspecific and interspecific interactions	Ch 12 & 13
29 October	SECOND LECTURE EXAMINATION

31 October	Classification and evolution of reptiles	Ch 7 & A1
5 November	Zoogeography and migration in reptiles	Ch 3, 7 & 11
7 November	Reproduction in reptiles	Ch 7
12 November	Adaptation and growth in reptiles; poisonous reptiles	Ch 7
14 November	Classification and evolution of birds	Ch 7 & A1
19 November	Adaptations for flight in birds	Ch 8
21 November	No class--Thanksgiving Day holiday
26 November	Migration, navigation, and zoogeography in birds	Ch 3, 8 & 11
28 November	Reproduction in birds	Ch 8
3 December	Adaptation and growth in birds	Ch 8
5 December	Threatened and endangered vertebrates	Ch 15 & A2
10 December	Conservation of vertebrates	Ch 16
12 December	LAB QUIZ--BIRDS (to be given in lecture)
15 Dec (Sat)	THIRD LECTURE EXAMINATION