• A. Richard Palmer Office: Biological Sciences Z1116, Phone: 2-3633 (office hours: by appointment)
  E-mail: rich.palmer@ualberta.ca

• Gerry Hilchie (Laboratory Coordinator); Office: Biological Sciences CW 217A, Phone 2-3702
  E-mail: gerald.hilchie@ualberta.ca

Teaching Assistants:

Name	Lab Section	E-mail	Office	Office Hours
Curtis Dinn	Wed PM	dinn@ualberta.ca	CCIS 5-198	by appointment
Emily Durkin	Thur AM Thur PM	edurkin@ualberta.ca	BioSci B322	by appointment
Nathan Grant	Tue PM Wed PM	ngrant@ualberta.ca	CCIS 5-008	by appointment
Alexandra Grossi	Tue AM Tue PM	grossi@ualberta.ca	CCIS 6-049	by appointment

COURSE SUPPORT MATERIALS

Textbooks: Living Invertebrates, 1987 Pearse, Pearse, Buchsbaum and Buchsbaum; Blackwell, Boston, MA; ISBN 0-86542-312-1 (recommended readings from the text) Zool 250 Laboratory Guide & Lecture Handouts 2017 A.R. Palmer & R. Koss Annotated Bibliography: Each student will write a short (250 word) annotated bibliography of three papers from the primary scientific literature on any aspect of the biology of a single genus of invertebrate that appeals. A sample annotated bibliography provides tips on how to approach this assignment. Before beginning, be sure you know how to avoid charges of plagiarism. Still need help? Check out the best annotated bibliographies from previous years. Want inspiration? Browse some cool research papers on invertebrates, or check out some of these links. To search for papers on a genus (simply enter your genus name and search!), try the following databases: Web of Science (very useful for finding recent papers AND for finding papers that cite a specific older paper) JSTOR (helpful for finding papers from the pre-digital era, even back to 1665!; journal coverage is limited though) Or try other BioSciences databases. To browse or receive RSS notices about the latest papers on a particular genus, have a look at the UBio taxonomic RSS aggregator, which provides taxonomic browsing of thousands of articles from hundreds of journals. You can select taxonomic groups or input your own species lists for monitoring. Way cool. ON-LINE SUBMISSION: You may submit the electronic version of your annotated bibliographies here. Remember, though, you must also submit a paper copy to your TA in lab by the posted deadline, as explained in the lab guide.

Lecture & Laboratory Study Materials: View the entire classification of animals (to subclass) as in the course text or check out the classification of particular groups at ZooBank, or the Integrated Taxonomic Information System.     Browse the Tree of Life of animal phyla as followed in Zool 250 and review key characters defining major branches. Having trouble remembering some of the material you saw in lab? Maybe the study images of prepared slides and dissections will help. Still mulling over key concepts or processes discussed in lecture? Some entertaining and informative animations are available for review or self test. Self-testing exams may help you prepare for lecture and laboratory exams. Curious about the meaning of scientific names of animals or body parts? Search the table of Greek & Latin roots for clues. Old Lecture Outlines & Notes: Winter 1997 (view comments by students) Winter 1998 (view comments by students) Winter 1999 (view comments by students) Winter 2000 (view comments by students) Winter 2002 (view comments by students) Winter 2004 (view comments by students) Winter 2005 (view comments by students) Winter 2006 (view comments by students) Winter 2007 (view comments by students) Winter 2009 (view comments by students) Winter 2011 (view comments by students) Winter 2012 (view comments by students) Winter 2013 (view comments by students) Winter 2014 (view comments by students) Winter 2015 (view comments by students) Winter 2016 (view comments by students)

LECTURE SCHEDULE - Winter 2017

JANUARY

Mon 9	Introduction: Why study invertebrates? (course preliminaries, outline)
Wed 11	Diversity, phylogeny, classification (outline)       (Metazoa cladogram)
Fri 13	Key characters defining the Tree of Life (outline)
Mon 16	Kingdom Protista (outline 1, outline 2)       (Protista cladogram, study images)
Wed 18	Origin of Metazoa; Porifera (I): Introduction (outline)

Fri 20	Porifera (II): Function and diversity (outline); Placozoa (outline)       (Porifera cladogram, study images, animation)
Mon 23	Cnidaria (I): Introduction, tissues, cell types (outline)
Wed 25	Cnidaria (II): Diversity- Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa (outline)       (Cnidaria cladogram & study images; Life cycle animations: Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa)
Fri 27	Cnidaria (III): Diversity- Anthozoa (outline); Ctenophora (outline)       (Ctenophora cladogram & study images)
Mon 30	Bilateria: General characteristics (outline)       (Excretory systems animation; some amusing perspectives on symmetry)

FEBRUARY

Wed 1

Protostomia and Deuterostomia (outline)       (Metazoa cladogram)

Fri 3	Platyhelminthes (I): Introduction, Turbellaria (outline + links)       (Platyhelminthes cladogram & study images)
Mon 6	Platyhelminthes (II): Parasitic taxa (outline), Nemertea (outline)       (Platyhelminthes cladogram & study images)
Wed 8	Aschelminthes (I): Overview (outline)       (Aschelminthes cladogram & study images)
Fri 10	Aschelminthes (II): Diversity- Nematoda, Rotifera (outline), Other phyla (outline)       (Aschelminthes study images)
Mon 13	Mollusca (I): Introduction & overview (outline)       (Mollusca cladogram)

Wed 15	Mollusca (II): Diversity- Minor classes (outline)       (mollusc diversity study images)
Fri 17	MID-TERM LECTURE EXAM       (view sample questions here)
20 - 24	READING WEEK
Mon 27	Mollusca (III): Diversity- Gastropoda (outline)       (Gastropoda study images)       (Read Garstang's memorable poem: How the gastropod got it's twist)

MARCH

Wed 1	Mollusca (IV): Diversity- Bivalvia, Scaphopoda (outline)       (Bivalvia study images; Particle feeding animations: filibranch, eulamellibranch )
Fri 3	Mollusca (V): Diversity- Cephalopoda (outline)      (Cephalopoda study images; Squid swimming animation)
Mon 6	Metamerism; Annelida (I)- Polychaeta (outline)       (Annelida cladogram & study images; Polychaete locomotion animation)       (Try out the Rhyming key to polychaete families)

Wed 8	Annelida (II): Oligochaeta (outline)       (Annelida cladogram & study images; Earthworm locomotion animation)
Fri 10	Annelida (III): Hirudinea (outline)
Mon 13	More Worms: Echiura, Pogonophora, Sipuncula (outline)       (More worms cladogram & study images)
Wed 15	Arthropod (I): Origins, Onychophora, Tardigrada (outline)       (Onychophora cladogram & study image)

Fri 17	Arthropoda (II): Overview, exoskeleton and molting (outline)       (Arthropoda cladogram)
Mon 20	Arthropoda (III): Limbs and muscles (outline)       (Claw + limb animation)
Wed 22	Arthropoda (IV): Eyes, respiration and coeloms (outline)

Fri 24	Arthropoda (V): Diversity, Introduction and Crustacea (outline, outline)       (Crustacea cladogram & study images)
Mon 27	Arthropod (VI): Other subphyla (outline)       (Arthropoda & Pterygota cladograms, other arthropod study images)
Wed 29	Arthropod (VI): Other subphyla (cont.) (outline)       (Arthropoda & Pterygota cladograms, other arthropod study images)
Fri 31	Deuterostomia; Echinodermata (I): Overview, body plans (outline)       (Echinoderm cladogram & study images)

APRIL

Mon 3	Echinodermata (II): Skeleton, water-vascular system (outline)       (Echinoderm cladogram & study images)
Wed 5	Echinodermata (III): Feeding, locomotion, development (outline)       (Echinoderm cladogram & study images; Urchin feeding animation)
Fri 7	Lophophorates, Hemichordates (outline)       (Deuterostome cladogram, study images)
Mon 10	Invertebrate chordates (outline)       (Chordate cladogram & study images; Sea squirt feeding animation)

Wed 12	Deuterostome relations, The Tree of Life review (outline)
Fri 14	No Class (Good Friday)

Fri 21	FINAL LECTURE EXAM
	(0900, Pavilion Rows 24, 26, 28(Seats 1-25))
Wed May 3	DEFERRED EXAMINATION
	(0900, BioSciences Z211)