Micropteropus pusillus (Photo © J. Decher)
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Date |
Lecture topic |
Assignment |
1 |
Aug. 30 Sept. 01 |
Introduction, Course Resources,
Relationships of mammals to other vertebrates, Diversity of Mammals,
Mammal Phylogenies PP Slides 1 [class access only] Mammalness. Characteristics of mammals. PP Slides 2 [class access only] |
Vaughan
et al. 2000: Chapter 1 - Introduction On reserve: Allard, M. W., R. L. Honeycutt, and M. J. Novacek. 1999. Advances in higher level mammalian relationships. Cladistics 15:213-219. |
2 |
Sept. 06 Sept. 08 |
L A B O R D A Y - no
lecture [READING QUIZ 1] Characteristics of Mammals contd. PP Slides 3 [class access only] |
Vaughan et al.
2000. Chapter 2 - Mammalian Characteristics Chapter 3 - Mammalian Origins Chapter 20 - Reproduction On reserve: Kemp, T. S. 1982. Chapter 12. The Origin of Mammals. pp. 296-313 |
3 |
Sept. 13 Sept. 15 |
Geologic Time. Origin of mammals.
Prototheria:
Monotremes. Metatheria and Eutheria. PP Slides 4 [class access only] [READING QUIZ 2] Marsupial classification and Zoogeography. Marsupial and Eutherian Orders PP Slides 5 [class access only] |
Vaughan et al. 2000. Chapter 4 - Classification of Mammals Chapter 5 - Monotremata Chapter 6 - Metatheria (pp. 71-82) Chapter 25 - Zoogeography (pp. 527-537) |
4 |
Sept. 20 Sept. 22 |
Continental
Drift. Marsupials: American Radiation PP Slides 6 [class access only] A n n o t. B i b l i o g r a p h y P r o p o s a l s due. [READING QUIZ 3] Marsupials: Australian Radiation I PP Slides 7 [class access only] |
Vaughan
et al. 2000. Chapter 6 - Metatheria pp. 72-85 Chapter 20 - Reproduction Pp. 344-351 Chapter 25 - Zoogeography On reserve: Lindenmayer, D. L. 1997. Differences in the biology and ecology of arboreal marsupials in forests of southeastern Australia. Journal of Mammalogy, 78:1117-1127. |
5 |
Sept 27 Sept 29 |
Marsupials:
Australian Radiation II PP Slides 8/9 [class access only] [Reading Quiz 4] Introduction to Eutheria. PP Slides 8/9 [class access only] |
Vaughan
et al. 2000. Chapter 7 - Intro to Eutheria Chapter 20 - Reproduction Pp. 344-351 |
| Field
Trip |
Oct. 1-3 |
Optional weekend Field
Trip to NorthWoods Center (with Dr. C. W. Kilpatrick). Leave at 2 pm. |
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6 |
Oct 4 Oct 6 |
Xenarthra and Pholidota PP Slides 10 [class access only] 1st MIDTERM EXAM (40 minutes). Scandentia, Dermoptera PP Slides 11 [class access only] |
Vaughan et al.
2000. Chapter 9 - Xenarthra and Pholidota Chapter 10 - Dermoptera part Chapter 11 - Scandentia part On reserve: Emmons, L. H., and A. Biun. 1991. Malaysian treeshrews. National Geographic Research and Exploration, 7:70-81. |
7 |
Oct 11 Oct 13 |
Insectivora. Macroscelidea. PP Slides 12 [class access only] [Reading Quiz 5] Insectivora - Soricidae PP Slides 12 [class access only] |
Vaughan et al.
2000 Chapter 8 - Macroscelidea & Insectivora (includes Afrosoricida) |
8 |
Oct 18 Oct 20 |
Chiroptera: Evolution & Flight
Adaptations. Megachiroptera: Pteropodidae.
PP Slides 13 [class access only] Chiroptera: Microchiroptera PP Slides 14 [class access only] |
Vaughan et al. 1999
Ch. 10, Chiroptera. 138-175 Ch. 20 Reproduction Pp. 346-352 Ch. 22 Echolocation Pp. 404-423 On reserve: Fahr, J., and N. M. Ebigbo. 2003. A conservation assessment of the bats of the Simandou Range, Guinea, with the first record of Myotis welwitschii (Gray, 1866) from West Africa. Acta Chiropterologica, 5:125-141 |
9 |
Oct 25 Oct 27 |
Chiroptera III - Flight and
Echolocation, Microchiropteran Families PP Slides 15 [class access only] [Reading Quiz 6] Primates I: Strepsirhini Haplorhini I: Tarsiiformes PP Slides 16 [class access only] |
Vaughan et al. 2000 Chapter 11 - part Primates |
10 |
Nov. 1 Nov. 3 Nov. 5 |
Primates II: Haplorhini II:
Platyrrhini: New World Monkeys, Apes and Humans PP Slides 17 [class access only] Primates III: Haplorhini II: Catarrhini: New World Monkeys, Apes and Humans. PP Slides 18 [class access only] M a n d a t o r y One-Day Field Trip to Redpath Museum at McGill University and Biodôme in Montreal (or other date) |
Vaughan et al. 2000 Chapter 11 - part Primates Ch. 23, Behavior Pp. 455-462 (Behavior of Groups) |
| 11 |
Nov 8 Nov 10 |
[Reading Quiz 7] Rodentia I (SO Hystricognathi) PP Slides 19 [class access only] Rodentia II (SO Sciurognathi) PP Slides 20 [class access only] |
Vaughan et al. 2000 Ch. 18 Rodentia Ch. 21 Physiology Pp. 397-399 (Metabolic Water) Ch. 23 Behavior: Pp. 433-435 (Foraging in Heteromyids) Pp. 473-474 (Eusociality in Mammals) |
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Nov 15Nov 17 |
2nd
MIDTERM EXAM (Take-Home).
Rodentia
III
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Vaughan et al. 2000. Chapter 18 - Rodents Ch. 24 - Ecology Pp. 518-526 (Population Cycles) |
| 13 |
Nov 22 Nov 24 |
[Reading Quiz
8]
Lagomorpha.
Afrotheria: Tubulidentata, Proboscidea, Hyracoidea, Sirenia PP Slides 22 [class access only] T H A N K S G I V I N G H O L I D A Y - no lecture |
Vaughan et al. 2000. Chapter 19 part Lagomorpha Chapter 14 Proboscidea, Sirenia, Hyracoidea, Chapter 15 Tubulidentata |
14 |
Nov 29 Dec 1 |
[Reading Quiz 9] Carnivora
- Fissipedia I PP Slides 23 [class access only] A n n o t a t e d B i b l i o g r a p h i e s due. Carnivora- Fissipedia II PP Slides 24 [class access only] |
Vaughan et al. 2000 Chapter 12 - Carnivora, Electronic Reserve: Bothma, J. D. P., and R. J. Coertze. 2004. Motherhood increases hunting success in southern Kalahari Leopards. Journal of Mammalogy 85:756-760. |
15 |
Dec 6 Dec 8 |
[Reading Quiz 10] Cursorial
Adaptations. Perissodactyla. Artiodactyla, . P r o j e
c t s due!! PP Slides 25 [class access only] PP Slides 26 [class access only] PP Slides 27 [class access only] Last Day of Classes: Course Evaluation. F I N A L E X A M (60 minutes). |
Chapter 12 - Carnivora - Pinnpedia Chapter 16 - Perissodactyla Chapter 17 Artiodactyla |
Recommended Books:
For field guide for the lab activities
I recommend one of the following regional books:
Whitaker, J. O., Jr., and W. J. Hamilton, Jr.
1998. Mammals of the Eastern United States. 3 ed.
Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 608 pp. (bookstore
and on reserve)
Roland W. Kays and Don E. Wilson. 2002. Mammals
of North America. Princeton Feld Guides. Princeton University
Press. 240 pp.
Bookstore and in Library Reference Section Call
Number: QL715 .K38 2002
Kurta, A. 1995. Mammals of the Great
Lakes Region. The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor,
xii + 376pp. (on reserve)
Merritt, J. F. 1987. Guide to the mammals
of Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh,
xviii + 408 pp. (on reserve)
Other Selected References:
Anderson,
S., and J. K. Jones. 1984. Orders and families of Recent
mammals of the world. John Wiley & Sons, New York, xii
+ 686 pp. (on reserve)
Banfield, A. W. F. 1974. The mammals
of Canada. Canada by University of Toronto Press, xxv + 438
pp. (on reserve)
Birney, E. C., and J. R. Choate. 1994.
Seventy-five years of mammalogy. Special Publications, American
Society of Mammalogy, 11:xiv+433. (on reserve)
Carroll, R., E. 1988. Vertebrate palaeontology
and evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, xiv
+ 698 pp.
Eisenberg, J. F. 1981. The mammalian
radiations: an analysis of trends in evolution, adaptation, and
behavior. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 610 pp.
(on reserve)
Godin, A. J. 1977. Wild mammals of New
England. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Baltimore, xii+304
pp. (on reserve)
Grzimek, B. 1990. Grzimek's encyclopedia
of mammals. 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill, New York, 5 Volumes.
(B & H reference section)
Hall, E. R. 1981. The mammals of North
America. 2nd ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1-600+90
pp.
(B&H reference section)
MacDonald, D. Ed. 1984. The encyclopedia of mammals.
New York, Facts on File Publications. xv + 895 pp.
(B&H reference section)
Nowak, R. M. 1991. Walker's mammals
of the world. 5th ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore,
xlv+1629 pp. (2 volumes) (B&H reference section)
Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder. 1993.
Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference.
2nd ed. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C.,
xviii + 1206 pp. (B&H reference section)
| Mammalogy Journals: |
Other Journals publishing on mammals: |
| Acta
Chiropterologica (Poland - bats only) Acta Theriologica (Poland) Australian Mammalogy Folia primatologica Journal of Mammalogy (USA - journal of the American Society of Mammalogists) Journal of Primatology Mammalia (France) Mammal Review (UK) Mammalian Species (series of species monographs published by the ASM; most accounts available as complete .pdf files at this side) Marine Mammal Science Mastozoologica Neotropical (Latin America) Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde (Germany) |
American Midland Naturalist Ecology |
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