Zoology 354 - Laboratory Schedule* - Spring 2004

  Date Topic
WEEK 1 Mon 19 Jan Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Wed 21 Jan Care and use of museum specimens; characteristics and identification of salamanders I
WEEK 2 Mon 26 Jan Characteristics and identification of salamanders II
Wed 28 Jan field trip: Arcata Community Forest
WEEK 3 Mon 02 Feb Characteristics and identification of salamanders III; salamander diversity at the family level (slide show)
Wed 04 Feb Lab Quiz #1 (salamanders); Characteristics and identification of frogs I
WEEK 4 Mon 09 Feb Characteristics and identification of frogs II
Wed 11 Feb Characteristics and identification of frogs III; frog diversity at the family level (slide show)
WEEK 5 Mon 16 Feb Lab Quiz #2 (frogs); characteristics and identification of caecilians; characteristics of amphibian eggs and larvae I (slide show)
Wed 18 Feb Identification of amphibian eggs and larvae II
WEEK 6 Mon 23 Feb Field trip to Healthsport pond and/or other freshwater aquatic localities to view amphibian eggs & larvae
Wed 25 Feb Identification of amphibian eggs and larvae III; amphibian metamorphosis: tadpole and frog dissection;
WEEK 7 Mon 01 Mar Anuran vocalizations lab
Wed 03 Mar Toadskin Spells (videotape); review for lab practical
WEEK 8 Mon 08 Mar Amphibian practical exam
Wed 10 Mar Characteristics and identification of turtles I
Presentation: Clara Wheeler, Wildlife Graduate Student, Humboldt State University: "Reproductive ecology and mating strategy of the foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii)."
WEEK 9 15-19 Mar SPRING BREAK
WEEK 10 Mon 22 Mar Characteristics and identification of turtles II
Presentation: Laura Burkholder, Wildlife Graduate Student, Humboldt State University: "Life history of post-metamorphic tailed frogs in north coastal California."
Wed 24 Mar Characteristics and identification of turtles III; turtle diversity at the family level (slide show)
WEEK 11 Mon 29 Mar Lab Quiz #3 (turtles); Characteristics and identification of lizards I
Presentation: Don Ashton, Redwood Sciences Laboratory, USFS Pacific Southwest Research Station: "Lasting effects of timber harvest on amphibian communities of redwood forest streams in Humboldt County, California."
Wed 31 Mar Cesar Chavez Holiday – no classes!
WEEK 12 Mon 05 Apr Characteristics and identification of lizards II; lizard diversity at the family level (slide show)
Wed 07 Apr Characteristics and identification of lizards III
Presentation: Karen Pope, Redwood Sciences Laboratory, USFS Pacific Southwest Research Station: "Effects of fish stocking and fish removal on Cascades frogs (Rana cascadae) and other natives."
WEEK 13 Mon 12 Apr Lab Quiz #4 (lizards); Characteristics and identification of snakes I
Presentation: Jamie Bettaso, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata, CA: "A search for the presence of vitellogenin in male northern red-legged frogs (Rana aurora aurora) in northwestern California."
Wed 14 Apr Lab cancelled -- because of upcoming required weekend field trip Fri-Sun
16-18 Apr Weekend Field Trip: Angelo Preserve (Attendance is required)
WEEK 14 Mon 19 Apr Characteristics and identification of snakes II
Guest Lecture: Dr. Lowell Diller, Wildlife Biologist, Simpson Timber Company: "Ecology of western rattlesnakes."
Wed 21 Apr Characteristics and identification of snakes III; snake diversity at the family level (slide show).
WEEK 15 Mon 26 Apr field trip: Mad River Hatchery (or other locality to look for garter snakes and other reptiles)
Wed 28 Apr Amphibian and Reptile Show and Tell
WEEK 16 Mon 03 May Lab Quiz #5 (snakes); review for lab practical exam
Wed 05 May Reptile practical exam
FINALS Tues 11 May Final lecture exam (1700-1850 in lecture room)

* Subject to change.  We will inform you of major changes in class, and also post them on the course website.