Invertebrate Zoology

Instructor Peter A. Kish, Ph.D.
Telephone 522-7815
Email office pkish@ossm.edu
Home pakish@itlnet.net
Home page http://www.ossm.edu/~pkish

CATALOG DESCRIPTION:

This course provides an introduction to the biology of specific phyla, classes, and orders of invertebrates with emphasis on classification, morphology, structure and function of their internal anatomy, developmental pathways, and fundamental concepts characteristic of this diverse animal group.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: To provide the student with the opportunity to examine invertebrate natural histroy and biodiversity with emphasis on systematics, ecology, behavior, and the development of these organisms.

Laboratory will include dissection of various members of this group, individual behavior study of an organism and an insect collection.

Course Requirements: Grades:

There will be three 1-hour exams during the course of the semester worth 100 points each. These exams will be announced at least one week in advanced of the actual exam date and returned within one week of the exam. On the last day of the week (either Friday or Thursday depending upon the class schedule) there is the possibility of a quiz. The total point value of the quiz will depend upon the amount of material and the importance of that material to the course. The final exam will be cumulative for the entire semester and will be given during final exam week. You will be responsible for at least one primary journal article summary. The summary will cover a topic within the scope of the course and will be a non-review article.

I do not grade on a curve and I do not give extra credit assignments

Lecture: ž 3-one hour exams @ 100 points each
1 final exam @ 200 points
Quizzes Various number of points
Article Summary @25 points
Laboratory: ź The grade for the laboratory will be determined from various laboratory reports. The lab reports will be written as scientific papers, and will be graded as to style, and content. These grades will be added to the lecture grade for and overall grade in the course.

It will be helpful to keep a journal style lab notebook to record your observations. It may become necessary for the instructor to collect these notebooks from time to time to determine if the work is being completed. These collections may be random or announced.

Text:
The textbook is Hickman, C.P., L.S. Roberts, and A. Larson 1997. Intergrated Principles of Zoology. W.C. Brown/McGraw Hill Publishers, Dubuques IA.

Laboratory Text: Hickman, C.P., F.M. Hickman, and L. Katts. 1997. Laboratory Studies inIntergrated Principles of Zoology. W.C. Brown/McGraw Hill Publishers, Dubuques IA.

Lecture Outline