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NatR3466:
Ornithology
Spring 2001
Details:
T
08:00 – 09:50 a.m., Room 222 Owen Hall, 3 credits
R 08:00 – 09:50 a.m., Room 200 Owen Hall – lab
(labs will being at sunrise later in the term)
Instructor: Dr. John P. Loegering
Office: 204 Owen Hall
Phone: 281-281-8132
E-mail:
jloegeri@mail.crk.umn.edu
Office Hours: by
appointment or anytime you can find me in Owen.
Open door policy: if my door is open (even just a crack),I am
available. If I am not available, contact me by email and telephone
to leave a message.
Website:
http://sunny.crk.umn.edu/courses/NatR/3466/
Ornithology is a
subdiscipline of biology that studies birds.
Topics covered will include 1) anatomy and physiology, 2) evolution and
taxonomy, 3) adaptations and the physics of flight, 4) behavior, 5) ecology of
individuals, species, populations, and communities, and 6) conservation of
birds. Laboratory periods will
emphasize techniques used in field and laboratory studies
General
Zoology (Biol 1106)
Required:
Gill,
F. B. 1995. Ornithology.
Second edition. W. H.
Freeman and Company, New York, New York, USA.
766pp.
National Geographic Society. 1999.
Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 3rd edition.
National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., USA.
480 pages, ISBN: 0792274512
Tentative Outline
This course outline
represents a best-guess estimate of the sequence of topics and events.
I expect there will be subsequent modifications, substitutions,
omissions, and additions throughout the term.
|
Title |
Reading
Assignment in Gill |
|
Introduction
and Avian Design |
Ch
1 |
|
Classification |
Ch
3 |
|
Evolution
and Origin |
Ch
2 |
|
Feathers |
Pg
65-81, 85-91 |
|
Molts
and Plumages |
Pg
81-85, 205-208, 282-284 |
|
Food,
Nutrition, and Water |
Pg
138-143, 147-162 |
|
Ventilation
System |
Pg
117-121 |
|
Skeletal
System |
Pg
93-97 |
|
TEST
I |
|
|
Nervous
System |
Pg
179-183, 187-191 |
|
Reproduction
System |
Ch
15, Pg 268-273 |
|
Flight
Part I |
Pg
95-102 |
|
Flight
Part II |
Pg
102-109 |
|
Migration |
Ch
12 |
|
Navigation |
Ch
13, Pg 191-192 |
|
Territoriality |
Pg
328-333 |
|
Behavior |
Pg
211-222 |
|
Social
Behavior |
Pg
333-346 |
|
TEST
II |
|
|
Reproductive
Ecology |
Ch
16, Pg 432-436 |
|
Mating
Systems |
Pg
223-232, Ch 17, Ch 19 |
|
Population
Ecology |
Ch
20, Ch 21 |
|
Community
Ecology |
Ch
23 |
|
Species
Ecology |
Ch
22 |
|
Conservation
Biology |
Pg
581-586 |
|
Conservation
Part I |
Pg
586-602, 603-609 |
|
Conservation
Part II |
Pg
602-605, 610-615 |
|
Final
Exam |
|
MORE TO COME!!!!!