Syllabus
Tentative Lecture and Laboratory Schedule
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Sunday June 3 rd |
Arrival day transportation from VIMS (Gloucester Point campus) to the VIMS Eastern Shore Lab, Wachapreague, VA |
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Monday June 4th |
Morning 8:30 – noon Lecture: Introduction; Diversity and Relationships of Fishes |
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Afternoon 1:00pm – 5:00pm Lecture: Anatomical Terminology |
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Tuesday June 5th |
Morning 8:30 – noon Lab: Standards and Conventions in Ichthyology; External Morphology (fin rays, scales, etc) |
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Afternoon 1:00pm – 5.00pm Lab: External Morphology of Bowfin, Gar, Sturgeon, Ladyfish, Shad, Striped bass |
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Wednesday June 6th |
Morning 8:30 – noon Lecture: Skull I (Overview, Dermatocranium) |
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Afternoon 1:00pm – 5:00pm Lab: Skull I |
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Thursday June 7th |
Morning 8:30 – noon Lecture: Skull II (Neurocranium) |
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Afternoon 1:00pm – 5.00pm Lab: Skulls II |
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Friday June 8th |
Morning 8:30 – noon Lecture: Viscerocranium I (suspensorium & jaws) |
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Afternoon 1:00pm – 5:00pm Lab: Viscerocranium I |
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Saturday June 9th |
Morning 8:30 – noon Lecture: Viscerocranium II (hyoid & gill arches) |
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Afternoon 1:00pm – 5:00pm Lab: Viscerocranium II |
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Sunday June 10th |
No lectures and lab |
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Monday June 11th |
Morning 8:30 – noon Lecture: Axial skeleton & Median fins |
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Afternoon 1:00pm – 5:00pm Lab: Axial skeleton & Median fins |
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Tuesday June 12th |
Morning 8:30 – noon Lab: Appendicular skeleton |
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Afternoon 1:00pm – 5:00pm Lab: Appendicular skeleton |
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Wednesday June 13th |
Morning 8:30 – noon Lecture: Caudal skeleton |
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Afternoon 1:00pm – 5:00pm Lab: Caudal skeleton |
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Thursday June 14th |
Morning 8:30 – noon Exam I Skeleton |
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Afternoon 1:00pm – 5:00pm Lab: Introduction in methods for skeletal preparation (dried skeleton, clearing and staining) |
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Friday June 15th |
Morning 8:30 – noon Lecture: Sensory canals |
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Afternoon 1:00pm – 5:00pm Lab: Sensory canals |
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Saturday June 16th |
Morning 8:30 – noon Lecture: Palaeontology |
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Afternoon 1:00pm – 5:00pm Lab: Palaeontology |
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| Sunday, June 17th | No lectures and lab |
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Monday June 18th |
Morning 8:30 – noon Lecture: Cranial musculature |
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Afternoon 1:00pm – 5:00pm Lab: Cranial musculature |
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Tuesday June 19th |
Morning 8:30 – noon Lecture: Postcranial musculature Lab: Postcranial musculature |
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Afternoon 1:00pm – 5:00pm Lecture: Organ systems Lab: Organ systems |
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Wednesday June 20th |
Morning 8:30 – noon Lectures: Nervous system & Circulatory system |
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Afternoon 1:00pm – 5:00pm Labs: Nervous system & Circulatory system |
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Thursday June 21st |
Morning 8:30 – noon Exam II |
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Friday June 22nd |
Departure |
