EEB 115 Mammalogy Fall 2005 Professor Jeff Thomas Ph D Office hours T 11 30 12 30 F 2 3 and by appt Office Slichter 2855 Email jfthomas ucla edu TA Julie Meachen Office hours Office LS 5314 Email jmeachen ucla edu Lectures MWF 1 1 50 Public Policy 2242 Labs Thurs 9 12 LS 1113 Thurs 1 4 LS 1113 Text Mammalogy Adaptation Diversity Ecology 2nd edition Feldhammer et al Lectures 30 Sept Introduction Readings Ch 1 3 Oct Techniques Field Ch 3 5 Oct Techniques Lab Ch 3 7 Oct Techniques Phylogenetic Ch 3 10 Oct Evolution of mammals Ch 4 12 Oct Evolution of mammals Ch 4 14 Oct Teeth and feeding Ch 4 6 17 Oct Teeth and feeding Ch 4 6 19 Oct Locomotion Ch 5 21 Oct Locomotion Ch 5 24 Oct Midterm 26 Oct Environmental adaptations Ch 8 28 Oct Environmental adaptations Ch 8 31 Oct Habitat selection Ch 23 2 Nov Sex and sexual selection Ch 9 21 4 Nov Sex and sexual selection Ch 9 21 7 Nov Social behavior Ch 22 9 Nov Life history Ch 24 11 Nov Veteran s Day Holiday 14 Nov Ecology Ch 25 16 Nov Zoogeography Ch 25 26 18 Nov Zoogeography Ch 26 21 Nov Midterm 23 Nov 25 Nov Thanksgiving holiday 28 Nov Adaptive radiations of the mammals 30 Nov Adaptive radiations of the mammals 2 Dec Adaptive radiations of the mammals 5 Dec Adaptive radiations of the mammals 7 Dec Adaptive radiations of the mammals 9 Dec Adaptive radiations of the mammals 16 Dec Final Exam 8 11am Grading Midterm 1 Midterm 2 Final Lab Practical Other assignments 20 20 30 20 10 100 Various Letter grades will be assigned based on the class mean What does that mean The class mean is likely to be a C The higher above the mean you get the more likely you will be to get an A If the mean goes above an 80 the class scale will revert to a 90 80 70 curve If you feel that an error was made in the grading you have 2 class meetings from the time the test was returned to submit your exam for regrading You must state very clearly why you believe you should have received more credit for your answer If you want to be considered for a regrade your answers must be written in pen and without whiteout correction fluid corrections The website There is a website for the course I will post the syllabus lecture terms and midterm answers on the website There is a discussion board on the website where you may post questions for us In general I recommend posting material questions to the message board rather than emailing them to us By putting your questions out for everyone to see other people can learn from your questions too We will be checking it to get answers for you as quickly as possible The website address is http www lsic ucla edu classes You will need a bruin online ID to access the system If you have questions go to 2127 LS and ask for help