Class Resources:

Lab Instructor: Dr. Joel L. Carlin (address as "Joel" or "Dr. Carlin," whatever you prefer)

Office: Nobel Hall of Science 336; Phone: 933-6305; E-mail: jcarlin@gustavus.edu

Office hours: TBA

Accessibility: I prefer to consult with you during posted office hours. Outside of these posted hours, an open office door means that you are welcome to ask questions, otherwise please e-mail me for an appointment. I am very willing to make appointments for odd hours, although this is not in effect after 5pm the night before an exam!


Online Resources: this course will rely on the Moodle course management system for distributing and posting course materials. You should check this site several times a week to keep pace with new handouts and supplemental readings.


Textbooks:

Freeman, S. 2008. Biological Science 3rd ed.

McMillan, V.E. 2006. Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences. 4th ed.

VanDeGraaff, K.M. & Crawley, J.L. 2005. Photographic Atlas for the Biology Laboratory.

GAC Biology Dept. 2009. Bio 102 Organismal Biology Laboratory Manual. Available in the Bookstore.

Additional reading selections will be assigned from a variety of works…you are expected to read each, as questions from these works will be on the exams!

Lab Instructors: If you have questions or concerns specifically about lab, or you need to change lab sections permanently, please contact Eric Elias at eelias@gustavus.edu.

Tutoring: A biology tutor will be available for individual one-on-one help in the Biology Department library (NHS 224; times to be posted). This is not an extra review session, instead you are to use this valuable resource for clearing up any confusion you have with lecture or lab.

Calypso's Cove, Mediterranean biome, Malta: Most marine biodiversity occurs where land and sea meet.



Freshwater crab, tropical dry forest biome, Ecuador: The Arthropods conquered land and sea, and are one of the most important animal phyla.



Dendrobatid frog, tropical wet forest biome, Amazonian basin: Early land vertebrates were restricted to moist habitats



Alpine cloud forest, montane coniferous biome, Glacier National Park: Land plants, especially trees, are important players in the water and carbon cycles.



Chocolate chip seastar, East Pacific littoral zone, Galapagos Islands: Developmental patterns, and not adult shapes, link starfish as close evolutionary relatives of vertebrates.