Lectures

Fall 2020 lectures will be available on Canvas in several formats. Minimally, powerpoint pdfs in color (one slide per page) and in black/white files (4 slides per page) will be provided. Kaltura lecture caputure videos may be added in Canvas depending on the need.

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 Sep. 2    
 Sep. 4    Introduction
 Sep. 6    Angiosperms - flowering plants

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 Sep. 7    NO CLASS - Labor Day
 Sep. 9    Angiosperm morphology ; inflorescences
 Sep. 11    Nomenclature: the art of naming

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 Sep. 14    Classification: the art of grouping
 Sep. 16    Angiosperm classification
 Sep. 18    Angiosperm classification

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 Sep. 21    Basal angiosperms: magnolias and wild gingers
 Sep. 23    Ranunculids: buttercups
 Sep. 25    Darwin's "abominable mystery"

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 Sep. 28    Lecture Exam # 1
 Sep. 30    Chemosystematics: sensual compounds
 Oct. 2    Caryophyllids: carnations, cacti, and carnivores

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 Oct. 5    Biosystematics I: evolution
 Oct. 7    Biosystematics II: evidence for evolution
 Oct. 9    Biosystematics: speciation

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 Oct. 12    Phylogenetics I: Tracing the Tree of Life
 Oct. 14    Phylogenetics II:
 Oct. 16    Rosids I: roses and currants

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 Oct. 19    Rosids II: legumes and hemp
 Oct. 21    Rosids III: walnuts and violets
 Oct. 23    Rosids IV: willows and maples

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 Oct. 26    Rosids V: mustards and mallows
 Oct. 28    Biosystematics: pollination biology
 Oct. 30    Plant oddities and systematic puzzles

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 Nov. 2    Lecture Exam # 2
 Nov. 4    Lower Asterids: blueberries and dogwoods
 Nov. 6    Asterids I: gentians and milkweeds

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 Nov. 9    Asterids II: mints and snapdragons
 Nov. 11    Asterids III: ginseng, honeysuckles, asters
 Nov. 13    Monocots I: Origins, aquatics and aroids

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 Nov. 16    Monocots II: lilies and irises
 Nov. 18    Monocots III: orchids and palms
 Nov. 20    Monocots IV: sedges and grasses

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 Nov. 23    Molecular phylogenetics
 Nov. 25    NO CLASS
 Nov. 27    NO CLASS - Thanksgiving break

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 Nov. 30    Online: Historical biogeography
 Dec. 2    Online: Adaptive radiations - ecology meets phylogenetics
 Dec. 4    Online: Land plant radiations

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 Dec. 7 on    Lecture Exam #3 - take home