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 |
| 2 |
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" |
| 5 |
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 |
| 10 |
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 |