Biology 241
Schedule of Student In-Class
Chapter
Presentations

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    DATE
Lecture Topic
(Updated 2/20/07)

 Chapter
  
 Students Presenting Topic

1
Feb     2
  Porifera and Placozoa
4


2
   5  
Cnidarian medusae
6


3
 9 
Anthozoans /Corals 6

 
4 12
Ctenophores 7 Maggie Benham, Taylor Crow Coral Competition for Space
5 22
Flatworms I
(in lab)
8
Jackie Steifel,
Terry Saunders

Regeneration in flatworms

  22 Flatworms I   (in lab)       8   Joe Vollo
Ben Gilroy

        Nutritional adaptations in tapeworm intestinal parasites
6
  23   Flatworms II 8 Cameron Thompson,  Marie Pacholec Immune system interactions between   Schistosome parasites and human hosts
7
  26   
Nemertines
11
Orel Katz,
Jennifer Kehn
Use of toxins for predation and defense in ribbon worms

Mar  1 Mollusca Gastropoda
(in lab)
     12
 Toni Melville
Christina Salinski
Shell Patterning and Growth in Snails
8
Mar  2
Mollusca I
12 Kahlee Sheehan,
Mike Nemeth
Reproductive Ecology of Molluscs
9
 5
Mollusca II 12
Sarah Fox,
Sean Coffey

Cuttle Behavior

   19
                Rotifers
     10
Maureen Miskell,
James Franklin

 Rotifer Genetics
10
    23
Annelid I
13 Arkadiy Yaretskly,
Jordan Johnson
Segment Growth and Regeneration in Annelids  
11
26
Annelid II
13 J Fitzpatrick,
Joe Kling

  TBA
12 30
Arthropod I
14
Tom Gallagher,
Heather Katz
Control of Diapause in Crustacea
13
 April
2
Arthropod II
14 Sara Niver,
Chelsea Kirkmire

Ecology of Trilobites    
     5          Arthrophods
                (in lab)

     14
Malan Silva,
Jenna Otten
Control of insect vectors of disease
14

Insect Flight I
14

15    9
Insect Flight II      14 Alicia Austin,
Matt LaBella

Neural control of insect flight
16 11
Chelicerates
     14 Jose Rios, Mike Siena
Sean Conley, Brendan Leahy
Chemistry of spider silk
Systemic effects of Scorpion Venom
17
13
Nematodes
16
Kyle Brandt,
John Pilosi, Tricia Kalinowski
Control of parasitic nematodes
18 18
Echinoderms I
20
 

19
20
Echinoderms II
20 Chris Ryczek and David Vetter
Wound healing and regeneration