Marine Biology – Bio 360 Dr. Wetherbee – Spring 2012

Date	Day	Lecture Topic	Morrissey Reading
Jan 23	M	Introduction	1
Jan 25	W	The Ocean Habitat	1
Jan 27	F	The Ocean Habitat	1
Jan 30	M	Patterns of Marine Life	2
Feb 1	W	Patterns of Marine Life	2
Feb 3	F	Phytoplankton	3
Feb 6	M	Primary Production	3
Feb 8	W	Multicellular Primary Producers	4
Feb 10	F	Marine Invertebrates I	5
Feb 13	M	EXAM 1	Chapters 1-4
Feb 15	W	Marine Invertebrates II	5
Feb 17	F	Marine Invertebrates III	5
Feb 20	M	No Class – President’s Day
Feb 22	W	Marine Invertebrates IV	5
Feb 24	F	Marine Invertebrates V	5
Feb 27	M	Marine Invertebrates VI	5
Feb 29	W	Marine Fishes I	6
Mar 2	F	Marine Fishes II	6
Mar 5	M	Marine Fishes III	6
Mar 7	W	Marine Fishes IV	6
Mar 9	F	Marine Vertebrates I	7
Mar 12-18		Spring Break
Mar 19	M	Marine Vertebrates II	7
Mar 21	W	Marine Vertebrates III	7
Mar 23	F	Marine Vertebrates IV	7
Mar 26	M	EXAM 2	Chapters 5-7
Mar 28	W	Estuaries	8
Mar 30	F	Intertidal Ecosystems I	9
Apr 2	M	Intertidal Ecosystems II	9
Apr 4	W	Coral Reefs	10
Apr 6	F	Coral Reefs	10
Apr 9	M	Open Ocean	11
Apr 11	W	Open Ocean	11
Apr 13	F	Migration and Dispersal I	11
Apr 16	M	Migration and Dispersal II	11
Apr 18	W	EXAM 3	Chapters 8-11
Apr 20	F	Deep-sea	12
Apr 23	M	Deep-sea	12
Apr 25	W	Polar Ecosystems
Apr 27	F	Marine Resources	13
Apr 30	M	Marine Resources	13
May 4	F	Final Exam 8-11am