anatomical-convergent
Pterosaur wing: elongated 4th digit. Bird 4 digits; 3 & 4 support wing.
anatomical-embryonic
NOVA-DarwinNeverKnew/#16:10
Giant armadillo, 18:00 Snake embryo, 18:45 Pharyngeal pouches - inner ear.
anatomical-homologous
Horse phalanges: 1 hoof beneath Tibia, Tarsus (joint), Metatarsus; 2 useless splint bones?
evolution
Punctuated equilibrium=cladogenesis (Stephen Jay Gould): fossils show stasis; geographic/allopatric speciation.
Gradualism=anagenesis.
fossil_whales
PBS-Evolution/2.2_change/#11:20
->14:10 Basilosaurus (aquatic) had leg bones, but Sinonyx was wolf-like mammal 50 MYA.
Anthracotheres hippopo-like artiodactyl even-toed.
Baleen embryos had teeth, resorbed. Toothed whales: dolphins, Orca, Sperm, Narwhal.
hw-conditions
Null hypothesis predicts no difference.
hw-mutations
Overall mutation rate 10 billion.
hw-selection
NOVA-DarwinNeverKnew/#31:30
Rock Pocket Mouse light/dark fur
isolation-behavioral
chipping, tree, or field sparrow?
isolation-mechanical
Copepods use 5th legs to place spermatophore.
isolation-temporal
snowdrops; spring field cricket
selection-directional
Phototropism should be phototaxis?
struggle
Myanmar=Burma
variation
Biston betularia dark form more after Industrial Revolution 18th - 19th century.
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This chapter is long!
chap18 How We Name Living Things
Chapter 18: How We Name Living Things
domain-Archaea
cell wall polysaccharide, glycoprotein
cladogram
Archosaurs: thecodonts (cone-shaped teeth socket); snake teeth simply joined to bone; turtle egg tooth.
domain-Bacteria
Cyanobacteria -> chloroplasts (also fix nitrogen; purple bacteria -> mitochondria
Rhizobium=Gram-negative proteobacteria; atmosphere 78% nitrogen, 21%oxygen.
Quercus_rubra
QUERCUS RUBRA LEAVES, ACORNS.
endosymbiosis
BBC-BluePlanet/3.6_CoralSeas/#5:30
Coral polyp structure 6:55 Inside corals are Algae ("plants"=Dinoflagellata) 9:15 polyps fight at night
chap19 Prokaryotes: The First Single-Celled Creatures
Chapter 19: Prokaryotes: The First Single-Celled Creatures
HIV
also contains protease, integrase; infects macrophages (phagocytes, little damage), later T cells.
chap30 Respiration
Chapter 30: Respiration
chap31 The Path of Food Through the Animal Body
Chapter 31: The Path of Food Through the Animal Body
BBC-LifeOfBirds/1.3_TheInsatiableAppetite/#41:00
European Robin
chap32 Maintaining the Internal Environment
Chapter 32: Maintaining the Internal Environment
chap33 How the Animal Body Defends Itself
Chapter 33: How the Animal Body Defends Itself
BBC-Galapagos/#35:15
Galapagos Sea Lions competing to be beachmaster
BBC-LifeOfBirds/1.3_TheInsatiableAppetite/#7:35
Acorn Woodpecker (Clark's nutcracker remember 2K caches pine seeds)
BBC-BluePlanet/3.5_SeasonalSeas/#14:10
Giant Kelp/bryozoans, Otter using rocks to open clams
QL785 .A656 2003: Animal minds
weaver_birds
review
Canon PowerShot camera
chap34 The Nervous System
Chapter 34: The Nervous System
BBC-LifeOfBirds/3.A_LimitsOfEndurance/#33:30
Brown Tree Snake
Nuisance Fish DVD Nuisance Fish DVD
QC981.8.G56 G672 2006: An inconvenient truth
QC981.G56 G563 2006: Global warning
QC791.4 .B688 2002: Bottling the sun
TJ808 .E85 2006: The ethanol solution
chap36 Reproduction and Development
Chapter 36: Reproduction and Development
hermaphroditism
Hermes=Greek messenger (Roman Mercury); Aphrodite=Venus
PBS-ShapeOfLife/2.3_TheFirstHunter/#37:30
, 39:30 Hermaphrodite flatworms perform penis fencing
BBC-LifeInTheUndergrowth/1.1_InvasionOfTheLand/#23:00
Hermaphrodite Leopard Slugs mating in midair
Bizarre foods: escargot caviar
Bluehead wrasse
female sex change if terminal males removed:
social control
sex-determination
SRY=Sex-determining Region Y
ZW chromosomes in birds; XXY: high FSH, LH; XYY are normal
homeotherm
BBC-Galapagos/#2:08:50
Blue-footed Booby mating; Nazca Booby eldest chick pushes younger out of nest: sibling rivalry
female_organs
Other mammals have uterine horns.
Clitoris above urethra and vagina, homologous to penis - stimulation.
sperm
Sperm's centrioles: form spindle for the first zygote division.
oogenesis
Primary oocytes in prophase I at birth.
300-400 oocytes ovulated in a lifetime; Corpus luteum secretes progesterone.
Clomiphene inhibits negative feedback on hypothalamus for Gonadotropins (LH FSH).
male_organs
Labeling exercise: 
epididymis left 2
Seminal vesicles 60% of semen, prostate into urethra, bulbourethral clear mucus: neutralizes acidic urine.
Leydig (interstitial cells): secrete testosterone.
external_fertilization
Bufonidae true toads: poison gland (parotid, tympanum hearing); spadefoot is Scaphiopodidae. Some Rana (true frogs) burrow.
chap37 Populations and Communities
Chapter 37: Populations and Communities
competition
Barnacles are arthropods, not molluscs like clams.
competitive_exclusion
First 2 Paramecium feed on bacteria; bursaria prefers yeast.
growth
Malthus: geometric progression=Exponential
predation
Moose 2 large/2 small toes: Order Artiodactyla
resource_partitioning
Blackburnian orange throat: tips of coniferous/deciduous leaves
Bay-breasted: middle
Myrtle (Yellow-rumped) lower
Cape May high
Black Throated Green apex
(Yellow warbler nests here)
symbiotic
BBC-LifeOfMammals/1.2_InsectHunters/#43:20
Lesser Short-tailed Bats capture Wetta; pollinate Dactylanthus
symbiotic-commensalism_buffalo
BBC-LifeOfBirds/1.3_TheInsatiableAppetite/#43:45
Cattle Tyrant, 46:40 Oxpeckers also eat earwax.
symbiotic-commensalism_sea
Clownfish protandrous: 26 species/10 anemones. (Ocellaris Clownfish & Magnificent sea anemone in Finding Nemo 3 stripes)
symbiotic-ectoparasitism
Cuscuta
symbiotic-mutualism
BBC-LifeInTheUndergrowth/2.1_IntimateRelations/#00:45
Ants protecting aphids from ladybeetle
IMAX-Coralfilm/#9:45
Goby/Bulldozer Shrimp; 12:30 coral bleaching. (choose Dolby, #3: Great Barrier Reef)
symbiotic-mutualism_acacia
Beltian bodies: lipids and proteins.
symbiotic-parasitism
BBC-LifeInTheUndergrowth/1.2_TakingToTheAir/#20:15
Damaged cabbage attracts parasitoid Parasitoid Wasp; Cotesia Wasp grubs later emerge
BBC-LifeInTheUndergrowth/2.1_IntimateRelations/#11:30
Parasitoid wasp oviposits into gall wasp larva; 44:10 Ichneumon wasp
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chap38 Ecosystems
Chapter 38: Ecosystems
consumers
BBC-Galapagos/#10:20
Blue Footed booby fed on by Ghost Crab detritivore 12:40
Gecarcinus quadratus=Halloween crab.
cycle_nitrogen
Nitrogen 78% atmosphere, 21% O.
deep-sea
Flashlight fish
Photoblepharon steinitzi.
deep-vent
QL125.6 .V653 2005: Volcanoes of the deep sea
577.799 ALL 2005: (Nichols) Aliens of the Deep
37:00-38:40 (Snake Pit, Mid Atlantic Ridge) black smokers; 1:17:00-1:19:10 shrimp feed on bacteria on crabs;
1:19:20-1:21:30 (Nine North, East Pacific Rise) tube worms symbiotic bacteria
Beardworms Vestimentiferans.
heterotrophs
A beetle elytra? (350,000 species).
open-sea
BBC-BluePlanet/3.5_SeasonalSeas/#4:50
Phytoplankton; 11:25 Basking Shark filters plankton
rain_shadow
TENNIS BALL EARTH; Gobi Desert in Asia
shallow_waters
continental shelf: 20 m, shelf break, continental slope
solar
Radiation: absorbing energy without direct contact (conduction); convection movement of fluid.
Tilt 23.5
°=tropics;
Naperville latitude=41 deg N, 45 min, 02 sec.
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chap39 Behavior and the Environment
Chapter 39: Behavior and the Environment
altruistic
Meerkats inspection.
auditory
NOVA-Animals Behaving Worse?
Stand up to snakes.
cognition
BBC-LifeOfBirds/1.3_TheInsatiableAppetite/#7:35
Acorn Woodpecker (Clark's nutcracker remember 2K caches pine seeds)
QL785 .A656 2003: Animal minds
fixed_action_pattern
Ocean stickleback has spikes on belly.
imprinting
BBC-PlanetEarth/4.1_SeasonalForests/#22:05
Mandarin Ducks nest in tree.
Wood ducks jump to join brood by imprinting.
intrasexual_selection
BBC-Galapagos/#35:15
Galapagos Sea Lions compete to be beachmaster
sign_stimulus
Geese territorial in breeding season.
white-crowned_sparrow
Song repeated over; mimics: mockingbird, brown thrasher, gray catbird.
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Classical conditioning: Canon PowerShot camera
chap40 How Humans Influence the Living World
Chapter 40: How Humans Influence the Living World
acid_precipitation
Kill mycorrhyzae, excess protons release cation minerals from soil.
amphibia
Wetland loss, acid precip; chytrid soil fungus spread in banana crates: flagellated spores.
biological_magnification
Poliomyelitis caused by virus, not body lice. FDR 1921 age 39. Malaria and typhus (flea), moderately toxic.
Eat SMALL fish, veggies.
Osprey? Northern Harrier female are ringtails? 10K fold water-plankton.
ethanol
Sugarcane, oil palms; celluslose-digesting from termites, also hemicellulose.
extinction
Nuisance Fish DVD.
footprint
US footprint (at bottom) 9.7 hectares * 2.47 = 24 acres
habitat_loss
BBC-Earth/Disc2/#1:24:50
Baobab trees left in Madagascar
Lemur primates: grasping fingers + binocular vision.
habitat_restoration
Liatris pycnostachya? BLAZING STAR. Aldo Leopold.
human_population_growth
health care, sanitation, education.
ozone_hole
Lower stratosphere 10 km - 50 km; stratosphere 20 km;
In 2000, the 11.4-million-square-mile
hole covered an area larger than the
United States, Canada, and Mexico combined.
PolyChlorinated Biphenyl PCB: coolant, adhesives, paint.
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BBC-LifeOfBirds/3.A_LimitsOfEndurance/#33:30
Brown Tree Snake
Nuisance Fish DVD Nuisance Fish DVD
QC981.8.G56 G672 2006: An inconvenient truth
QC981.G56 G563 2006: Global warning
QC791.4 .B688 2002: Bottling the sun
TJ808 .E85 2006: The ethanol solution