Biology 4490/5490 – Tentative Lecture/Lab Schedule

Spring 2011

Date	Topic	Reading Assignment
Jan 19	What is extreme? The Life Box, Resistance and Capacity Adaptations Lab: The Life Box of Artemia salina	Text: p. 1-27
Jan 24	Lab: The Life Box of Artemia salina (cont)
Jan 26	Extreme habitats: deserts	Text: p. 27-44
Jan 31	Extreme habitats: Temporary deserts/temporary waters	Text p 44-49
Feb 2	Extreme habitats: Mountains/mid-winter	Text p 69-77
Feb 7	Extreme habitats: Parasitism/symbiosis	Text p 87-89
Feb 9	Responses of organisms to desiccation	Text p 92-128
Feb 14	Responses of organisms to desiccation
Feb 16	Responses of organisms to desiccation
Feb 21	Responses of organisms to heat stress	Text p 129-149
Feb 23	Responses of organisms to heat stress
Feb 28	Responses of organisms to heat stress
Mar 2	Responses of organisms to cold stress	Text p 150-197
Mar 7	Responses of organisms to cold stress
Mar 9	Responses of organisms to cold stress
	Responses of organisms to pH extremes and osmotic stress	Text p 202-210
Mar 16	Responses of organisms to pH extremes and osmotic stress
Mar 21	Spring Break
Mar 23	Spring Break
Mar 28	Responses of organisms to lack of O2	Text p 210-213
Mar 30	Responses of organisms to lack of O2
Apr 4	Responses of organisms to radiation and toxins	Text p 213-218
Apr 6	Responses of organisms to radiation and toxins
Apr 11	Studies on extreme organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life	Text p 219-245
Apr 13	TBD
Apr 18	Final Project Work
Apr 20	Final Project Work
Apr 25	Final Project Presentations
Apr 27	Final Project Presentations