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Aug. 29
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Introduction - Making a Living on a Green
Earth
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Aug. 31
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The Evolution of Plants and Herbivores –
An Overview
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Sept. 5
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Labor Day
Break – No Class
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Sept. 7
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Evolution of Plants and Herbivores –
Continued
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Part I Background and Fundamentals
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Sept. 12
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Plant Characteristics - Macrostructure
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Sept. 14
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Plant Microstructure and Chemistry I
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Sept. 19
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Plant Microstructure and Chemistry II
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Sept. 21
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Plant Defenses- Secondary Chemistry I
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Sept. 26
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Plant Defenses- Secondary Chemistry II
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Sept. 28
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Basic Herbivore Nutrition I
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Oct. 3
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Oct. 5
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Basic Herbivore Nutrition II
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Oct. 10
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Basic Herbivore Nutrition III
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Oct. 12
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Herbivore Metabolism and Principles of Allometry
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Oct. 17
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Foraging Mechanisms
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Oct. 19
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Digestive Systems I
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Oct. 24
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Digestive Systems II
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Oct. 26
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Kinetics of Digestion
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Oct. 31
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The Microbes of Digestion
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Nov. 2
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Nov. 7
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Detoxication
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Part II – Coevolution and Ecology
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Nov. 9
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Plant Defensive Strategies - Part I
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Nov. 14
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Plant Defensive Strategies - Part II
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Nov. 16
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Herbivore Foraging Strategies – Part
I
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Nov. 21
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Herbivore Foraging Strategies – Part
II
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Nov. 23
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THANKSGIVING
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Nov. 28
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Plant - Herbivore Management (Invertebrates)
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Nov. 30
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Plant-Herbivore Management
(Vertbrates) I
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Dec. 5
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Plant-Herbivore Management (Vertebrates)
II
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Dec. 7
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Plant-Herbivore Management III
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Dec. 14
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