BIOLOGY 205 -- Dendrology           
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Instructor:      Roger D. Meicenheimer
Office:           358 PSN
Phone #:        529-7012
Office Hours:  R, F  1:00 - 3:00, or by appointment
Email:              meicenrd@muohio.edu
Internet Home Page:  http://www.cas.muohio.edu/~meicenrd
 

Biographical Information:

     Native of eastern Oregon
     BA (1975) - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
     MS (1978) - Washington State University, Pullman, WA
     Ph.D. (1980) - Washington State University, Pullman, WA
     Postdoctoral Position (1980) - North Central Forest Experiment Station, Rhinelander, WI
     Assistant Professor (1981); Associate Professor (1987); Professor (1992) - Miami University, Oxford, OH
     Professor Emeritus (2013)

Research Interests:

     Developmental Plant Morphology and Plant Anatomy.
     Emphasis on pattern formation in stem, leaf, and vascular components of the plant.
      Expert System Development.

BIO 205 Objectives:

     1.  To provide the student with an intensive and broad experience with respect to knowledge of trees for majors in botany and other biological sciences.  This experience will include identification and distribution of native and introduced trees, their biological characteristics, and identification and utilization of their woods. 

BIO 205 Prerequisite:

     1.  Four semester hours of biological science or permission of instructor.

BIO 205 Grade Information:

Final Grade based on Mean % Performance in Class =
 [Lecture Hour Exam (100 pts) + Lab Midterm (100 pts) + Lecture Final (100 pts) + Laboratory Final (100 pts) + (Laboratory Quizzes)/8 Laboratory Quizzes (100 pts) + Homework (100 pts) ] / 6 (600 pts) .

 Meeting Times:

     Lectures          MW 1:00 - 1:55   306 PSN
     Laboratories    MW 2:05 - 4:00   306 PSN and MU Campus

Textbooks:

     1A.  Hardin, J. W. ; J. W. Harding; F. M. White.  2001. Ninth Edition.
       Textbook of Dendrology.  McGraw-Hill, Inc., N.Y., N.Y.

AND/OR

    1B.  Miami University Dendrology Expert System CD-ROM.  2009.

•  The MUDES is preloaded on Samsung Q1 Ultra computers which will be checked out to individual students. 
•  Windows (2000, XP, 7, and 8) compatible MUDES CD's may be purchased for $25 in class.

     2.  Thomas, P. 2000. Trees: Their Natural History. Cambridge Univ. Press. N.Y., N.Y.

     3.  Selected articles provided in pdf format.  Educational Video Study Guides.

WEB SITES OF INTEREST TO THIS CLASS 

Oxford Tree Map Homework Projects 

Topical Schedule:
Date	Lecture (Reading)	Images	Laboratories
August 26	Introduction (1-55) Classification-Taxonomy Principles	The MUDES Project	Introduction to MicroNoteBooks and The MUDES
August 28	Growth and Form [Chapter 1 - 3, Thomas] Tree architecture.pdf	Xid UTube Tutorial	Leaf/Twig/Bark/Flower/Fruit  Character States
September 2  LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
September 4	Morphology (67-96; 243-245)	XFrog makes $ from this knowledge!	MU Tree Walks Guide Herbarium 2:45 PM
Characteristics and Distribution of Important species by Families:
September 9	Hippocastanaceae (439-443)	Hippocastanaceae	Field identification 1
September 11	Oleaceae (469-479) Rutaceae (467-468) Simaroubaceae (463-467) (Chapter  4, Thomas)	Oleaceae Simaroubaceae Rutaceae	Homework Assignments
September 16, 18	Juglandaceae (281-304) Betulaceae (359-375) Salicaceae (384-402) Annonaceae (255) Aquifoliaceae (435-436) Rhamnaceae (437-439) (Chapter  5, Thomas)	Juglandaceae Betulaceae Salicaceae Annonaceae Aquifoliaceae Rhamnaceae	Quiz Field identification 2
September 23, 25	Fagaceae (304-359)  (Chapter  6, Thomas)	Fagaceae	Quiz Field identification 3
September 30, October 2	Ulmaceae (267-278)  Moraceae (278-281)  Magnoliaceae (246-255) (Chapter  7, Thomas)	Ulmaceae Moraceae Magnoliaceae	Quiz Field identification 4 Homework A Due
October 7, 9	Rosaceae (409-415) Lauraceae (255-260) Mimosaceae (415-417) Caesalpiniaceae (417-421) Fabaceae (421-425) Ebenaceae (406-408) Scrophulariaceae (480) Bignoniaceae (481-482) (Chapter 8, Thomas)	Rosaceae Lauraceae Mimosaceae Caesalpiniaceae Fabaceae Ebennaceae Scrophulariaceae Bignoniaceae	Quiz Field identification 5 Homework B Due
October 14,16	Hamamelidaceae (263-267) Platanaceae (260-263) Aceraceae (443-459) Cornaceae (426-434) Tiliaceae (379-383) (Chapter 9, Thomas)	Hamamelidaceae Platanaceae Aceraceae Cornaceae Tiliaceae	Quiz Field identification 6 Homework C Due
October 21	HOUR EXAM		LABORATORY MIDTERM
October 23, 28	Gymnosperms (97-242)	Pinaceae Cupressaceae	Field identification 7
Introduction to Wood Identification:
October 30	Twig Growth Growing Tree.pdf	Twig Growth Twig Tissue Differentiation	Quiz Microscopy Angiosperm Twig
November 4	Vascular Cambium & Wood Cells  Xylem.pdf	Vascular Cambium & Wood Cells Dynamic Wood Cube	Pine Twig XRT Sections
November 6	Variations in Conifer Wood	Variations in Conifer Wood	Gymnosperm Wood ID Wood Collection Master List
November 11, 13	Softwood Genera	Softwood Genera	Quiz Gymnosperm Wood ID
November 18, 20	Variations in Angiosperm Wood	Variations in Angiosperm Wood	Angiosperm Wood ID
November 25	Hardwood Genera	Hardwood Genera	Quiz Angiosperm Wood ID
November  27      THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
December 2	Hardwood Genera	Hardwood Genera	Angiosperm Wood ID
December 4	Wood Utilization (Harlow, 491-496)		LAB FINAL
December 11 (Wed)	LECTURE FINAL -- 12:30 PM, 306 PSN		Tentative, Subject to Change

 Last Modified 19 August 2013