7:00 AM: Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 AM: Comparative Morphology of Amphibians.
Presenter: Dr. Allender
Allender led us through the integumentary, digestive, respiratory, circulatory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive adaptations unique to amphibians. He also discussed how these set the stage for infectious and toxicologic diseases.
9:00 – 10:30 AM: Amphibian Infectious Diseases and Anesthesia for Amphibians.
Presenter: Dr. Allender.
10:30 AM – Noon: Amphibian Declines and Eco-toxicology. Dr. Beasley.
Beasley, the founder of envirovet, discussed some of his past research on frogs in Illinois and the methods he used for his research.
Noon -- 1 PM: Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 PM: Comparative Morphology of Aquatic Reptiles.
Presenter: Dr. Allender.
Just as with the amphibians, Allender gave an overview of integumentary, digestive, respiratory, circulatory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive adaptations; and how these set the stage for infectious and toxicologic diseases.
2:00 – 3:00 PM: Diseases of Aquatic Reptiles - Turtles, Snakes, and Crocodilians.
Presenter: Dr. Allender.
3:00 – 6:00 PM: Dissection Lab:
Dr. Allender led us through a lab featuring frogs, salamanders, aquatic chelonians, aquatic snakes, and an alligator. We went through how to draw blood before conducting necropsies and examining the basic anatomy.
6:00 – 7:00 PM: Dinner
Evening:
Once back at the hotel a large group of us went to the pool. We followed this up with a continuation of the harry potter movie marathon on ABC family before going to bed.
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