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LECTURES WILL INTRODUCED THE PRINCIPLES OS INSECT BEHAVIOR INCLUDING ORIENTATION, DISPERSAL, NEURAL INTEGRATION, HOST AND HABITAT SELECTION, SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANTIPREDATOR ADAPTATIONS, PARENTAL CARE AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, COMMUNICATION MODES, INSECT-PLANT INTERACTIONS, POLLINATION, LEARNING AND COEVOLUTION. CAUSATION, DEVELOPMENT, FUNCTION, AND EVOLUCTION OF OBSERVED BEHAVIORS WILL SERVE AS OVERALL THES TO INTEGRATE THE INFORMATION PRESENT. SELECTED CASE STUDIES THAT FOCUS ON PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF BEHAVIOR PRINCIPLES AS THEY APPLY TO INSECTS IN AGORECOSYSTEMS WILL BE EMPHASIZED.
LABORATORIES WILL PROVIDE FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE WITH SELECTED INSECTS AND BEHAVIORAL SYSTEMS, REINFORCING LECTURE CONCEPTS. THEY WILL ALSO TEACH TECHNIQUES AND METHODS APPROPRIATE TO RESEARCH ON INSECT BEHAVIOR. SCIENTIFIC WRITING SKILLS WILL HONED THROUGH MINI-TUTORIALS AND BRIEF INTEGRATED WRINTING ACTIVIES, COUPLE WITH DETAILED CRITIQUES OF STUDENT LABORATORY REPORTS. |
