Ento 306/689 (Fall 2008)
Insect Physiology

Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University

Laboratory Instructor:  Karl Roeder (Email)
Office:  Heep Building, Rm 507a
Phone:  (979) 845-0350

Ento 306 Syllabus (Fall 2008)

Week 1

Lab safety/chemical solutions/calculations/basic molecules

lab handout (in class)

Week 2

Digestion lab plus internal anatomy and organization of insects (Quiz)

lab handoutlab lecture (slides)introduction to stats (slides)

Week 3

Insect cuticular transpiration (Quiz)

lab handoutlab lecture (slides)

Week 4

Hormone regulation of trehalose synthesis by the fat body (Quiz)

lab handoutlab lecture (slides)

Week 5

Insect flight lab: Taking to the air (Quiz)

lab handout (in class)

Week 6

Hypertrehalosemic hormone (HTH) and the beating heart (Quiz)

lab handoutlab lecture (slides)

Week 7

Insect biomechanics lab (Quiz)

lab handout (in class)

Week 8

Class experiment (part 1)

lab handoutgroup members

Week 9

Class experiment (part 2)

Week 10

Class experiment (part 3)

Week 11

Class experiment (part 4)

lab handout (in class)

Week 12

Work on biomechanics essay (submit by 3 pm on Friday, Nov 14)

Week 13

Work on class experiment report (submit by 3 pm on Friday, Nov 21)

Week 14

No Lab - cancelled because of Thanksgiving

The Behmer Lab (Insect Physiology and Behavior)

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