Ento 306/689 (Fall 2008) | ||||
Laboratory Instructor: Karl Roeder (Email) | ||||
| 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 handout | lab lecture (slides) | introduction to stats (slides) | ||||
Week 3 | Insect cuticular transpiration (Quiz) | |||
| lab handout | lab lecture (slides) | |||
Week 4 | Hormone regulation of trehalose synthesis by the fat body (Quiz) | |||
| lab handout | lab 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 handout | lab lecture (slides) | |||
Week 7 | Insect biomechanics lab (Quiz) | |||
| lab handout (in class) | ||
Week 8 | Class experiment (part 1) | |||
| lab handout | group 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 | |||
Laboratory Handouts