Ento 306/689 (Fall 2008) | ||||
Instructor: Spencer T. Behmer (Email) | ||||
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| Ento 306 Syllabus (Fall 2008) | ||
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Where to begin? The head, and what an insect needs | ||
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How to be a vegetarian: the physiology of plant feeding | ||
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Insect carnivores, vampires & omnivores: how to eat others | ||
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The secret of their success: insect integument | ||
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Breathing without lungs: gaseous exchange in insects | ||
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EXTRA NOTES: Insect fat body: Principal organ of intermediary metabolism | ||
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Thicker than H2O: circulation, blood and the immune system | ||
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Extreme living: excretion and salt and water regulation | ||
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Thermal warriors: the physiology of thermoregulation | ||
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Come on down: the physiology of walking and locomotion | ||
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On a wing and a prayer: the physiology of flying | ||
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Making it all go: insect muscle physiology | ||
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Six-legged sex: insect reproduction | ||
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Time to grow up: postembryonic development & diapause | ||
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Nervous system I: components, functioning and anatomy | ||
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Nervous system II: the brain and control of behavior | ||
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A slave to their hormones: the endrocrine system | ||
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I can see clearly now: the physiology of vision | ||
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Good vibrations & bad taste: mechano- and chemoreception | ||
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You talking to me? communication with other organisms | ||
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Lecture Notes & Vocabulary
