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BZ3745 - Tropical Entomology
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
The ecology, systematics, structure and function of terrestrial arthropods including the insects, arachnids and myriapods.Topics include evolution and systematics of terrestrial arthropods; structure and function of insect systems; biological control and integrated pest management; collecting, curating and identifying terrestrial arthropods.
Learning Outcomes
- to appreciate the diversity of terrestrial arthropods;
- to correctly identify and curate terrestrial arthropods;
- to know the variety of techniques used to collect terrestrial arthropods;
- to understand the evolutionary relationships between the major groups of terrestrial arthropods;
- to understand the theory behind biological control and integrated pest management.
Subject Assessment
- Invigilated > Quizzes or tests - (40%)
- Insect collection - (30%)
- Invigilated > School-administered final exam - (30%).
| Assumed Knowledge: |
Students enrolling in this subject should have a good understanding of organismal biology and taxonomy (BZ1006-CNS/BS1007-TSV or equivalent), and skills in data analysis and experimental design (SC2202 or SC2209 or equivalent). |
| Prerequisites: | (SC2202 OR SC2209 OR BZ2001 OR BS2001 OR AG2001) AND (BZ1006 OR BS1007 OR BZ1007 OR ZL1001 OR BZ1004 OR AG1004) |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
ZL5501 ZL3501 BZ5745 |
Availabilities |
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| Cairns, Intensive, Study Period 3 | |
| Census Date 06-Feb-2020 | |
| Face to face teaching 03-Feb-2020 to 14-Feb-2020 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Peter Yeeles. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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