ZL5501 - Tropical Entomology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Marine & Tropical Biology |
Available to students enrolled for the degrees of MSc; a two semester customised DipResMeth (in lieu of Masters Qual); MAppSc; BAppSc or Graduate Diplomas.
This subject covers the phylogeny, classification and functional morphology of terrestrial arthropods, especially insects. Methodological skills needed in the evaluation of insect biodiversity will be taught. Students will be expected to develop an area of particular interest to them via a project or major literature review. Attendance at Zl3501 lectures is required.
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.
| Prerequisites: | Consult HoS |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | ZL3501 |
Availabilities | |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 05-Sep-2008 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Jamie Seymour |
| Lecturers: | Dr Tamara Ball, Empro Rhondda Jones, Assoc. Professor Jamie Seymour, Dr Richard Rowe. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (%); an insect collection and a research project or literature review (%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.