ZL3501 - Tropical Entomology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | School of Marine & Tropical Biology |
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. Assumed knowledge: students are expected to have a required level of understanding of (1) zoological processes and taxonomy (equivalent to first year level) and (2) data analysis and experimental design (equivalent to second year level).
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.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Students enrolling in this subject should have an excellent level of understanding of zoological processes and taxonomy equivalent to ZL1001, and data analysis and experimental design equivalent to BS2001. |
| Prerequisites: | BS2001 AND ZL1001 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | ZL5501 |
Availabilities | |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Jamie Seymour |
| Lecturers: | Empro Rhondda Jones, Assoc. Professor Jamie Seymour, Dr Richard Rowe. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); other exams (20%); insect collection (20%); project (10%) (30%). |
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.