BZ3745 - Tropical Entomology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2017 |
| 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.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Students enrolling in this subject should have a good understanding of organismal biology and taxonomy (BZ1006-CNS/BZ1007-TSV or equivalent), and skills in data analysis and experimental design (BZ2001 or equivalent). |
| Prerequisites: | (BZ2001 OR BS2001 OR AG2001) AND (BZ1006 OR BZ1007 OR ZL1001 OR BZ1004 OR AG1004) |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | ZL5501 ZL3501 BZ5745 |
Availabilities | |
| Cairns, Block, Study Period 3 | |
| Census Date 02-Feb-2017 | |
| Face to face teaching 30-Jan-2017 to 10-Feb-2017 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Tobin Northfield |
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| Assessment: | quizzes or tests (40%); insect collection (30%); school-administered final exam (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.