ENTOM 4550 - [Insect Ecology]

(crosslisted)
(also BIOEE 4550)

Fall. 4 credits. S-U or letter grade option.

Recommended prerequisite: ENTOM 2120 or BIOEE 1610 or permission of instructor. Offered alternate years. Next offered 2012-2013. Lec, lab.

J. S. Thaler.

Focuses on individual and population aspects of insect ecology as well as some topics in community and ecosystem ecology. Stresses the importance of interactions with the biotic and abotic environment. Laboratory includes indoor and outdoor field trips illustrating the major concepts in insect ecology as well as experimental techniques.