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| − | | July 9 || | + | | July 9 || External and internal anatomy<br> ||Roach Dissection || || |
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| − | | July 11 || | + | | July 11 || Overview of Orders<br> || || X || |
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| − | | July 14 || | + | | July 14 || Entognatha, Aptergota, Paleoptera<br> || Quiz 1-Orders, collecting, pinning || || |
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| − | | July 16 || | + | | July 16 || Orthopteroidea<br> || || X || |
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| − | | July 18 || | + | | July 18 || Hemipteroidea I<br>|| || X || |
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| − | | July 21 || | + | | July 21 || Hemipteroidea II<br>|| Quiz 2|| X || |
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| − | | July 25 || | + | | July 25 || Neuropterida, Strepsiptera<br>|| || || |
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| − | | July 28 || Coleoptera<br>||Quiz 3 ||X || | + | | July 28 || Coleoptera I<br>||Quiz 3 ||X || |
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| − | | July 30 || | + | | July 30 || Coleoptera II, Mecoptera, Siphonaptera<br>|| || X || |
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| − | | August 4 || | + | | August 4 || Trichoptera, Lepidoptera<br>||Quiz 4 || X || |
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Revision as of 03:07, 27 June 2014
EEB 4252 - Field Entomology
Summer Session II 2014
Day,Time: MWF, 9am-12pm
Dates: July 7 - August 8
Place: Storrs campus, Torrey Life Sciences Room 313
Credits: 3 (open to majors and non-majors)
Instructor: Dr. Elizabeth Wade
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 323
Email: elizabeth.wade@uconn.edu
Contents
Course Description
This class covers the diversity of collecting methods necessary to assess insect biodiversity. Students will spend extensive time in the field collecting insects and observing their ecology and behavior. Identification and taxonomy of insects, in addition to insect collection curation is emphasized.
Course Procedures and Policies
Academic Integrity:
Plagiarism and cheating are violations of the student conduct code, and may be punished by failure in the course or, in severe cases, dismissal from the University. For more information, see Appendix A of the Student Conduct Code.
Disabilities:
If you have a disability for which you may be requesting an accommodation, you should contact a course instructor and the Center for Students with Disabilities (Wilbur Cross Building, Room 201) within the first two weeks of the semester.
Attendance:
This summer session is only 5 weeks long. As a result, you are expected to be in attendance for every lecture and field trip scheduled during class time. In the case of illness or an emergency you are expected to contact the Professor before missing classes.
Course Materials
Required:
1- Peterson Field Guide to Insects: America North of Mexico. by Donald J. Borror and Richard E. White
2- Field notebook, it should be bound such as a composition book or the "Write in the Rain" notebooks
Recommended
- Boots
- Sunscreen
- Bug spray
- Water bottle
- Long pants
Full Syllabus:
Field Notebook Instructions:
Collection Instructions:
Labeling:
Course Blogging Instructions:
Syllabus
Lecture Topics are unlikely to change, however Field Trips are weather dependent. The online syllabus will be updated as needed.
| Date | Lecture Topic | Field Trip | Assignments | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 7 | Introduction, collecting and curation methods |
Greenhouse, Cemetery | ||
| July 9 | External and internal anatomy |
Roach Dissection | ||
| July 11 | Overview of Orders |
X | ||
| July 14 | Entognatha, Aptergota, Paleoptera |
Quiz 1-Orders, collecting, pinning | ||
| July 16 | Orthopteroidea |
X | ||
| July 18 | Hemipteroidea I |
X | ||
| July 21 | Hemipteroidea II |
Quiz 2 | X | |
| July 23 | No Lecture |
X | ||
| July 25 | Neuropterida, Strepsiptera |
|||
| July 28 | Coleoptera I |
Quiz 3 | X | |
| July 30 | Coleoptera II, Mecoptera, Siphonaptera |
X | ||
| August 1 | Diptera |
X | ||
| August 4 | Trichoptera, Lepidoptera |
Quiz 4 | X | |
| August 6 | Hymenoptera |
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| August 8 | Final Exam |
Additional Collecting Opportunities
| Date | Time | Place |
|---|---|---|
| July 10 | 9:00pm | TBD |
| July 18 | 8:30pm | Fenton River |
Grading
| Quizzes (4) | 20% | 50 pts each/ total 200 pts |
| Field Notebook | 10% | 100 pts |
| Blog Posts (5) | 5% | 10 pts each/ total 50 pts |
| Collection | 50% | 500 pts |
| Final Exam | 15% | 150 pts |
| Total | 100% | 1000 pts |
