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UNDERGRADUATE
COURSES 2011-2012
Note:
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Schedule Term.
Undergraduate
Courses that require no prerequisite
ENTM
1000 World of Bugs
A survey of insect biology and life styles with emphasis on
insect diversity and human-insect interactions. The course
covers positive and negative interactions between insects
and the value of insects as tools for scientific study. Topics
covered include insect structure, adaptation and diversity;
invasive insects; insects of medical and veterinary importance;
social insects and insects in art and culture. Students are
evaluated on the basis of their performance on two mid-term
exams (worth 25% each) and a final exam worth (worth 50% of
the final grade). There is no laboratory section in this course.
(0–0:3–0) 3. Lectures: M W F 09.30–10.20
AM. Offered every year. Instructors: R.W. Currie, T.D. Galloway,
B.J. Sharanowski, A. Costamagna.
ENTM
2050 Introductory Entomology (formerly 38.205)
An introductory survey of insect biology suitable for any
student of biology, environment or agriculture.
This course emphasizes the diversity in form and function
of insects from various perspectives. After an introduction
to adaptations in basic anatomy, patterns of growth and development,
and physiological and behavioural processes, the roles of
insects in various systems are examined. Special consideration
is given to adaptations of soil arthropods and of insects
in aquatic ecosystems, and to relationships of insects with
plants and vertebrates. The biological control potential of
predators, parasitoids and pathogens of insects is analyzed.
Laboratory sessions are synchronized with the lecture material,
and emphasize field identification and basic biology of common
families of insects. Credit hours: 3. Lectures: Tu, Th 11:30-12:45.
Laboratory: Mon 2:30-5:30. Offered every year in fall term.
Instructor: T. D. Galloway.
ENTM
3160 Veterinary and Wildlife Entomology (formerly 38.316)
An introduction to the interactions between vertebrates and
insects suitable for those interested in the ecology or parasitology
of these relationships, in wildlife or livestock management
, or in insects as vectors of disease.
Students will learn to recognize the insects that affect vertebrates
and be able to explore various insect life histories, their
adaptations, evolutionary relationships, the impact arthropods
may have on vertebrates and pest management strategies. There
will also be discussion about the arthropod-borne pathogens
responsible for diseases such as bubonic plague, Lyme Disease,
western equine encephalitis, West Nile virus, and heartworm.
Credit hours: 3. Lectures: M W F 8:30-9:20 a.m. Offered 2013
and alternate years thereafter in winter term. Instructor:
T. D. Galloway.
ENTM
3170 Crop Protection Entomology (formerly 38.317)
A course for students who want to learn about principles of
controlling insects, the insects that attack crops, and the
ecology of insect-crop interactions.
The first quarter of the course surveys structure, physiology
and population ecology of insects. In the remainder of the
course students learn about methods of controlling insects
pests of crops and how to apply these in the context of integrated
pest management. Students explore a pest control scenario
and make decisions about appropriate chemical and non-chemical
controls. Credit hours: 3. Lectures: M W F 11:30-12:20. Laboratory:
W 2:30-5:30. Offered every year in winter term.
ENTM
4320 Pollination Biology (formerly 38.432)
A course for students interested in insects as pollinators
of plants and in the ecology and evolution of the pollination
interaction and of social organisms.
The course examines the interaction of insect pollinators
with entomophilous plants. The biology and life history strategies
of solitary, semisocial and social insects are compared and
related to their role in the pollination of angiosperms. Topics
include foraging theory, competition, insect-plant interactions
and the impact of insect pollinators on gene-flow in plant
populations. Credit hours: 3. Lectures: M W F 11:30-12:20.
Offered in 2011 and alternating years thereafter in fall term.
Instructor: R.W. Currie.
Courses
requiring the prerequisite of ENTM 2050 or 038.205 Introductory
Entomology or consent of instructor.
ENTM
3162 Manitoba’s insect fauna
The course aims to introduce students to field collection
methods and habitat diversity for insects, develop skills
in a wide range of preparation techniques for insects, develop
identification skills in a diversity of insect groups, and
give students an overview of the classification of the Insecta
and near relatives, and the systematics and taxonomic characters
of each order. A collection of insects is required. Emphasis
is placed on collecting techniques, specimen preparation,
diversity of species collected, organization and curatorial
skills, and accuracy of identification. Students should contact
instructors in the April preceding registration in this course.
Prerequisite: ENTM 2050. Offered every year in winter term.
Practica and tutorials will be arranged at times that fit
the schedules of participants. Instructors: T.D. Galloway/B.J. Sharanowski.
NTM
4280 Aquatic Entomology (formerly 38.428)
For those interested in the ecology of insects living in water,
and their role in aquatic ecosystems.
Insects are found in nearly all kinds of aquatic ecosystems
from tiny seeps to roaring rivers, from rock pools to large
lakes, from plant leaves to hot springs, and from peat bogs
to open oceans. Insects in each of these communities are examined
in detail. Applied studies include the role of insects as
indicators of environmental disturbance, and production and
life histories relevant to vertebrate productivity in aquatic
ecosystems. A collection of aquatic insects is required, and
laboratory sessions provide instruction in identification
of all stages of development of the species obtained. Prerequisites:
ENTM 2050/38.205, AGEC 2370/65.237, ZOOL 237/22.237 or BOTN
2370/1.237; or consent of instructor. Credit hours: 3. Lectures:
M W F 8:30-9:20. Laboratory: W 2:30-5:30. Offered 2012 and
alternating years thereafter in fall term. Instructor: T.D.
Galloway.
ENTM
4500 Insect Taxonomy and Morphology (formerly 38.450)
For students of systematic biology, or those interested in
advancing their knowledge of insect structure and classification
Incorporation of theoretical aspects of insect morphology
and taxonomy into practical projects on a group of insects
of the student’s choice. A collection of 25 to 50 species
(adults and/or larvae), preserved in different ways, will
be required as a basis for individual projects in insect taxonomy
and morphology. The basic form and structure of insects will
be demonstrated, and lectures and laboratories are designed
to have students extend this knowledge to the study of their
group of interest. Larvae of insects with complete metabolism
will be emphasized because of the large differences between
immature and adult body form. Principles of insect systematics
are reviewed, with emphasis on concepts of higher taxa, genera
and species, phylogeny and zoogeography. The course reviews
the classification of arthropods and insects, the role of
museums and the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
Prerequisite: ENTM 2050/38.205 or consent of instructor. Credit
hours: 3. Lectures: M W F 1:30-2:20. Laboratory: Th 2:30-5:30.
Offered 2011 and alternating years thereafter in fall term.
ENTM
4520 Physiological Ecology of Insects (formerly 38.452)
A course for those interested in physiological ecology in
general, and those interested in insect-specific aspects of
physiology and ecology such as moulting and diapause regulation
and parasitoid ecology.
The course examines the interface between insects and their
environment, and the effects of abiotic and biotic environmental
factors on insects. Topics to be covered include the physiological
effects of temperature, moisture and light on insects, and
the physiological and ecological aspects of interactions between
insect herbivores and host plants, insect predators and prey,
and insect parasitoids and their hosts. Prerequisite: ENTM
2050 or consent of instructor. Credit hours: 3. Lectures:
M W F 10:30-11:20. Offered in 2012 and alternate years thereafter
in winter term. Instructors: R.W. Currie and A. Costamagna.
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