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    Mar 29, 2024  
American University Catalog 2022-2023 
    
American University Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIO-617 Biology of Insects: Introduction to Entomology (3)


This course introduces students to basic entomology. The course covers the fundamentals of insect taxonomy, structure, function, development and reproduction, with special emphasis on insect ecology and evolution as well as on the economic and social values of insects to human societies and cultures. In addition to lectures, students become intimately familiar with the diversity of insects by making a collection of specimens that are properly preserved, labeled, and identified to the family level. Each student also conducts independent literature research on the impacts of insects on human societies and disseminates the results via an oral presentation. Crosslist: BIO-417 .