| Course ID: | ENTO 8250. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Insect Physiology |
Course
Description: | Organization and function of organ systems in insects,
emphasizing molecular and environmental perspectives. |
| Oasis Title: | INSECT PHYSIOLOGY |
| Prerequisite: | Permission of department |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | 1. Integrate knowledge of molecular, cellular, and tissue
processes with an understanding of insects as organisms.
2. Appreciate the evolutionary conservation of these mechanisms
among animals and its consequences for insect control.
3. Identify new research findings and directions in the
physiology and molecular biology of insects. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Review of Cell Structure, Major Biochemicals, and Molecular
Techniques
2. Female Reproduction
3. Egg Structure/Physiology
4. Embryogenesis
5. Ecdysteroid Hormones
6. Juvenile Hormones
7. Peptide Hormones
8. Other Biochemical Messengers
9. Signal Transduction
10. Digestion
11. Nutrition
12. Integument: Structure, Function, and Physiology of Molting
13. Metamorphosis
14. Fat Body and Metabolism
15. Excretion
16. Respiration
17. Circulation
18. Immunity
19. Sex Determination/Male Reproduction
20. Reproductive Physiology
21. Nervous System
22. Vision
23. Mechanoreception
24. Olfaction/Chemical Ecology
25. Muscle Systems
26. Environmental Physiology/Aging
27. Thermoregulation
28. Photoperiodism
29. Diapause, Dormancy, and Migration
30. Adaptation to Extreme Environments |