- Focus Areas
- Agricultural Pest Management
- Ecology/Biological Control
- Evolutionary Biology
- Freshwater and Estuarine Entomology
- Insect Pathology
- Molecular Biology, Physiology, Toxicology, and Molecular Genetics
- Pesticide Technology, Assessment, and Policy
- Systematics/Morphology
- Urban, Structural, and Green Industries Pest Management
- Facilities
- Collaborators
- Research Opportunities
- Focus Areas
PrintBSCI 480— Arthropod Form and Function
Course Description:
Survey of the morphological, systematic and physiological diversity of the phylum Arthropoda. (4 credits)
General Lecture Topics
- Arthropod body plan
- Phylogeny and survey of major groups
- Functional morphology, biomechanics, scale effects
- Physiological systems
- Developmental evolution and genetics
Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Prerequisite:
- BSCI227
- or permission of department.
Notes: Formerly ENTM 423.
