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BIO 3330 Field Entomology


A field-based approach to the vast diversity of animal life, through tthe study of the lives of insects and other arthropods. Entomology ( the study of insects) will be used as a focal subject to provide examples of basic biological principles in the subfields of physiology, life history, ecology, behavior, and evolution. Students will complete a significant project in the collection and identification of arthropods from multiple habitat types in Northern New Jersey The practices of research-quality speciimen collection and curation will be emphasized, with particular attention to the importance of voucher collection, locality data, field notes, sampling methods, and quality record-keeping. Students will be charged an additional Biology Lab Fee when enrolling in this course. Prerequisite(s): BIO 2490 
Credits: 4.0