ENTOM 2500

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ENTOM 2500
Biological Diversity of the Sonoran Desert

Course information provided by the 2022-2023 Catalog.

The Sonoran Desert hosts an impressive array of biological diversity. This course will explore this diversity, with a focus on the insect fauna and the plants they utilize. Specific topics will include collection methods, insect biodiversity, biogeography, and Sonoran Desert plant communities. A one-week field trip will take place over spring break. Students will travel to Tucson, visit the Sonoran Desert Museum, and be housed at the Southwest Field Station.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: ENTOM 2120.

Fees Course fee: $1,000.

Outcomes

  • Introduce students to the biodiversity of the desert southwest through a focused examination of insects (bees and flies) and their host plant communities.
  • Develop skills in insect natural history observation.
  • Formulate hypotheses for individual research projects. Collect ecological, behavioral, and natural history data in the field, Analyze these data to address the hypotheses posed.
  • Apply basic statistical methods.
  • Explain and present scientific results orally and in writing.
  • Interpret, analyze, and discuss scientific literature relevant to desert ecology and plant and insect biodiversity.

When Offered Spring.

Comments This course includes a field trip to Tucson, AZ.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one field studies.

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17631 ENTOM 2500   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: ENTOM 2120 Course fee $1000 (covers food, transportation and lodging while in Arizona) Students will also need to purchase their own plane ticket.

  • 17632 ENTOM 2500   FLD 801

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Taught in the Sonoran Desert. Travel dates April 5-April 12, required for course.