Biology Of Terrestrial Arthropods

Evolutionary history and diversity of terrestrial arthropods (body plan, phylogenetic relationships, fossil record); physiology and functional morphology (water relations, thermoregulation, energetics of flying and singing); reproduction (biology of reproduction, life cycles, metamorphosis, parental care); behavior (migration, communication, mating systems, evolution of sociality); ecology (parasitism, mutualism, predator-prey interactions, competition, plant-insect interactions).

To be taken concurrently with E&EB 251L.

1 Yale College course credit(s)

Course Number: 
E&EB 250/550
Professor (Faculty Member): 
Day / time: 
TTh 11:35am -12:50pm
Course Type: 
Undergraduate
Graduate
Course term: 
Fall
Year: 
2023