ENTO 510 - Insect Ecology

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Date	Topic	Readings	Assignments
Jan. 14	Introduction to the Course - Why Study Insect Ecology? What is Science and How Does it Work?	How Does Science Work? http://agbiosafety.unl.edu/science.shtml Popper, K. 2002. The Logic of Scientific Discovery. Routledge, London. 513 pp. (Chapter 1). Gould, S. J. 1999. Rock of Ages: Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life. Ballantine, New York. 241 pp. (Preamble).
Jan. 19	NO CLASS	NO CLASS - M. L. KING, JR. DAY
Jan. 21, 26	The Importance of the Evolutionary Paradigm Insect Size and Ecological Implications	Gould, S. J. 1991. Not necessarily a wing. Chapter 9 In Bully for Brontosaurus. W. W. Norton, New York. 540 pp. Suggested Reading: Thompson, D. W. 1942. Chapter 2. On magnitude. In On Growth and Form. Dover, New York. 1116 pp. Reference	Assignment #1 (Due Feb. 4)
Jan. 28		Creature Feature - The Beginning of the End
Feb. 2		Creature Feature - The Beginning of the End
Feb. 4	Temperature	Higley, L. G., and R. K. D. Peterson. 1994. Initiating sampling programs. In L. P. Pedigo and G. D. Buntin (eds.). Handbook of Sampling Methods for Arthropods in Agriculture. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. Lamb, R. J. 1992. Developmental rate of Acyrthosiphon pisum (Homoptera: Aphididae) at low temperatures: implications for estimating rate parameters of insects. Environ. Entomol. 21:10-19. References	Assignment #2 (Due Feb. 11)
Feb. 9	Temperature: Discussion of Readings Water and Humidity	References
Feb. 11	Migration	Showers, W. B. et al. 1989. Direct evidence for meteorologically driven long-range dispersal of an economically important moth. Ecology 70:987-992. References
Feb. 16	NO CLASS	NO CLASS - PRESIDENT'S DAY	NO CLASS
Feb. 18	Dormancy and Diapause	References
Feb. 23	EXAM 1	EXAM 1	Exam 1 (Spring 2007)
Feb. 25	An Introduction to Populations Dispersion	References References
Mar. 2	Dispersion - Addendum Density - Sampling	Gould, S. J. 1991. Glow, big glowworm. Chapter 17 In Bully for Brontosaurus. W. W. Norton, New York. 540 pp. Davis, P. M. 1994. Statistics for describing populations. p. 33-54. In L. P. Pedigo and G. D. Buntin (eds.), Handbook of sampling methods for arthropods in agriculture, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Mar. 4	Sampling Programs	Higley, L. G., and R. K. D. Peterson. 1994. Initiating sampling programs. In L. P. Pedigo and G. D. Buntin (eds.). Handbook of Sampling Methods for Arthropods in Agriculture. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. Buntin, G. D. 1994. Developing a primary sampling program. In L. P. Pedigo and G. D. Buntin (eds.). Handbook of Sampling Methods for Arthropods in Agriculture. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. Suggested Reading: Hutchins, S. H. 1994. Techniques for sampling arthropods in integrated pest management. p. 73-97. In L. P. Pedigo and G. D. Buntin (eds.), Handbook of sampling methods for arthropods in agriculture, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. References	Assignment #3 (Due Mar. 9)
Mar. 9	Natality - Mating	Gould, S. J. 1977. Organic wisdom, or why should a fly eat its mother from inside. Chapter 10. In Ever since Darwin, Norton, New York. 285 pp. Gould, S. J. 1977. Of bamboos, cicadas, and the economy of Adam Smith. Chapter 11. In Ever since Darwin, Norton, New York. 285 pp. Gould, S. J. 1983. Quick lives and quirky changes. Chapter 4. In Hen's teeth and horse's toes, Norton, New York. 413 pp. References
Mar. 11	Natality - Birth	References	Assignment #4 (Due Mar. 23)
Mar. 16-20	NO CLASS	NO CLASS - Spring Break	NO CLASS
Mar. 23	Mortality	References
Mar. 25	NO CLASS	NO CLASS	NO CLASS
Mar. 30	Mortality	Vandermeer, J.H., and D. E. Goldberg. 2003. Elementary population dynamics. In Population Ecology: First Principles. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.
Apr. 1	Biotic Potential Age Structure	References References
Apr. 6	Age Structure
Apr. 8	Population Analysis	Kuhar, T. P. et al. 2002. Life table studies of European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) with and without inoculative releases of Trichogramma ostriniae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Environ. Entomol. 31:482-489. Peterson, R.K.D. et al. 2009. Mortality risk in insects. Environ. Entomol. 38:2-10. References
Apr. 13	EXAM 2	EXAM 2	Exam 2 (Spring 2007)
Apr. 15	Population Analysis Population Regulation	Berryman, A. A. 2003. On principles, laws and theory in population ecology. Oikos 103:695-701. Brook, B. W. and C .J. A. Bradshaw. 2006. Strength of evidence for density dependence in abundance time series of 1198 species. Ecology 87:1445-1451.	Assignment #5 (Due Apr. 20)
Apr. 20	Insect-Plant Interactions	Crawley, M. J. 1989. Insect herbivores and plant population dynamics. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 34:531-564. Labandeira, C. C., and J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 1993. Insect diversity in the fossil record. Science 261:310-315. References	Assignment #6 (Due Apr. 27)
Apr. 22	Insect-Plant Interactions	Price, P. W. 1991. Patterns in communities along latitudinal gradients. In Price, Lewinsohn, Fernandes, Benson [eds.], Plant-Animal Interactions. Wiley & Sons, New York. Novotny, V. et al. 2006. Why are there so many species of herbivorous insects in tropical rain forests. Science 313:1115-1118.
Apr. 27	Insects and Organic Cycling
Apr. 29

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