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about these exercises. When you have completed these, (varied
requirements depending on your classification) you will have satisfied
my course requirements, and probably worked very hard, learning a lot in
the process.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are viewing this online the links to many of these exercises
will not work as they refer to documents found on the Course CD ROM. If you choose a
hyperlink and get an error message it means the file is located elsewhere.
GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY - Pick
a topic(you might want to improve a key, using new illustrations or images,
or review a group of insects.
Look at the requirements and contact me with your choice. If you are unable
to come up with a choice that meets with my approval, I will find one for
you. DO NOT POSTPONE THIS!
Preliminary Diagnostics Test - (Everyone)
written questions and sight ID from photographs, to determine your background
knowledge about insect classification (as well as checking that you are able
to view these images and send the responses to me)
Self-graded quizzes - use these to review your knowledge about a
variety of topics. Be sure you have your browser enabled for Java
script,
otherwise these quizzes will not work. Nothing is recorded from these. Use these
to review a variety of topics.
All of these are contained on the CD ROM. The first 2 will work here online,
the rest require the CD ROM.
Written exercises, questions: Complete these and mail or FAX them
to me (online copies require course password)
- Deadlines for these are left up to you, but I caution you: DO NOT WAIT UNTIL
THE END OF THE SEMESTER TO START THESE!!!
Literature exercise – (Everyone) locate and
save a recent (later than 1995) species description for a new beetle found
in Florida or in your state if you are taking this class outside the state
of Florida. Send me the reference if it is available. Then, find a similar
new species description (Florida or your state) prior
to 1900. Copy and mail
to me.
Crossword Puzzles (all PDF format)- print to work on, then FAX or
mail to instructor when completed. Be sure you have written your name on
each paper. These may be downloaded here (printed or saved to your disk). You will
need to have Adobe Acrobat reader to view these online.
Research an original new species description - you are to find an original
species description from an online journal, save and mail the article, title,
URL to me using email
Locate AND SAVE AN ONLINE JOURNAL ARTICLE CONTAINING A PHYLOGENETIC
ANALYSIS. Email this to me.
(ENY 6166 only)
Proper citation of species name, from
publication; give complete species reference citation from information provided.
Research Family of Insects - Graduate Students ONLY (If you do not
have access to a library or insect catalogs, this will have to be done online)-
see example
Collection and Identification (see syllabus for section
ENY 4161 or ENY
6166 for details. Each section has different requirements.
Cyber collection (find species of insects that occur in
your state)-save images and details, list the web pages where you found
them (see syllabus for your section for details).
You must include the author names for any cyber species, or the
specimen willnot count!
Write a Dichotomous key to 10 insects that you find locally, add
them to your collection, be sure to indicate they are used for the key by
adding a label that says KEY under each specimen
Adult insect collection - to be mailed in for assessment at the
end of the semester. YOumust take extra care packaging specimens. DO NOT
INCLUDE ANY VIALS IN THE SAME CONTAINER AS PINNED SPECIMENS. I will post
examples of the dire consequences when this happens.
Midterm and FINAL EXAM - will be announced and may be posted online.
It will consist of written questions and sight identifications. These will
be similar to those you have done in the diagnostic ID exercise. I will email
the class when this is available.
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about these exercises.