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BIOL224
- Ecology of Disease Vectors/Lecture, Laboratory
This course provides a field-intensive, project-oriented exposure to the biology of arthropods that transmit disease, with particular emphasis on ecology of mosquitoes. Methods include quantitative sampling techniques, species identification based on morphology and DNA, detection of medically important viruses, and experimental approaches to understanding interactions among species. The primary aim for the group will be to track the course of mosquito invasions. We will process samples obtained from school groups throughout the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic States to track the progress of a mosquito introduced from Asia. We will examine in detail two invasions that are presently under way in Bermuda and conduct experiments on egg-laying behavior during a week-long field trip to Bermuda. Field trips will also include trips to wetlands and forests in New England. Students must pay a fee (approximately $1500) for the cost of lodging, meals and airfare to Bermuda. Prerequisites: BIOL 101, and either 102 or 103. Mr. Livdahl/Offered every year.
Faculty
Todd Livdahl, Ph.D. - Professor of Biology
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BIOL324
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