LECTURE

DATE*

                        TOPIC

1

January 16

Introductory comments

Movement:   

                Energy metabolism

2

January 18

Movement:

                Physiology of muscles

3

January 23

Movement:

                Gas exchange during flight

4

January 25

Adaptation to environment: 

                Water balance

5

January 30

Adaptation to environment:

                Osmoregulation in terrestrial insects

6

February 1

Adaptation to environment:

                Osmoregulation in aquatic insects

7

February 6

Adaptation to environment:

                Physiology of Malpighian tubules and hindguts

8

Adaptation to environment:

                Adaptation to extreme cold

9

Adaptation to environment:

                Physiology of diapause

10

February 15

Adaptation to environment:

                Respiration in aquatic insects

INTERNET MID-TERM EXAM 1 OPEN (Lectures 1-10)

11

February 22

Physiology of circulation:

                Transporting energy metabolites

12

February 27

Physiology of circulation:

                Regulating body temperature

13

March 1

Insect immunology: 

                Humoral immunity

14

March 6

Insect immunology:

                Hemocytic immunity

15

March 8

Insect endocrinology:

                Post-embryonic development

16

March 13

Insect endocrinology:

                Signal transduction mechanisms

17

March 15

Insect endocrinology

                Signal transduction mechanisms

18

March 20

Insect reproduction:

                Anatomy and physiology

19

March 22

Insect reproduction:

                Embryology

20

March 27

Insect reproduction:

                 Releasing egg-laying behavior

INTERNET MID-TERM EXAM 2 OPEN (Lectures 11-20)

21

April 3

Organismal integration:

                The insect fat body

22

April 5

Nutritional metabolism:

                Nitrogen metabolism and excretion

23

April 10

 Nutritional metabolism:

                Dietary requirements

24

April 12

Nutritional metabolism:

                Biochemical roles of vitamins

25

April 17

Sensory physiology:

                 Insect nervous systems

26

April 19

Sensory physiology:

                Insect vision

27

April 24

Sensory physiology:

                Pheromone biosynthesis

28

April 26

Sensory physiology:

                Insect olfaction

April 27 - May3

FINAL EXAMINATION