Instructor
Russell Jurenka
434 Science II
Telephone - 294-1485
Email - rjurenka@iastate.edu
Lectures - MWF
Lab - Thr. - 3 hours
Suggested textbook: Physiological systems in Insects by Marc Klowden., Academic Press, 2002. or The Insects: Structure and Function by R.F. Chapman 4th edition, 1998.
| Date
| Lecture
|
| Mon
| Introduction and historical perspective
|
| Wed
| Morphology - Form and function. Start integument
|
| Fri
| Integument - cuticle structure & formation
|
| Mon
| No Class (MLK Holiday)
|
| Wed
| Continue Integument
|
| Fri
| Molting physiology
|
| Mon
| Respiration - trachea, gas exchange
|
| Wed
| Nutrition
|
| Fri
| Digestive Systems
|
| Mon
| Digestion and regulation
|
| Wed
| Food absorption and transport
|
| Fri
| Digestion and Nutrition Ecology
|
| Mon
| Fat body metabolism
|
| Wed
| Excretory systems - hind gut, malpighian tubules
|
| Fri
| Function of excretory systems
|
| Mon
| Water balance
|
| Wed
| Hemolymph physiology - composition, function
|
| Fri
| First hour exam
|
| Mon
| Circulation & Thermoregulation
|
| Wed
| Hemocytes, Immune response
|
| Fri
| Energy metabolism - hemolymph transport
|
| Mon
| Muscle physiology - esp. flight muscle
|
| Wed
| Muscle energy
|
| Fri
| Endocrine regulation of flight energy First Paper due
|
| Mon
| Neuroendocrine glands
|
| Wed
| Hormones: structures and functions
|
| Fri
| Signal transduction
|
| Spring Break
|
|
| Mon
| Endocrinology of molting and metamorphosis
|
| Wed
| Endocrine regulation - other hormones
|
| Fri
| Central nervous system - structure and function
|
| Wed
| Nerve transmission
|
| Fri
| Second hour exam
|
| Mon
| Sensory physiology - vision
|
| Wed
| Sensory physiology - mechanical
|
| Fri
| Sensory physiology - chemical
|
| Mon
| Semiochemicals - pheromones
|
| Wed
| Reproductive systems - male
|
| Fri
| Reproductive systems - female
|
| Mon
| Endocrine regulation of reproduction
|
| Wed
| Mating behavior and transfer of sperm; Parthenogenesis
|
| Fri
| Embryology Second paper due
|
| Mon
| Diapause physiology
|
Wed
| Circadian Rhythms
|
Fri
| Discussion
|
May Final comprehensive exam
Labs:
| Week 1 | no lab |
| Week 2 | dissection |
| Week 3 | isolation of cuticular lipids; TLC, GC, GC-MS |
| Week 4 | Spiracle control, Respiration |
| Week 5 | Malpighian tubules and excretion |
| Week 6 | no lab |
| Week 7 | heart physiology |
| Week 8 | Bacterial infection and Immune response, nodule formation |
| Week 9 | signal transduction |
| Week 10 | Neuroanatomy, cobalt backfilling |
| Week 11 | no lab |
| Week 12 | neural immunocytochemistry |
| Week 13 | neural immunocytochemistry (continued) |
| Week 14 | Isolation of pheromone, GC, electroantennogram, wind tunnel |
| Week 15 | female reproductive comparative Anatomy |
Sources used to develop lecture material
- The Insects, Structure and Function. Fourth edition R.F. Chapman. 1998.
- Advances in Insect Physiology. Series Edited by P.D. Evans
- Physiology of Insect Epidermis. Edited by K. Binnington and A. Retnakaran. 1991.
- Annual Review of Entomology. Volume published annually.
- Insect Hormones. H.F. Nijhout. 1994
- Physiological systems in Insects. M.J. Klowden. 2002
- Insect Physiology and Biochemistry. J.L. Nation. 2001. Journals:
- Journal of Insect Physiology
- Physiological Entomology
- Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology
