| Instructor: Larry P. Pedigo | Spring Semester 1997 |
| 3 Credits | Location: to be announced |
| Date | Topic | ||
| January | 19 | Introduction - Population Characteristics - Density | |
| 24 | Density | ||
| 26 | Dispersion | ||
| 31 | Sampling | ||
| February | 2 | Sampling | |
| 7 | Sampling | ||
| 9 | Sampling | ||
| 14 | Natality | ||
| 16 | Mortality | ||
| 21 | Age Distribution - Growth Form | ||
| 23 | Biotic Potential | ||
| March | 4 | * | LECTURE EXAM 1 |
| 7 | Theories of Population Regulation | ||
| 9 | Theories of Population Regulation | ||
| 11 | * | Theories of Population Regulation | |
| 14-18 | SPRING BREAK - NCB MEETINGS | ||
| 21 | Theories of Population Regulation | ||
| 23 | Theories of Population Regulation | ||
| 28 | Bioclimatic Factors: Autecology | ||
| 30 | Bioclimatic Factors: Autecology | ||
| April | 4 | Bioclimatic Factors: Theory of Climatic Release | |
| 6 | Insect Migration | ||
| 11 | Insect Migration | ||
| 13 | LECTURE EXAM 2 | ||
| 22 | * | Population Analysis | |
| 25 | Population Analysis | ||
| 27 | Population Analysis | ||
| 29 | * | Bioeconomics | |
| May | 2 | Bioeconomics | |
| 4 | Bioeconomics | ||
| 9-13 | FINALS WEEK | ||
*MAKEUP LECTURES are held during first hour of laboratory period
| Date | Exercise | Lab # | Due Date | |||||
| January | 21 | Introduction to laboratory | 1 | |||||
| January | 28 | Use of the personal computer for analysis of small data sets | 2 | Feb. | 4 | |||
| February | 4 | Statistical analysis of insect dispersion | 3 | Feb. | 18 | |||
| February | 11 | Statistical analysis of insect dispersion (continued) | ||||||
| February | 18 | Standard sequential sampling plans | 4 | Feb. | 25 | |||
| February | 25 | Time-sequential sampling plans | 5 | Mar. | 4 | |||
| March | 4 | Development of a degree-day model | 6 | Mar. | 25 | |||
| March | 11 | Development of a degree-day model (continued) | ||||||
| March | 18 | Construction of life tables | 7 | Apr. | 8 | |||
| April | 1 | Construction of life tables (continued) | ||||||
| April | 8 | Analysis of life table data | 8 | Apr. | 29 | |||
| April | 15 | Analysis of life table date (continued) | ||||||
| April | 22 | Analysis of life table data (continued) | ||||||
| April | 29 | Insect bioeconomics | 9 | May | 6 | |||
| May | 6 | Insect bioeconomics (continued) | ||||||
| May | 9-13 | FINALS WEEK | ||||||
| A possible 25 points is assigned to each lab. | ||||||||
| This page is part of the Iowa State Entomology site. | Last updated April 25, 1997 by John VanDyk |