PMO 571 Biosystematics of Disease Vectors
This course will be presented in the form of lectures, discussion, demonstrations, and individual projects. The first half of the course will consist of lectures on the history and importance of systematics, the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, the concept of species, sources of variation, population genetics and mimicry. The second half of the course will examine the major systems of biological classification and how behavioral, physiological, biochemical, and molecular techniques are applied in classifying medically important taxa.
Prerequisite
Concurrence of Course Director