PMO 566 Vector Physiology
This course presents essential aspects of arthropod physiology and basic physiological principles that regulate competence for transmission of disease agents. Lectures and discussions will cover subjects such as growth and metamorphosis of vectors, movement of the various life stages of vectors, sensory functions of vectors which aid in host location and feeding, digestion of blood in mosquitoes, and adaptation of different vectors to climatic stresses. Laboratories will demonstrate various physiological phenomena such as the effects of hormones on growth and development of mosquitoes, ovarian development in mosquitoes, feeding stimuli for flies, effects of repellents on mosquito feeding, and effects of insecticides on mosquito locomotion.
Prerequisite
Concurrence of Course Director