Hi Ecologgers,
I'm teaching a field course in Aquatic Entomology this summer at the
Lake Itasca Field Station (University of Minnesota). Please feel free
to forward to any interested Undergrad or Graduate students.
Thanks!
Patina Mendez
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota Insect Collection
[email protected]
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Aquatic Entomology Summer Course at the University of Minnesota, Lake
Itasca Biological Station (June 2009)
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Come spend June in Minnesota's oldest state park at the headwaters of
the Mississippi! The dragonflies are diverse and spectacular! The
toebiters are giant! Earn university credit while standing in the
marshes, blacklighting for caddisflies, and canoeing to sampling sites!
Classes meet twice a week for the entire day. Class time is spent as an
active mix of lecture, field collections all over Lake Itasca State
Park, lab time for processing of samples, and serendipitous excursions
and lessons with other courses and instructors. Students live in cabins
at the field station. It is an excellent summer experience!
ENT 4861 Aquatic Entomology
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M/Th plus 1 additional day TBA; 3 credits; limited to 20 students; A/F
only; prereq.course in general biology or instructor consent; Patina
Mendez ([email protected]); Meets from May 28 to June 22.
Taxonomy and natural history of aquatic insects including their
importance in aquatic ecology, water resource management, recreation,
and conservation. Includes lectures and discussion on life history,
adaptation to the aquatic habitat (and appropriate sampling techniques),
and applied topics such as biomonitoring. Emphasis on family-level
identification of immatures and adults. Field trips scheduled to local
aquatic habitats. A collection is required.
Info on courses:
http://www.cbs.umn.edu/itasca/summer/fieldbiocourses/
Registration: (April 1 - May 20)
http://www.cbs.umn.edu/itasca/summer/registration.shtml
Tuition, fees, and housing: (affordable!)
http://www.cbs.umn.edu/itasca/summer/tuition.shtml
Questions?
Patina Mendez [email protected]
Itasca Biological Station Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Itasca-Biological-Station-and-Laboratories/41483803526
