Dear colleagues and graduate students, I am sending this information on behalf the the Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica.
There is an Aquatic Entomology course which is part of OTS 2-week Graduate Specialty Courses program, which are graduate-level specialty courses (2 semester credits) which will be taught in Costa Rica, May-August, 2013. This course may be of interest to students interested in aquatic entomology, ecology and conservation biology. The course currently has OPEN enrollment. For more information please consult the OTS website www.ots.ac.cr or write to me (Andrés Santana [email protected]) or Barbara Lewis [email protected] for application information. AQUATIC ENTOMOLOGY http://www.ots.ac.cr/images/downloads/education/graduate/specialty- courses/aquaticentomology13.pdf This two week course is oriented towards advanced undergraduate and graduate students interested in intense training in the collection, identification and inquiry-based research of aquatic insects. The study of aquatic insects is not only fascinating, but ecologically and economically significant because many individuals play important roles in the flow of energy and the cycling of nutrients through ecosystems. Other aquatic insects (such as mosquitoes) are important vectors of many different diseases such as malaria and dengue. Emphasis of the field component of the course will be Neotropical species diversity, as revealed by a wide array of sampling methods. Students will gain experience in light trapping and use of various aquatic nets and other collection techniques. Best regards, Andres S.
