Insect Physiology and Biochemistry - ICIPE-PEW Manual Series

Authors

• M.F.B Chaudhury

Files

Description

Preface

The Manual for INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY has been expressly prepared for the insect physiology course given by the African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science (ARPPIS) at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya. Although the manual is specifically written for the ARPPIS course, it will be useful for similar courses given at other institutes and universities in Africa and elsewhere.

The objectives of the insect physiology course are to give the students an understanding of the principles of insect physiology through discussions on classic and current research on structures and functions and to familiarize the students with various research methodology which are applied in the research of insect physiological problems.

The manual is divided into two sections: Lectures and Practicals. The lecture section presents synopses of 30 lectures of 15 general topics of insect physiology and biochemistry. These synopses are for the purpose of guidance only. On each lecture topic, the students will receive additional materials from the instructor, including handouts on figures, data, graphs, etc., references for additional reading, current research activities in the field and relevant research methodology. The practical section includes 40 exercises for both laboratory and field. During any one teaching term, the students will work on only 10 or 12 of these exercises. In addition, there will be opportunity to take up independent individual research projects by the students, which may last for the entire teaching term.

A major aim of this course will be to use, wherever possible, examples of tropical insects and the students will work, both in the field and the laboratory, on insects which are important in the tropics.

Because a number of areas in insect physiology and biochemistry are important and interesting from the point of active research in many laboratories around the world, knowledge in these areas are accumulating quickly. This will necessitate frequent revision of this manual, particularly in terms of additional references on new research findings. In spite of this fact, this manual will no doubt serve the students and the instructors effectively for four or five years.

M. F. B. CHAUDHURY Nairobi, Kenya December 1991

Publication Date

1994

Publisher

ICIPE Science Press, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe)

City

Nairobi, Kenya

Recommended Citation

Chaudhury, M. (1994). Insect Physiology and Biochemistry - ICIPE-PEW Manual Series. Retrieved from https://thehive.icipe.org/manuals/3