NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 昆蟲生態學(2166)
(Eng.) Insect Ecology
Offering Dept Department of Entomology
Course Type Required Credits 2 Teacher HWANG,SHAW-YHI ect.
Department Department of Entomology/Undergraduate Language English Semester 2025-SPRING
Course Description INSECT ECOLOGY is an advanced course in population and community ecology, plant-insect interactions, insect biodiversity and biogeography, and applied ecology. In addition, this course also emphasize on knowing the current development in this field through reading related ecological & entomological literatures.
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course N
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1. To make the students know the basic ideas about insect ecology related topics
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Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Introduction
Week 2 Behavioral Ecology
Week 3 Plant and herbivore interactions (i)
Week 4 Plant and herbivore interactions (ii)
Week 5 Community structure
Week 6 校際活動
Week 7 Multitrophic interactions
Week 8 Planet Earth: patterns and processes
Week 9 期中考
Week 10 Prey and predator interactions
Week 11 Parasitic and host interactions
Week 12 Demography, population growth and life tables
Week 13 Life histories
Week 14 Population dynamics
Week 15 Responses to abiotic conditions
Week 16 Insect-Entomopathogen Interactions
Week 17 Insect-Phytopathogen Interactions
Week 18 期末考
Evaluation
考試及報告
Textbook & other References
1. Price, P. W. 1997. Insect Ecology. John Wiley & Sons, NY.
2. Schoonhoven, L. M., J. J. A. van Loon, and M. Dicke. 2005. Insect-Plant Biology. Chapman & Hall, UK.
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website

Office Hours
每週一下午1點鐘
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
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