Research Skills in Entomology

Description

The training focused on three broad outcomes in the areas of fieldwork, species identification and data management and analysis. Specific course learning outcomes were as follows:
1) to understand how taxonomy, and in particular correct species identifications, are relevant to ecological and evolutionary research;
2) to develop testable hypotheses for fieldwork that consider resource and feasibility constraints;
3) to plan entomological field sampling and data collection with an understanding of rigorous experimental design;
4) to carry out a range of insect sampling field techniques while assessing the strengths and limitations of different approaches;
5) to curate an insect specimen collection, including the ability to prepare insect samples for identification;
6) to use a range of online tools and traditional keys to identify insects from major groups; and 7) to analyse and interpret ecological and molecular data sets using appropriate R packages.

Period	Jul 2024
Event type	Course