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PLANT-INSECT INTERACTIONS

BOTANY/ENTOM/ZOOLOGY 473
Course Description

Multiple ways in which arthropods exploit plants, plant traits that deter or augment insects, environmental mediation of these interactions, effects on population dynamics, community ecology and co-evolution, and implications to natural resource management, environmental quality, and sustainable development.

Prerequisties

BOTANY/F&WECOL/ZOOLOGY 460 , FW ECOL 500, BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505 , or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.86

12.39% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

1.62% from Historical

A Rate
96.55%

61.56% from Historical

Class Size
29

-7.57% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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