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ForBio and STI course: Entomology hands-on: collecting, sorting, species ID

Publicerad: 13 juni 2018

The course aims to cover several aspects of insect handling in field and in lab. Different methods and techniques are presented for collecting, handling, sorting, identifying and preserving insects. The course will broadly cover all different insect groups, and provide opportunities to dive deeper into some of them.

Time and place

Sep. 2, 2018 9:00 AM - Sep. 9, 2018 5:00 PM

Station Linné, Öland

Target group 

PhD students, master students, researchers, consultants, government officials/museum staff - with relevant background in biology.  

Learning targets

  • Understand several methods for collecting
  • Knowledge of taxonomic sorting methods and tools
  • Knowledge of identification procedures for most larger insect groups
  • Basic understanding of advanced techniques for species ID in lab

More information and registration

ForBio and STI course: Entomology hands-on: collecting, sorting, species ID

For the course content queries: Maria Backlund, STI, e-mail: maria.backlund@slu.se
For registration queries: Galina Gusarova, ForBio, e-mail: galina.gusarova@uit.no

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