PROFESSORS:
Dr. Patricia Pietrantonio
Dr. Brad Vinson

Department of Entomology
Texas A&M University
TAMU 2475
College Station, TX 77843-2475

Dr. Pietrantonio:
Phone: 979.845.9728
Fax: 979.845.6305
E-mail:
p-pietrantonio@tamu.edu Office location:
Room 517, Heep Center
Laboratory phone: 979.845.9755
Lab location:
Rooms 512-513, Heep Center
Laboratory phone: 979.845.9758
Lab location:
Room 521, Heep Center

Dr. Vinson:
Department of Entomology
Texas A&M University
TAMU 2475
College Station, TX 77843-2475
Phone: 979.845.9754
Fax: 979.847.8668
E-mail: bvinson@neo.tamu.edu

ENTO 615 - Insect Physiology

Welcome to ENTO 615, a graduate course in Insect Physiology. In this course we study physiological processes of insects; metabolism nutrition, neuro-endocrinology, nerve action, cell structure, respiration, circulation, excretion and flight; functional integration and regulatory processes of total organism.

PowerPoint Slides:

• Absorption and Nutrition
• Biotechnology
• Chemical Detection
• Chemoreception
• Circulation
• Circulation, Cells
  and Immunity
• Digestion
• Digestive System
• Digestion and Absorption
• Ecdysone - JH
• Endocrinology slides
• Endocrinology
• Excretion
• Flight
• Growth
• InfoChemical Production
• Integument (Pietrantonio)

• Integument (Vinson)
• Mechanical Communication
• Mechanical Communication II
• Mechanoreception
• Metabolism
• Muscles
• Neurobiology
• Neuroendocrinology
• Pheromone
• Photoreception
• Plant-Insect Interactions
• Reproduction slides
• Reproduction
• Respiration
• Respiration (Vinson)
• Subversion of the Host
• Trehalose slides