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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
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Graduate Curriculum Changes - New
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From
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May 10,. 1984
Action undertaken by the Executive Committee, Senate Graduate
Studies Committee, at its meeting on April 30, 1984, gives rise to
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MOTION:
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in s.84-42
the proposed new graduate course
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BISC 817-3 Social Insects"
J.M. Webster
Dean of Graduate Studies
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SThON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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New Graduate Course Proposal
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Form CS.8
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CALENDAR INFORMATION:
Department: ?
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ?
Course Number:
817
Social Insects
Title: -
Description:
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A seminar course based on current readings concerning the nature and
evolution of insect social behavior
Credit Hours:
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Vector:
3-0-0 ?
prerequisite(s) if any:_______
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ENROLLMENT
AND SCHEDULING:
Estimated Enrollment: ?
10 ?
When will the course first be offered:
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84-3
How often will the course be offered:
everysecondyear
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JUSTIFICATION:
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Socialinsects-representoneofthepinnaclesof _socialevolutionamonganimals.
In terms of cohesion, caste specialization, and individual altruism they are
unparalleled among the social organisms. They are also the ecologically
tcontth_
overleat)
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RESOURCES:
Which Faculty member will normally teach the course:
Dr. M. L. Winston
What are the budgetary implications of
uunting
the course: ?
none
Are there sufficient Library resources (append details):
List
attached
Appended: a) Outline of the Course
b)
An indication of the competence of the Faculty member to give the course
c)
Library resources ?
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Approved: Departmental Graduate Studies Commit :
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Faculty Graduate Studies Committee:
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dominant insect on earth, and are Important predators, decomposers, and pollinators
in most land habitats. In addition, they have been used and studied by
biologists to elucidate basic concepts in such areas as the evolution of sociality,
chemical communication, ergonomics and caste structure, and population biology.
This course will examine current issues in social insect biology through readings,
lectures, and student seminars.
The information on this course is not currently covered in other graduate courses,
and thus this course would add an important area to our offerings in
Behavioural Ecology and Entomology.
 
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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 8xx
SOCIAL INSECTS
Course Outline
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Instructor: Mark
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L. Winston
(B8274, x4459)
Text: The Insect Societies by E. 0. Wilson
Lecture Schedule
Readings (Chapter)
Presocial insects, termites
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1,2,6
Hymenoptera
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3,4,5
Evolution of social behavior ?
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Seminars
Physiological and Behavioral mechanisms controlling caste
formation
Caste and Optimization: what determines physical and
temporal division of labor
Pheromones: Use by social insects in alarm and n.cruitment
orientation
queen control over workers
Nestmate recognitionand its importance for social behavior
Homeostasis of the nest
Theories on the evolution of social behavior: What do the data say?
Life-history and reproduction
Forgaging Ecology
Economic aspects of social insects
You should pick a topic by the second or third week of class. One
week prior to your presentation assign readings from Wilson and 1-2
current journal articles for discussion. Xerox copies for everyone
if possible, to be given out at least a week early. You should also
hand out a complete and current bibliography for your subject the
day of the seminar.
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C)urse Regul tementH: Cradng will be based on
parLiclp.10011
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(quality, not quantity), seminar, and a piper:

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