3.00 Credits
Examines major events of insect evolution including origins, fossils, wings and flight, metamorphosis, extinct orders, diversification patterns of modern orders, climate change, plate tectonics, coevolution with plants, parasitism, social behavior and origin of modern faunas. Dual listed with ENTO 5687. Prerequisites: ENTO 4684 required; ENTO 4670, 4682 recommended.