Fall 2025 - BISC 317 D100
Insect Biology (3)
Class Number: 2695
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Wed, Fri, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 12, 2025
Fri, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Gerhard Gries
gries@sfu.ca
1 778 782-5939
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Prerequisites:
BISC 101 and 102, both with a minimum grade of C-.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
An introduction to insect classification, body plan, post-embryonic development, and systems: circulatory, ventilatory, digestive, and sensory. Labs focus on comparative morphology, collection, identification, and preservation of specimens.
Grading
- Lecture: Midterm 20%
- Lecture: Final 30%
- Lab: Midterm 18%
- Lab: Final 18%
- Insect collection 14%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Borror & Delong's Introduction To The Study Of Insects; Charles A. Triplehorn; Norman F. Johnson;
Publisher: Nelson; Edition: 7th
ISBN: 9780030968358
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Registrar Notes:
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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
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