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Code | Status | Discipline |
Credits |
Professor |
Ementa |
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Magna class |
- | Speaker: to be defined | |
- | - | Presentation of the professors | - | All professors | |
ENT 44 | Elective | Biogeography | 2 (30h) | Marcio Oliveira, Itanna Fernandes | Concepts in biogeography. Tectonic and paleogeographic plates. Biogeographic regions of the earth. Geographic distribution patterns. Historical and ecological biogeography. Dispersion. Vicarage. Panbiogeography. Theory of Plesitocene Refuges. Methods in biogeography. |
ENT 82 | Elective | Scientific Communication Applied to the Study of Entomology | 4 (60h) | Elizabeth Franklin and collegiate | Approach to topics of interest in the field of entomology. Preparation of graphs and tables. How to prepare a text for its presentation in Congresses, Seminars and Evaluation Boards. Techniques of oral presentation of scientific works in Congresses and Seminars. Recommended procedures for oral presentation. Planning, elaboration and writing of a scientific work. |
ENT 67 |
Mandatory |
General entomology | 3 (45h) | José Albertino and collegiate |
Insect orders and their identification. Types of collection, baits, and traps. Conservation and storage. Assembly, labeling, organization, and maintenance of entomological collections. Conservation of the material. |
Special Topic | Elective | Multivariate Statistics | 4 (60 h) | Fabrício B. Baccaro | Basic notions of a set of multivariate analysis, relationship between type of data and ecological hypothesis, use and training in two computer programs to perform data analysis, interpret and discuss the results obtained. Analysis to address: Analysis of clusters (SAHN), Analysis of indicator species, Analysis of principal components (PCA), Analysis of principal coordinates (PCoA), Analysis of correspondence without trend (DCA), Nonmetric multidimensional scaling (NMDS), Analysis Correspondence Analysis (CCA), Mantel Test, Partial Mantel Test, Similarity Analysis (ANOSIM), Procrustean Analysis and Partial Redundancy Analysis (partial RDA). |
Special Topic | Elective | Bibliographic Research Applied to Entomology | 3 (45h) | Daniell R. R. Fernandes | Introduction to the main bibliographic databases used in entomology. The course focuses on the use of the main databases (Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science, etc.), as well as the use of academic directories and indexing sources. |
Special Topic | Elective | Arthropoda phylogeny with emphasis on Hexapoda | 2 (30h) | Alberto Neto | History of taxonomic classification systems and differences between natural and artificial classifications. Basic concepts of graphical reading of phylogenetic topologies, general summary of Metazoan phylogeny. Advances and contributions of molecular phylogeny techniques in metazoan groups with emphasis on Arthropoda. History of the placement of the Hexapoda within the Arthropoda. Origin, evolution, and appearance of Hexapoda. Introduction to the internal phylogeny of Hexapoda. Hexapoda internal phylogeny: history, main modifications, most current hypotheses, and doubtful groups. |
ENT 91 |
Mandatory | Insect Physiology | 3 (45 H) |
Daniell Rodrigues, Eugênio E. Oliveira and Maria do Carmo |
Studies of the structure, formation, and function of the systems: integumentary, respiratory, circulatory, digestive, neuromuscular, excretory, reproductive, and endocrine. Organ of the senses, orientation, and behavior. Regulation of temperature and humidity. |
ENT 58 |
Elective | Fundamentals of Taxonomy | 3 (45 h) | Alberto Neto and José Albertino Rafael | Taxonomy and systematics: importance. Zoological collections: collection, preservation, types of collections, collections of types, concepts of types. Bibliographic survey: catalogues, summaries. Zoological nomenclature code: taxonomic categories, subspecies, cline. Classification: artificial and natural system. Scientific publications: preparation of manuscripts, text, illustrations. |
ENT 83 |
Mandatory | Insect Identification I | 7 (105h) |
Ana Pes and |
Study and identification of the main families of Entognatha, Archaeognatha, Zygentoma, Pterygota, heterometabolous and holometabolous. Morphological, biological characters and phylogenetic aspects. Identification keys. |
Special Topic |
Elective | Methodology of the Scientific Work | 3 (45h) | Cláudio Ruy V. Fonseca | Study by reading and interpreting texts. The scientific method, the knowledge process; hypothesis; experimentation. Induction; deduction; analysis and synthesis; relationship between common sense and science; Scientific explanation. statistical generalizations; construction of a conceptual framework in statistical research; population, sample; random phenomena and experiments; data collection and transformation. Rational and empirical knowledge. Research project, planning phases. Technical standards in the preparation and writing of scientific papers. |
ENT 90 |
Mandatory | Insect Morphology | 4 (60h) | Rosaly Rocha and Jeane Marcelle | Introduction to the morphology of insects. External morphology: head, thorax, abdomen, appendages, and main adaptations. Immature insect morphology, specialized structures. Genitals. Internal morphology, digestive, circulatory, and nervous system. Techniques for preparing materials for morphology studies. |
SEM 0I | Mandatory | Teaching of Entomology | 1 (15h) | Alberto Neto |
Topics related to the teaching of entomology will be addressed. Active learning methods and their differentiations with a focus on entomology for higher and related education will be discussed, such as conferences, seminars, symposiums, dialogue lectures, reading practice and discussion of articles, among others. In addition, the basic points of public policies for Higher Education will be discussed, as well as its legislation and educational guidelines. |
SEM 02 | Mandatory |
Seminar II |
1 (15 h) | José Wellington de Morais, Alexandre Somavilla and Colegiado |
Presentation of the respective dissertation and/or thesis plans before a jury made up of three PPG-ENT professors and whose main objective is to evaluate the presentation, methodology and experimental design, providing the student with an improvement of their plan, before the qualifying class, with new suggestions and ideas. |
SEM 03 |
Mandatory [DR] Elective [ME] |
Seminar III Theory and practice of environmental impact assessment using insects. |
1 (15h) | Beatriz Ronchi and Renato Almeida |
General concepts about the different types of environmental impacts. Main groups of insects used as bioindicators of anthropized areas. Collection methods appropriate for different groups of insects. Sampling designs suitable for different spatial and temporal scales. |
ENT 61 | Elective | Phylogenetic Systematic | 3 (45 h) | Itanna Fernandes and Paulo Cruz |
Systematics and biological diversity. Form of taxonomic grouping. Construction of cladograms. General principles of classification. Henning's methodology. Numerical cladistic methods. Phylogenetic classification. Phylogenetic systematics and biogeography. Area cladograms. Software for phylogenetic analysis. |