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 4687. Prerequisite: ENTO 4684/5684 required. Recommended: ENTO 4670/5670, ENTO 4682/5682.