Insect behavior insect ethology
Insect behavior is the study of insect behavior type, behavior patterns and mechanisms of a science. Another insect behavior insect behavioral ecology, insect behavior physiology, genetics and other branches of insect behavior. Insects science (entomology) is the scientific study of insects. Who called in the insect research entomologist (entomologist). Entomologists throughout the world of insects to observe, collect, feeding and testing, they conducted research covers the entire scope of the laws of biology, including evolution, ecology, behavior, morphology, physiology, biochemistry and genetics and so on. General characteristics of these studies is to study the organisms are insects.
_Select_ion of insects as a research biologist material, from which opened a lot of the mystery of nature, the most prominent example is in Drosophila (drosophia melanogaster) as genetic material developed. Material for the study of insects advantages: easy to keep insects, life cycle is short, a large number of individuals in a short time; insects is open cycle of animals, organs and endocrine glands of the transplant easier, invertebrates are a lot of physical problems insects as experimental materials to study; insects like primates as research material vulnerable to social and moral constraints.
In addition to basic research entomologist, insect growth and development of the law to reveal, but in many cases, is mainly engaged in the prevention of harmful insects, research and utilization of beneficial insects. Entomologist's responsibility is to master the laws of nature, insect control, insect management, so that "no harm harmful, beneficial easier."
As human activities and scientific experiments, as well as the development of other basic disciplines and interdisciplinary cross-penetration phase of entomology has been described in the experimental stage to the stage of molecular biology, is moving in macro and micro aspects of development, in disciplinary development process, gradually formed their own Entomology many branches. |