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The Economic Importance of Insects (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
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The Economic Importance of Insects (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
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In the last few decades there has been an ever-increasing component
in most BSc Zoology degree courses of cell biology, physiology and
genetics, for spectacular developments have taken place in these
fields. Some aspects of biotechnology are now also being included.
In order to accommodate the new material, the old zoology courses
were altered and the traditional two-year basis of systematics of
the animal kingdom, comparative anatomy (and physiology) and
evolution, was either severely trimmed or reduced and presented in
an abridged form under another title. Soon after these course
alterations came the swing to modular teaching in the form of a
series of shorter, separate courses, some of which were optional.
The entire BSc degree course took on a different appearance and
several different basic themes became possible. One major result
was that in the great majority of cases taxonomy and systematics
were no longer taught and biology students graduated without this
basic training. We field biologists did appreciate the rising
interest in ecology and environ mental studies, but at the same
time lamented the shortage of taxonomic skills, so that often field
work was based on incorrect identifications. For years many of us
with taxonomic inclinations have been bedevilled by the problem of
teaching systematics to undergraduates. At a guess, maybe only 5%
of students find systematics interesting. It is, however, the very
basis of all studies in biology - the correct identification of the
organism concerned and its relationships to others in the
community."
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