 | Study programme | Français | |
 | Pheromones and Chemical Communications | ||
Activité d'apprentissage à la Faculty of Science |
| Code | Lecturer(s) | Associate Lecturer(s) | Subsitute Lecturer(s) et other(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| S-BIOG-037 |
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| Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Français | Français | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q2 |
Content of Learning Activity
Dissection of pheromones glands; extraction with hexane; gas chromatography coupled or not with mass spectrometer. Ethological tests. Statistical analysis of the results.
Practicals are mandatory.
Required Reading
Required Learning Resources/Tools
Rasmont P. 2012. Introduction à l'étude des phéromones: L'analyse des sécrétions labiales céphaliques des mâles de bourdons. Notes de cours, UMons, 24 pp.
Recommended Reading
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
Not applicable
Other Recommended Reading
Coppée A., Terzo M., Valterova I. & Rasmont P. 2008. Intraspecific Variation of the Cephalic Labial Gland Secretions in Bombus terrestris (L.) (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Chemistry & Biodiversity 5: 2654-2661; Paterson H.E.H. 1992. Evolution and the recognition concept of species. John Hopkins University press; Rasmont P., Terzo M., Aytekin M.A., Hines H., Urbanova K., Cahlikova L. & Valterova I. 2005. Pheromone analysis of the bumble bee subgenus Sibiricobombus Vogt suggests Bombus niveatus Kriechbaumer and Bombus vorticosus Gerstaecker are conspecific (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus). Apidologie, 36: 571-584; Silverstein R.M., Bassler G.C. & Morill T.C. 1991. Spectrometric identification of organic compounds. John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Terzo M., Valterova I., Urbanova K. & Rasmont P. 2003. De la nécessité de redécrire les phéromones sexuelles des mâles de bourdons [Hymenoptera: Apidae, Bombini] publiées avant 1996 pour leur utilisation en analyse phylogénétique. Phytoprotection, 84 :39-49.
Mode of delivery
- Face to face
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
Evaluations
The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)