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This residential course incorporates everything you need to know to be able to accurately identify and record woodlice to species level.For £50.00 you will get expert-led tuition, accommodation and meals. All the course topics are mentioned below, but for more information and more details about hospitality, please view our website.
By the end of this course, you will:
Have a grounding in Britain’s woodlice taxonomy and ecology.
Be able to use external (morphological) features for specimen identification.
Have used various collecting techniques for a variety of habitats and species.
Gain practical experience using field guides and identification keys to determine specimens accurately to species-level.
Gain practical experience observing woodlice ID features using a microscope.
Know how to curate your own personal reference collection.
Be given guidance on how to take your interest further and contribute to associated recording schemes.
With a mix of classroom presentations, laboratory-based sessions, and field-based activities our expert tutor will guide you through the lifestyles, ecology, and morphology of UK woodlice. Attendees will be provided with detailed information on sampling equipment and techniques with practical hands-on opportunities to collect live specimens.
Attendees will use preserved specimens from our tutor’s teaching collection for identification to species-level using microscopes and identification keys; and our tutors will demonstrate best-practices for curation of a reference collection.
Information on invertebrate recording, submitting records and connecting with schemes, societies and groups will also be provided.
Course fees are subsidised by the FSCBioLinks project. All participants must be aged 18 or over. For more information and to book please refer to our website through the ticket link.
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Preston Montford Field Studies Centre, Preston Montford Lane, SY4 1DX Shrewsbury, UK, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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