Indirect interactions
Explain what “indirect interactions” are.
Describe the variety or categories of such interactions.
Pick one type of indirect interaction described in Part A above and find two insect papers from the literature or our class that support your chosen interaction.
Explain how your citations demonstrate such a phenomenon.
Describe at least two documented cases of an insect acting as a keystone species in a particular community.
What significant effects would occur in its community should it be removed, eradicated, or otherwise become naturally extinct
Design a comprehensive field or lab experiment that would test the two-level hypothesis for CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder).
State your hypothesis, dissect your variables, clearly outline your experimental design.
Explain why insects have incredible evolutionary potential.