| Course title | |||||
| 昆虫利用学 [Application of entomology] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 3～ | Semester | Fall | |
| Course type | Fall | Course code | 01AN3408 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 天竺桂 弘子, 岩渕 喜久男 [TABUNOKI Hiroko] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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Insects are familiar to Japanese people because they use insects for some industrial goods, such as clothes historically. Insect’s forms, body colors and behaviors are diverse and very attractive creatures. In the field of agriculture, insects cause serious damage to agricultural crops and some insect species that are classified as agricultural pests. While other insects are useful for human life. For example, insects can help the change of the structure of compound by their metabolism cycle. This system can be utilized for development of medicines. In this lecture we understand insects from their physiological and biochemical perspectives and we discuss what these systems can be utilized for human life. |
| Expected Learning |
| To obtain the knowledge of insect physiology and biochemistry, and how to apply this knowledge to industrial goods. |
| Course schedule |
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1. Introduction to insects 2. Insect nutrition and foods 3. Respiration system 4. Lipid transport and storage system 5. Insect enzymes for drug metabolism 6. Flight 7. Stress response 8. Water creation and hold 9. Insect hormones 10. Immune response 11. Immune defense 12. The system for protein production and industrilization 13. Diapause for adaptation of environment 14. Relation of insects 15. Examination |
| Prerequisites |
| It is desirable the student learned agricultural entomology I or II. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| You can obtain the materials form Moodle. |
| References |
| Some additional readings will be introduced in lectures. |
| Assessment/Grading |
| We evaluate by attendance (30%), and final examination (70%). |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| We hope students improve their understanding of insect physiology and biochemistry. Also, we hope how student can use this knowledge. |
| Course keywords |
| insect physiology, insect biochemistry |
| Office hours |
| Please get an appointment with your instructor by e-mail. |
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| Last update |
| 9/15/2017 11:13:07 AM |