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| 植物機能形態学特論 [Advanced Plant Functional Morphology] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 0.5 | ||
| Department | Year | ～ | Semester | Spring | |
| Course type | Spring | Course code | 96111 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 國府方 吾郎（茨連） [KOKUBUGATA Goroh] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | United Graduate School Agricultural Science | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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“Diversity and evolution of plant morphology from a viewpoint of natural history” In overall, relationships between plant classification and morphology, and plant adaptation with of morphological evolution will be reviewed from a viewpoint of natural history. In natural history, morphology have been though as one of the most important key characters to taxonomically understand plants. Previously, major plant classifications at higher level have been suggested based on morphological data. However, recently molecular phylogenetic studies have been comprehensively conducted in plants, and suggested new classification partly differing from the previous classification based on morphological data. In this lecture, classifications based on morphological and molecular data, and similarities and differences between the two classification types will be introduced. Adaptation is defined as a phenomenon of certain organism to obtain advantageous trait for fitting certain biological and non-biological environment, and is thought to be one of the most powerful factors bringing species evolution. In this lecture, adaptation with morphological evolution will be introduced referring some examples including rheophyte caused in stream. Furthermore, biomimetics created based on plant morphology will be introduced. |
| Expected Learning |
| Understanding plant classifications based on morphological data and molecular phylogeny based on DNA data; and similarities and differences between the two classification types. Understanding biological significance of plant adaptation and biomimetics utilizing plant morphology to human life. |
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1. Basic information of plant morphology 2. Classifications based on morphology and molecular phylogeny 3. Adaptation of plants to environments 4. Plant morphology and biological interaction 5. Biomimetics |
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| Handouts will be provided in class. |
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| To be announced in the lectures. |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Based on report. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| I will try to give talks which are understandable and interesting for students who are not familiar with natural history. Especially, I recommend you to understand classification based on molecular phylogeny, which is essential information for all of plant science fields. |
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| Last update |
| 4/10/2017 3:36:49 PM |