Course title
応用生物科学特別講義Ⅰ   [Topics in Applied Biological Science Ⅰ]
Course category		Requirement		Credit	1
Department		Year	3～	Semester	2nd
Course type	2nd	Course code	01BN3147
Instructor(s)
林 晋也   [HAYASHI Shinya]
Facility affiliation	Graduate School of Agriculture	Office	afjgxte/L1151	Email address

Course description

Research about honey bee behavior will be introduced by Dr Shinya Hayashi.

Expected Learning

To be able to understand the characteristics of insect pathogens, techniques for diagnosis of insect diseases, pathogenesis of insect diseases. Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy: See the curriculum maps. https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/

Course schedule

Part1　Natural Selection １．Animal Behavior and Natural Selection ２．Sexual Selection ３．Game theory ４．Statistical Application R ５．Evolution of Sociality ６．Strategy of Social insects Part1　Behavior of Social insects and natural selection　 １．Cost and Benefit of cooperation ２．Mating and Sexual selection of social insects

Prerequisites

Before and After the class, have a look on the handout and textbook. Install statistical Application R into your own personal computer.

Required Text(s) and Materials

Handout will be provided as a text during the class

References

Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems, Begon, Blackwell Publishing

Assessment/Grading

Submitted report will be evaluated.

Message from instructor(s)

Install statistical software "R" into your computer and bring it to this class. Before and after having this course, have a look at suggested textbook and the handout

Course keywords

Behavior，Sociality，Natural Selection，Kin Selection，Game theory，Mating behavior，Social insects，simulation

Office hours

Office hours will be opened after the lecture

Remarks 1

Remarks 2

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Lecture Language

Japanese

Language Subject

Last update

3/12/2020 4:53:34 PM