Course title | |||||
農業昆虫学Ⅱ [Agricultural Entomology II] | |||||
Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
Department | Year | 2~ | Semester | 3rd | |
Course type | 3rd | Course code | 01an2031 | ||
Instructor(s) | |||||
横山 岳, 本林 隆, 阿部 広明, 天竺桂 弘子, 伊藤 克彦 [YOKOYAMA Takeshi, MOTOBAYASHI Takashi, ABE Hiroaki, TABUNOKI Hiroko, ITO Katsuhiko] | |||||
Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | afjgxte/L1151 | Email address |
Course description |
Students will learn to recognize the relation with insect and agriculture by learning the entomological basics. This subject is positioned as Animal Production subject in Department of Biological Production. |
Expected Learning |
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to understand from the basics of entomology to the newest research. Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy: See the curriculum maps. https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ |
Course schedule |
1. Insect physiology and biochemistry (1) respiration・nerve system 2. Insect physiology and biochemistry (2) food habit・digestion 3. Insect physiology and biochemistry (3) adaptation to environment 4. Insect physiology and biochemistry (4) body fluid and hormone 5. Insect physiology and biochemistry (5) body fluid and hormone 6. Insect physiology and biochemistry (6) Semiochemical (pheromone and allelochemical) 7. Insect genetics (1) sex chromosome and sex determination 8. Insect genetics (2) insect genome 9. Insect reproduction and embryogenesis 10. Crop pests (1) 11. Crop pests (2) 12. Crop pests (3) 13. Beneficial insect 14. Genetically modification and genome editing 15. Summarize through the class and Examination |
Prerequisites |
Students should visit the “Insect museum” at Tama Animal Park, and prepare a report. In addition to 30 hours that students spend in the class, students are recommended to prepare for and revise the lectures, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University and using the lecture handouts as well as the references specified below. |
Required Text(s) and Materials |
Students can obtain the text form Moodle. |
References |
To be announced in the lectures. 昆虫生理学(大西ら/朝倉書店)、新応用昆虫学/斎藤他(朝倉書店)、応用昆虫学の基礎/中筋他(朝倉書店)、昆虫科学読本/日本昆虫科学連合編(東海大学出版部) |
Assessment/Grading |
We evaluate in learning attitude (20%), assignment (20%) and examination (60%). (Examination takes place at the end of the term. Questions are designed to assess the understanding of and the ability to explain the topics dealt in the lectures.) |
Message from instructor(s) |
Course keywords |
Genetics, physiology / biochemistry, reproduction, pest, useful insects |
Office hours |
Please contact to each teacher by e-mail. |
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Lecture Language |
Japanese |
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Last update |
3/9/2020 4:00:06 PM |