| Course title | |||||
| 応用昆虫学特論 [Advanced Entomology] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 0.5 | ||
| Department | Year | ～ | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | 96131 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 井上 真紀 [INOUE Maki] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | afjgxte/L1151 | Email address | |
| Course description |
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Date: Dec 17, 2021 (Fri) 10:00 - Online lecture “Inter-kingdom interaction in insects” Organism lives in relationship with other organisms. Interspecific interaction such as competition, predation, and symbiosis often causes evolution of organisms. The term coevolution is used to describe cases where two (or more) species reciprocally affect each other’s evolution. Evolutionary arms race is an evolutionary struggle that develop adaptations and counter-adaptations against each other, resembling an arms race. In this lecture, I will provide a briefing on interaction between species belonged to the different kingdom. Also, I will introduce examples of (1) plants and pollinators and (2) insects and natural enemy microorganism. And finally I will show you the application of research findings on inter-kingdom interaction in the agricultural field. |
| Expected Learning |
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1. Understand the basic concept on interspecific interaction. 2. Understand how the research can be approached through the examples of the published findings. |
| Course schedule |
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1. Interspecific interaction and coevolution: Competition, predation, symbiosis (parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism), evolutionary arm race 2. Interaction between plants and their pollinators Coevolution, character displacement, competitive exclusion principle 3. Interaction between insects and natural enemy microorganism Parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism, host regulation |
| Prerequisites |
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Ecology, entomology, microbiology, plant protection In addition to the 7.5-hour lectures in the class and the time to write a report, you are recommended to prepare and review the class using the standard amount of time as specified by the university for each class. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Handouts will be provided online. |
| References |
| To be announced in the lectures. |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Class participation attitude 20%, report 80% |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Course keywords |
| Interaction, coevolution, synbiosis, invasive alien species |
| Office hours |
| Questions will be accepted at the end of the lecture. Email is also available. |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 10/7/2021 2:31:31 PM |