Course title
アグリバイオ実験   [Basic experiments of biological production]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year 2  Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 01bo1005e
Instructor(s)
山形 洋平   [YAMAGATA Yohei]
Facility affiliation International Center Office   Email address

Course description
Learn about 1) ecology, morphology, and structure of animals, plants and microorganisms, 2) biological experimental method, and 3) how to write a scientific report.
Expected Learning
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to practice the basics of biology by training.
Course schedule
#0. Guidance on 11nd April


#1. Morphology of Mammals (Kaneko Y. & Suzuki K.) April 18, 25
Purpose: Examine general skeletal differences among mammalian species, learn how to do sex and age identification, and growth.
Contents: Observe wild boar skulls of a regional population, and identify those age by measuring mandible bone length. Based on the measured data, discuss about growth and sexual dimorphism.

#2. Ecology of Plants (Yoshikawa M.) May 9, 16
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#3. Morphology of Vascular Plants (Akasaka M.) May 23,30
Purpose: Understand ants’ strategy against predators.
Contents: Collect multiple species of ants and compare the amount of formic acid.

#4. Ecology of Insects (Yoshida T.) June 6,13
Purpose: Understanding the relationship between insect fauna and environment characteristics.
Contents: Collect carabid beetles by pot fall traps.

#5. Animal Body (Sato T.) June 20, 27
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Japanese
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2/21/2023 11:47:25 AM