Advances in Insect Physiology
| Numbering Code | G-AGR04 8DA09 LJ85 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Intensive, Second semester |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Intensive |
| Instructor name |
TAKAAKI DAIMON (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor) OHDE TAKAHIRO (Graduate School of Agriculture Assistant Professor) ANDO TOSHIYA (Hakubi Center for Advanced Research Program-Specific Associate Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Insects, the largest group of animals on the earth, have developed an array of elaborate designs and functions over their long evolutionary history. This course deals with the mechanisms, which insects have developed to adapt themselves to the environment. The lecture on the sensory mechanisms, motor control and navigation methods in insects are to given to understand their successful biological designs and functions. | ||
| Schedule and Contents |
3-4 weeks of classes are planned for each of the topics covered in this course, including the following: 1. Evolution of insect mechanisms Mechanisms developed by insects in the evolutionary process through environmental adaptation 2. Environmental information and insect senses Types and characteristics of environmental information; the diverse range of the sensory capabilities of insects and their reception mechanisms; information processing 3. Insect navigation and motor control Exploration, inducing, and navigation based on information in the environment 4. Biorobotics The sessions will introduce students to the field of biorobotics, in which the mechanisms of insects are studied from the behavior of robots that are designed to emulate insect behavior. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Evaluation will be based on attendance and reports. | ||
| Course Requirements | None. | ||
