Experimental Course of Chemical Ecology1
| Numbering Code | G-AGR03 5CC23 EJ79 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Year-round |
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| Number of Credits | 6 | Course Type | Experiment |
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| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | |
| Instructor name |
MORI NAOKI (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor) ONO HAJIME (Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor) YOSHINAGA NAOKO (Graduate School of Agriculture Assistant Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | This is a laboratory course to carry out experiments related to chemical ecology, particularly to elucidate chemical factors mediating/regulating interactions between organisms. The goals of this course is to understand the ecological, physiological and biochemical/molecular mechanisms of the biotic interactions, and to develop innovative methods and materials to control/manipulate their ecological, physiological and/or biochemical processes. | ||
| Course Goals | This course aims to help students understand the systemic approach to research by regularly introducing published articles related their research subjects, and develop their ability to think and express. | ||
| Schedule and Contents |
1. Chemical elucidation of pheromones that regulate insect behavior and physiology, such as sexual, aggregation, and alarming behaviors. 2. Chemical and ecological analyses of insect-plant interactions, particularly host-finding that involves semiochemicals, such as stimulants and deterrents in feeding and oviposition. 3. Chemical and ecological analyses of multitrophic interactions among phytophagous insects, plants and parasites or parasitoids, especially pertaining to molecular induction of plant metabolites caused by specific elicitors. 4. Chemical and ecological analyses of mutualistic interaction between plants and pollinators via synomonal substances in relation to their coevolutionary processes. 5. Elucidation of biochemical and molecular mechanisms of insect hormones including ecdysteroids and juvenile hormone analogs. 6. Elucidation of chemosensory mechanisms of insects in sensing or perceiving semiochemicals involved in insect-plant interactions. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Positive contributions to his/her experiments and research reports | ||
| Course Requirements | Fundamental knowledge in the field of applied life science | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Students are desired to present their theme in this course. Discussion between presenter and participant would enhance students own powers of expression and critical ability. | ||
