Laboratory Course in Marine Biology1
| Numbering Code | G-AGR04 5DC40 EJ81 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Year-round |
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| Number of Credits | 6 | Course Type | Experiment |
| Target Year | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | |
| Instructor name |
TAGAWA MASATOMO (Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor) NAKAYAMA KOUJI (Graduate School of Agriculture Assistant Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | This laboratory course is designed to master research techniques required for studies in physiology, ecology, and systematics on marine organisms, especially teleost fishes important for fishery. In addition, by daily on-campus laboratory work, as well as rearing experiment and field sampling outside Kyoto, students are expected to understand the diversity of organisms, environments, and their relationships. | ||
| Course Goals | Develop the ability to prepare a research plan independently on a given research theme, obtain reliable research results, and present them at an academic conference. | ||
| Schedule and Contents |
Sessions 1 to 30 (Tagawa, Nakayama): Research on the physiology, ecology, and population genetics of marine organisms. Students will select a research theme from the following topics, develop research plans and methods, conduct research, experiments and analysis, compile and examine the research results, and prepare a presentation. Research methods to be studied include: histological techniques, immunohistochemical techniques, hormone measurement methods, methods of rearing juvenile fish, field study methods, otolith analysis methods, mitochondria DNA analysis methods, and microsatellite DNA analysis methods. .Endocrine research on the metamorphosis of fish .Research related to explaining and preventing morphological abnormalities of reared fish (particularly heterosomata) .Studies on population genetics to explain the population structure of fish and conservation of rare fish species .Field studies on juvenile and small fish off the Sanriku Coast and in the Ariake Sea |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Grading will be based on an overall assessment of commitment to learning (20%), discussion on research (30%), and the Master’s thesis and presentation (50%). Refer to current year's 'Guide to Degree Programs' for attainment levels of evaluation. | ||
| Course Requirements | None. | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Students are expected to work on their research themes thoroughly and independently by analyzing and organizing information obtained from original research papers and books. After each class, students are encouraged to organize and keep their research notes so that they can refer to them to explain what they have learned to another person. | ||
| References, etc. |
Juvenile Fish: Exploring their Physioecological Diversity., Tanaka, Tagawa, and Nakayama. (Eds.)., (Seibutsu Kenkyusha.) Juvenile Fish: Physioecological Examination of their Survival and Metamorphosis., Tanaka, Tagawa, and Nakayama., (Kyoto University Press.) Fishes of Japan: With Pictorial Keys to the Species (3rd ed.)., Nakabo. (Ed.)., (Tokai University Press.) |
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