昆蟲功能形態與生理學 授課教師:柯俊成、揚恩誠、黃榮南
昆蟲功能形態及生理學為大二整學年的核心必修課程,課程以昆蟲為模式動物,講授昆蟲外部形態、內部構造、結構及功能,追溯系統發生以及生理功能等昆蟲學知識。由於現代科學(分子生物學、神經生物學、發育生物學、仿生學)以及新興技術(電子顯微鏡、顯微技術、錄影技術)的日新月異,促進了昆蟲學發展,使得諸如昆蟲形態學、昆蟲分類學、昆蟲生理學等的學科界線,甚至學科概念出現了交集。本課程合併往昔昆蟲形態學以及昆蟲生理學兩門課程,擬整合現有師資的專業能力,使昆蟲形態以及生理學成為一門賦予新鮮內容的課程。
教科書採用Chapman, R. F. 1998. The Insects: Structure and Function為主要內容,作者為英裔美籍神經生物學以及昆蟲生理學家。包括主題:I: The Head, Ingestion, Utilization and Distribution of Food (Head, Mouthparts and feeding, Alimentary canal, digestion and absorption, Nutrition, Circulatory system, blood and immune systems, Fat body); II: The Thorax and Locomotion (Thorax, Legs and locomotion, Wings and flight, Muscles); III: The Abdomen, Reproduction and Development (Abdomen, Reproductive system: male, Reproductive system: female, The egg and embryology, Postembryonic development); IV: The Integument, Gas Exchange and Homeostasis (Integument, Gaseous exchange, Excretion and salt and water regulation, Thermal relation); V: Communication (Nervous system, Endocrine system, Vision, Mechanoreception, Chemoreception, Visual signals: color and light production, Mechanical communication: producing sound and substrate vibrations, Chemical communication: pheromones and chemicals with interspecific significance)。