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Student Thesis and Research Topics

 

Master Thesis – Faculty of Agriculture

Fiscal Year 2023

<Life Sciences Division>

  Impact of embryonic manipulation on zebrafish development

  Image-based analysis of kawakawa physiological state

  Exploratory study on taste evaluation in cultured red seabream

Fiscal Year 2022

<Life Sciences Division>

  Optimization of slaughtering methods and quality retention in kawakawa flesh

Fiscal Year 2021

<Life Sciences Division>

  Induction of sterilization and production of germline chimeras in kawakawa

  Taste profiling of Euthynnus affinis

Fiscal Year 2020

<Life Sciences Division>

  Early feeding strategies and sex differentiation in bigfin reef squid

<Environmental Sciences Division>

  Genetic diversity of sweetfish in the Naka River dam lakes (Tokushima Prefecture)

Fiscal Year 2019

<Environmental Sciences Division>

  Multiple paternity and mating behavior in captive octopus

 

Undergraduate Thesis – Faculty of Collaborative Regional Innovation, Faculty of Agriculture

Fiscal Year 2023

<Life Sciences Division>

  Technology development for surrogate production in red seabream

  Basic research for creating sterilized fish lines

  UV-induced sterilization of zebrafish embryos

  Taste profiling of oysters using multivariate data

<Environmental Sciences Division>

  Spatiotemporal distribution of red tide-killing bacterium Kordia sp. in Ainan aquaculture areas

  Infection dynamics of Edwardsiella in red sea bream using qPCR

  Evaluation of Girella (nibbler fish) as a new aquaculture species (Faculty of Agriculture)

 

Fiscal Year 2022

<Life Sciences Division>

  Development of a flow-through tank system for small-scale rearing of surrogate-bred kawakawa

  Fish immobilization by electroanesthesia and blood-based sex and maturation diagnosis

  Feeding techniques and studies on oviduct glands in bigfin reef squid

  Effects of chronic stress on quality traits in cultured red seabream

  Production of germline chimeras in red seabream

  Preservation methods for gonads and viability of germ cells in fish

  Development of eco-friendly feeds for red seabream and kawakawa

<Environmental Sciences Division>

  Identification of microRNAs for detecting Edwardsiella infections in red sea bream

  Dynamics of mRNA related to Edwardsiella infections in red sea bream

  Characterization of Kordia sp. found in Ainan aquaculture waters

 

Fiscal Year 2021

<Life Sciences Division>

  Lipid analysis in kawakawa muscle

  Cryopreservation of sperm from market-size kawakawa

  Research on muscle coloration in kawakawa

  Development of new diets for juvenile kawakawa

  Optimization of artificial fertilization in kawakawa

  Oxygen consumption and feeding-related variation in Euthynnus affinis

  Sterilization via suppression of the dead end gene in red seabream

<Environmental Sciences Division>

  Distribution and dynamics of harmful dinoflagellates in Misho Bay

  Identification of non-invasive biomarkers for fish disease in red seabream blood

  Molting and growth of juvenile kuruma shrimp in captivity (Faculty of Agriculture)

  Birth of surfperch under captive conditions (Faculty of Agriculture)

 

Fiscal Year 2020

<Life Sciences Division>

  Optimization of enzymatic dissociation of reproductive cells in kawakawa — Evaluation using density-gradient centrifugation

  Healing process of experimentally wounded kawakawa skin

  Development of a sensitive protein assay for exsanguination in kawakawa

  Optimization of slaughtering methods and postmortem flesh quality retention in kawakawa

  Maturation survey and seed production trials of dog conch in Ainan, Ehime

<Environmental Sciences Division>

  Discovery and algicidal mechanism analysis of red tide-killing bacteria in Ainan aquaculture waters

  Ecology of Doroawamochi sea cucumbers in Misho Bay (Faculty of Agriculture)

 

Fiscal Year 2019

<Life Sciences Division>

  Development of sterilization techniques for kawakawa

  Basic studies on producing large-size yellowtail

  Research on taste characteristics of kawakawa

  Cryopreservation of sperm from Amago salmon

  Anatomical study of reproductive ducts in bigfin reef squid

  Baseline study on muscle fiber density in kawakawa

<Environmental Sciences Division>

  Sediment quality assessment of Fukuura Bay, Ainan

  Effects of isomaltooligosaccharide-supplemented feed on red sea bream physiology