Invited Paper
Sustainable Development and Minamata Disease
– Some Lessons from Japan’s High-Speed Economic Growth –
Manabu Kondo ………………….…………………………………………………………… 2
Research Papers
Development of an Inquiry Laboratory Experiment for Upper Secondary School Biology
– A Simple Preparation Method for Bacillus natto Cells from a Traditional Japanese
Food “Natto” for Gram Staining and DNA Extraction –
Tomoko Kaga and Motoo Arai ……………………….…………………….…..…………… 19
A Study on Ferns as Teaching Material
Toshiyuki Kawakami and Hideo Ikeda ……….……….……….……….……….…………… 25
Fluctuating Asymmetry: An Early Warning Indicator of Environmental Stress
Salvacion P. Angtuaco and Maite Leyesa …………………………….…………………….. 35
Environment, Resource Sustainability and Sustainable Behaviour
– Exploring Perceptions of Students in South West Victoria
Anne Wallis and Laurie Laurenson …………………..……….……….……….……….…… 39
Current State of Nature Experiences Activities and Nature Schools in Japan
with Special Reference to Educational Reform
Hideo Kitano ……………………………………..…………….……….……….……….…… 50
Development of Teaching Material Using a Cellphone to Connect to the Internet
– For Collecting Liverworts to Use Them for Observation Activities in the Classroom and in the Field
Takayuki Sato, Kiyoyuki Ohshika and Hideo Ikeda ………………………….……………… 58
Effects of Cadmium on Oxygen Consumption and Tissue Accumulation in Tiger Shrimp
Penaeus monodon Fabricius Nongnud Tangkrock-Olan and Voravit Cheevaporn ……..…. 65
Crisis of Biology Education in Japan
Nobuyasu Katayama, Hisaki Takamori and Yasuhiro Kanaizuka ……………………….….. 75
Practical Report
A Survey of Insects in the Mangrove Forest at the Mouth of the Bangpakong River in Thailand
Pragrom Prayoonrat …………………….…………………….…….………..……..……..… 81
Abstracts of the Papers Presented at the 19th Biennial Conference of the AABE
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