| Project/Area Number |
01041051
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Overseas Scientific Survey.
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
HIDAKA Toshitaka Professor, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, 理学部, 教授 (70014892)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KON Masahiro Postdoctoral fellow, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, 理学部, 学振特別研究員 (00211912)
OTA Hidetoshi Instructor, Faculty of Science, Ryukyu University, 理学部, 助手 (10201972)
HIKIDA Tsutomu Instructor, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, 理学部, 助手 (40135512)
UEDA Tetsuyuki Lecturer, Ishikawa Agricultural College, 講師 (30184930)
MATSUI Masafumi Associate Professor, Yoshida College, Kyoto University, 教養部, 助教授 (40101240)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1989
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1989)
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| Keywords | Humid tropics / Insect / Herptile / Behavior / Evolution / Fauna / Life history / Mating system |
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| Research Abstract |
As a continuation of our work being carried our in Sabah, Malaysia since 1979, we studied behaviour and evolution of small animals in Sarawak in collaboration with Forest Research branch and National Park & Wildlife branch of Forest Department Sarawak. Our work was conducted from 3rd December 1989 to 5th February 1990 in Mulu National Park, Beloh River at Lanjak-Entimau Oranutan Sanctuary, and Mt. Serapi at Matang. Our research team in Sarawak consisted of three investigators, M. Matsui, T. Ueda and T. Hikida, and two reasearch collaborators, M. Mori and K. Araya. Subjects of research for members has been: 1. Researhces on the mating system of two tropical odonate species; 2. Life history and habitats of Bornean Lucanid beetles; 3. Habitats and colony compositions of Bornean passalid beetles; 4. Studies on social behavior and activity of the flying lizard, Draco volans in Matang; 5. Thermal ecology of frogs and toads; 6. Thermal ecology of tropical lizards; 7. Acoustic characterization of frogs and toads; 8. Karyotaxonomy of frogs and small lizards; 9. Faunal survey of amphibians and reptiles.
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