| Project/Area Number |
02041051
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | Field Research |
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
HIDAKA Toshitaka Professoe, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, 理学部, 教授 (70014892)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ABANG Abdul サラワク州森林局, 主任研究員
DARID Labang サラワク州森林局, 主任研究員
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)
MATSUI Masafumi Associatr Professor, Yoshida College, Kyoto University, 教養部, 助教授 (40101240)
LABANG David Research Officer, Forest Department, Sarawak
BIN ABANG ABDUL KARIM Ab Research Officer, Forest Department, Sarawak
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| Project Period (FY) |
1990
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1990)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1990: ¥5,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,000,000)
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| Keywords | Humid tropics / Insect / Reptile / Amphibian / Behavior / Evolution / Fauna / Life history |
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| Research Abstract |
As a continuation of out work being carried out in Sabah since 1979, we studied behavior and evolution of small animals in Sarawak, in collaboration with Forest Research section and National Park & Wildlife section of Forest Department, Sarawak. Our work wad conducted from 12th Decemder, 1990 to 13th February, 1991, in Niah District and Kelabit Highland and Mt. Serapi at Matang. Our research team in Sarawak consisted of four investigators, M. Matsui, T. Hikida, David Labang and Abang Abdul Hamid, and two research collaborators, T. Hayashi and K. Araya. Subjects of research for memebers have been : 1. Life histories and habitats of Bornean lucanid beetles. 2. Colony composition and habitats of passalid beetles. 3. Social behavior and activtity of the flying lizards. 4. On a frog which breeds in the pitchers of Nepenthes. 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 in Sarawak.
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