| Project/Area Number |
14405013
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
系統・分類
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| Research Institution | KYUSHU UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
ARAYA Kunio KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Associate Professor, 大学院・比較社会文化研究院, 助教授 (10263138)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MATSUMOTO Tadao University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Science, Professor, 大学院・総合文化研究科, 教授 (90106609)
IWATA Ryutaro Nihon University, College of Bioresource Sciences, Professor, 生物資源科学部, 教授 (90213298)
KON Masahiro the University of Shiga Prefecture, School of Environmental Science, Associate professor, 環境科学部, 助教授 (00211912)
KITADE Osamu Ibaragi University, Faculty of Science, Associate Professor, 理学部, 助教授 (80302321)
MAEKAWA Kiyoto Toyama University, Faculty of Science, Research Associate, 理学部, 助手 (20345557)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2004
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥14,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥5,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥4,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥4,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,600,000)
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| Keywords | Xylophanous Insects / Biogiography / Phylogeny / Mitochondrial Gene / Symbiosis / Northern Hemisphere / Template Forest / Relic / 16srRNA / 16_<sr>RNA |
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| Research Abstract |
The researches were conducted in the forestry areas in template zone on the northern hemisphere, and collect wood-feeding insects such as beetles, termites and cockroaches living inside the dead wood. Ecological data such as habitat and colony composition were also examined. The insects preserve in alcohol for identification and DNA analyses. Further, We analyzed the phylogenetic relationships of the each group of the wood feeding insects based on the mitochondrial DNA sequences such as cytochrome oxidase subunit I(COI), that of subunit II (COII) and 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA).
Phylogenetic analyses of fauna of terrestrial insects enable testing of paleogeographical hypotheses, and recently, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences have became a standard tool for phylogenetic inference of various insect groups. In the present project, we made our field researches in the various areas of the Northern Hemisphere on the phylogeny and biogeography of wood-feeding insects such as beetles, termites and cockroaches based on mitochondrial DNA sequences. We also made the ecological survey on the forest insects as well as faunal survey.
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