| Project/Area Number |
15K14571
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Animal physiology/Animal behavior
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| Research Institution | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
WATSUJI Tomo-o 国立研究開発法人海洋研究開発機構, 次世代海洋資源調査技術研究開発プロジェクトチーム, 特任技術研究員 (50409091)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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| Keywords | 蛍光物質 / 光感知 / 水流感知 / 行動実験 / 外骨格 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We tested the hypothesis that Shinkaia crosnieri recognizes homogenous individuals by sensing of light emitted from fluorescence substance including each shell. But, it was not demonstrated from a behavioral experiment. On the other hand, we found under laboratory conditions that S. crosnieri creates internal water stream using its appendages and increases metabolic activity of epibiotic bacterial community associated with its body and that S. crosnieri individuals perceive external water stream and aggregate in an area with strong water current. Thus, these results were strongly suggested that one of the factors affecting the colonization of S. crosnieri in natural environments is the external water stream.
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