| Budget Amount *help |
¥9,750,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,250,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Colony composition, prey menu, reproductive cycle, caste differentiation and foraging behavior were investigated for non-army doryline ants in southeast Asia. Colony size varies from 20 in most species to more than 1000 workers in a few species of Cerapachys. At least seven species containe polygynous colonies. All species of Lioponera showed non-cyclic reproduction whereas other species showed cyclic reproduction. Prey specialization varies species to species: some Cerapachys species fed on various different kind of arthropod while Lioponera and some other genera accepted ant brood only.
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