| Budget Amount *help |
¥13,390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,090,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
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| Research Abstract |
Puffer specimens were collected from the seas in the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia to study their taxonomic characters and toxin. Our taxonomic study showed that Lagocephalus wheeleri is a junior synonym of L. spadiceus. Many toxic puffers such as species of Arothron and Torquigener were commonly found in fish landing places in these countries. Our toxin analysis revealed that the puffers in the Southeast Asian region are highly toxic.
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