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An Ethological Research on Spatial Cognition by Antennae in Pill Bugs.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20500236
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Cognitive science
Research InstitutionShinshu University

Principal Investigator

MORIYAMA Tohru  Shinshu University, ファイバーナノテク国際若手研究者育成拠点, 助教 (20325898)

Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) SAKUMA Masayuki  京都大学, 大学院・農学研究科, 教授 (40135554)
Project Period (FY) 2008 – 2010
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywordsオカダンゴムシ / 触角 / 探索 / 自動追尾 / 画像解析 / 空間認知 / 三次元解析
Research Abstract

We investigated whether or not pill bugs were able to estimate cliff depth with reference to the length of their antennae. In order to investigate the factors influencing the decision to proceed or retreat when the cliff depth is almost the same as the distance that their antennae can reach, the length of the antennae was extended by attaching Teflon tubes to their tips. The results suggested that they climbed down the cliffs based on information about the length of the tubes. In the other situation, we investigated the time series of antennal touching time on the obstacles, which can be assumed to be related to searching of stimuli, by image processing technique. The result showed that pill bugs can actively search for stimuli anticipating their direction.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2010 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2009 Annual Research Report
  • 2008 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All 2011 2010 2008 Other

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (3 results) Book (2 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Primary consciousness in pill bugs.2010

    • Author(s)
      Moriyama, T
    • Journal Title

      14th Annual Meeting of Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, 2010 (Toronto, Canada).

    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Novel sensory organs in pill bugs (Armadillidium vulgare, Crustacea) : artificial tubes attached to their antennae.2010

    • Author(s)
      Moriyama, T
    • Journal Title

      15th Biennial Scientific Meeting of The International Society for Comparative Psychology, 2010 (Awaji, Japan).

    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Active Antennal Searching Suggesting Anticipatory Capability in Pill Bugs.2008

    • Author(s)
      Moriyama T, Kojima T, Sakuma M
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Computing Anticipatory Systems 21

      Pages: 37-44

    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report 2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Estimation of Cliff Depth with Reference to Length of Antennae in Pill Bugs.2008

    • Author(s)
      Moriyama, T
    • Journal Title

      Sensors and Sensing in Biology and Engineering, 2008 (Cetraro, Italy).

    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Primary consciousness in pill bugs.2010

    • Author(s)
      Moriyama T
    • Organizer
      14th Annual Meeting of Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness
    • Place of Presentation
      Toronto (Canada)
    • Year and Date
      2010-06-26
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Nnvel sensory organs in pill buas: artificial tubes att ached to their antennae.2010

    • Author(s)
      Moriyama T
    • Organizer
      15th Biennial Scientific Meeting of The International Society for Comnarative Psychology
    • Place of Presentation
      Awaji(Japan)
    • Year and Date
      2010-05-19
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Can Pill Bugs Estimate Cliff Depth with Reference to Length of Antennae?2008

    • Author(s)
      Moriyama T
    • Organizer
      XX International Congress of Zoology
    • Place of Presentation
      Paris (France)
    • Year and Date
      2008-08-28
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] ダンゴムシに心はあるのか-新しい心の科学-(,サイエンス・ワールド新書)2011

    • Author(s)
      森山徹
    • Total Pages
      223
    • Publisher
      PHP研究所
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Book] ダンゴムシに心はあるのか2011

    • Author(s)
      森山徹
    • Total Pages
      223
    • Publisher
      株式会社PHP研究所
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://bs.shinshu-u.ac.jp/moriyama/accomplishment.html

    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2008-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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