Basic research on the sex determination in thrips

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20770193
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Evolutionary biology
Research Institution	Shizuoka University
Principal Investigator	TAGAMI Yohsuke Shizuoka University, 農学部, 准教授 (60426476)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2009
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2008: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Keywords	アザミウマ / 性決定 / 共生細菌 / 倍数性 / 近親交配
Research Abstract	In this study, I was developed the simple method of ploidy determination in thrips species and also investigated the effects of infection of intracellular symbionts. The flow-cytometry techniques can easily research the ploidy levels of examined thrips species. The banded greenhouse thrips, Hercinothrips femoralis (Reuter), infected to Wolbachia endosymbiont. Wolbachia induces thelytokous reproduction to the Hercinothrips femoralis.

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