Diversification of plants and pllinators driven by obligate pollination mutualism

• Project/Area Number: 22770017
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Ecology/Environment
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: KAWAKITA Atsushi 京都大学, 生態学研究センター, 准教授 (80467399)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
• Keywords: 送粉 / 共生 / 共進化 / 多様化 / 分子系統解析 / コミカンソウ科 / ハナホソガ属 / 種特異性 / 絶対送粉共生 / 分子系統

Research Abstract

This study investigated whether and how the interaction between plants and insect pollinators promote the diversification of each other using a highly specialized association between Phyllanthaceae plants and Epicephala moths. A phylogenetic analysis of the plants and moths suggested that Phyllanthaceae lineages engaged in mutualism with Epicephala moths diversified more rapidly than their sister groups with non-Epicephala pollination. This study is one of very few examples that clearly demonstrate the role of animal pollinators in promoting plant diversification.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Sticky plant captures prey for symbiotic bug: Is this digestive mutualism? (2012)
  • Author(s): Anderson, B., Kawakita, A. and Tayasu, I
  • Journal Title: Plant Biology Volume: 14 Issue: 6 Pages: 888-893
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2012.00573.x
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Allopatric distribution and diversification without niche shift in a bryophyte-feeding basal moth lineage (Lepidoptera : Micropterigidae) (2011)
  • Author(s): Imada, Y., A.Kawakita, M.Kato
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of Royal Society B Volume: 176 Issue: 1721 Pages: 3026-3033
  • DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.0134
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Increasedgene sampling strengthens support for higher-level groups with in leaf-mining moths and relatives(Lepidoptera : Gracillariidae) (2011)
  • Author(s): Kawahara, A., I. Ohshima, A. Kawakita, J. C. Regier, C. Mitter, M. P. Cummings, D. R. Davis, D. L. Wagner, J. de Prins & C. Lopez-Vaamonde
  • Journal Title: BMC Evolutionary Biology Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Pages: 182-182
  • DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-182
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The biological reality of host sanctions and partner fidelity (2011)
  • Author(s): Kiers, E. T., R. F. Denison, A. Kawakita & E. A. Herre
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA Volume: 108 Issue: 3
  • DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1014546108
• [Journal Article] The biological reality of host sanctions and partner fidelity (2011)
  • Author(s): Kiers, E.T., Denison, R.F., Kawakita, A., Herre, E.A.
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA Volume: 108
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Allopatric distribution and diversification without niche shift in a bryophyte-feeding basal moth lineage (2011)
  • Author(s): Imada, Y., Kawakita, A., Kato M.
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the Royal Society B Volume: (印刷中)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Mutualism favours higherhost specificity than does antagonism inplant-herbivore interaction (2010)
  • Author(s): Kawakita, A., T. Okamoto, R. Goto & M. Kato
  • Journal Title: Proceedingsof the Royal Society Volume: B276 Issue: 1695 Pages: 417-426
  • DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0355
• [Journal Article] Colonization of aquifers and adaptations to subterranean interstitial life by a water beetle clade(Noteridae) with description of a new Phreatodytesspecies (2010)
  • Author(s): Kato, M., A. Kawakita & T. Kato
  • Journal Title: Zoological Science Volume: 27 Pages: 717-722
  • URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.2108/zsj.27.717
• [Journal Article] An alien Sennertia mite(Acari : Chaetodactylidae) associated with an introduced Oriental bamboo-nesting large carpenter bee(Hymenoptera : Apidae : Xylocopa) invading the central Honshu Island, Japan (2010)
  • Author(s): Kawazoe, K., K. Okabe, A. Kawakita & M. Kato
  • Journal Title: Entomological Science Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Pages: 303-310
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2010.00396.x
  • NAID: 10027847316
• [Journal Article] Evolution of obligate pollination mutualism in the tribe Phyllantheae(Phyllanthaceae) (2010)
  • Author(s): Kawakita, A.
  • Journal Title: Plant Species Biology Volume: 25 Issue: 1 Pages: 3-19
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2009.00266.x
• [Journal Article] Mutualism favours higher host specificity than does antagonism in plant-herbivore interaction (2010)
  • Author(s): Kawakita, A., Okamoto, T., Ryutaro, G., Kato, M.
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the Royal Society B Volume: 277 Pages: 2765-2774
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Evolution of obligate pollination mutualism in the tribe Phyllantheae (2010)
  • Author(s): Kawakita, A.
  • Journal Title: Plant Species Biology Volume: 25 Pages: 3-19
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Colonization of aquifers and adaptations to subterranean interstitial life by a water beetle clade (Noteridae) with description of a new Phreatodytes species (2010)
  • Author(s): Kato, M., Kawakita, K., Kato, T.
  • Journal Title: Zoological Science Volume: 27 Pages: 717-722
  • NAID: 40017358633
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] An alien Sennertia mite (Acari : Chaetodactylidae) associated with an introduced Oriental bamboo-nesting large carpenter bee (Hymenoptera : Apidae : Xylocopa) invading the central Honshu Island, Japan (2010)
  • Author(s): Kawazoe, K., Okabe, K., Kawakita, A., Kato, M.
  • Journal Title: Entomological Science Volume: 13 Pages: 303-310
  • NAID: 10027847316
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] ハナホソガ属における送粉行動の喪失:共生から寄生への進化はどのように起こるのか (2011)
  • Author(s): 川北篤・加藤真
  • Organizer: 種生物学会
  • Place of Presentation: 富士Calm
  • Year and Date: 2011-12-09
• [Presentation] Plants withspecialized pollinators : Do they diversitymore rapidly (2011)
  • Author(s): Atsushi Kawakita
  • Organizer: The 5th International Symposium of the Biodiversity & Evolution Global COE
  • Place of Presentation: 京都大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-09
• [Presentation] Plants with specialized pollinators : Do they diversity more rapidly? (2011)
  • Author(s): Atsushi Kawakita
  • Organizer: Thp 5th International Symposium of the Biodiversity & Evolution Global COE
  • Place of Presentation: 京都大学(招待講演)
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-09
• [Presentation] 絶対送粉共生系はいかに海を渡ったか-コミカンソウ科-ハナホソガ属共生系の島嶼生物地理- (2011)
  • Author(s): 川北篤
  • Organizer: 日本生態学会第58回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌コンベンションセンター
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-25
• [Book] 種間関係の生物学 (2012)
  • Author(s): 川北篤・奥山雄大
  • Publisher: 文一総合出版
• [Book] 生物のつながりを見つめよう (2012)
  • Author(s): 川北篤
  • Publisher: 文一総合出版
• [Book] 種間関係の生物学:共生、寄生、捕食の新しい姿 (2012)
  • Author(s): 川北篤・奥山雄大(責任編集)
  • Total Pages: 399
  • Publisher: 文一総合出版
• [Book] 生物のつながりを見つめよう (2012)
  • Author(s): 川北篤, ほか
  • Total Pages: 69
  • Publisher: 文一総合出版
• [Book] 絵かき虫の生物学 (2011)
  • Author(s): 川北篤
  • Publisher: 北龍館
• [Book] 絵かき虫の生物学 (2011)
  • Author(s): 川北篤(分担執筆)
  • Total Pages: 9
  • Publisher: 北隆館
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://www.ecology.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~kawakita/Phyllantheae-Epicephala_mutualism/Japanese.html
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://www.ecology,kyoto-u.ac.jp/~kawakita/Phyllantheae-Epicephala_mutualism/Japanese.html