Historical study of Japanese mammalogy based on natural history data from specimens and attached documents
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23501232
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Museology
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| Research Institution | National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
KAWADA Shin-ichiro 独立行政法人国立科学博物館, 動物研究部, 研究主幹 (30415608)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YAMADA Tadasu 独立行政法人国立科学博物館, グループ長 (70125681)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
KAWAI Kuniko 北海道大学, 研究員 (60451415)
YASUDA Masatoshi 独立行政法人森林総合研究所, 主任研究員 (40353891)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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| Keywords | 博物館資料論 / 哺乳類 / 科学史 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study subject paied attention on the context of the history of Japanese mammalogy based on the specimens collected before the World War II in and around Japan with supplemented by the documents about these specimens and related persons. The results showed three developmental periods of Japanese mammalogy as follows: 1. before 1890 when Yatoi foreign peoples collected Japanese mammals and send them to abroad. 2, Japanese collectors employed by foreign merchants collected mammal specimens and sent to abroad. Japanese collectors were educated from their employer. 3. After 1920 when Japanese researchers independently collected or employed collectors and studyed themselves, and specimens were owned in Japanese and foreign museums.
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