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Effectiveness of seed dispersal by animals in the fruiting strategies of the Malagasy endemic large-seeded plants

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25870344
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Ecology/Environment
Physical anthropology
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

Sato Hiroki  京都大学, 霊長類研究所, 研究員 (90625302)

Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords種子散布 / 植物‐動物間相互作用 / 大型種子植物 / 果実食動物 / キツネザル / マダガスカル / 大型種子 / 結実時期 / 種子形態 / 霊長類 / 実生の定着 / 種子の運命 / アンカラファンツィカ
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined the effectiveness of seed dispersal by animals for the two species of large-seeded plants in a tropical dry forest in northwestern Madagascar. Both tree species depended only on a largest frugivore, the brown lemur, for seed dispersal. Brown lemurs removed 60-90% of produced seeds by mother trees of Astrotrichilia asterotricha (Meliaceae). The two tree species showed different survival rate and growth rate because of the specific fruiting periods, morphological traits of seeds, and germinating patterns. Therefore, significance of seed dispersal by the brown lemur diversified in the reproductive strategies of plants.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2016 2014 2013

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (3 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Dietary Flexibility and Feeding Strategies of Eulemur: A Comparison with Propithecus2016

    • Author(s)
      Hiroki Sato, Luca Santini, Erik R. Patel, Marco Campera, Nayuta Yamashita, Ian C. Colquhoun, Giuseppe Donati
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Primatology

      Volume: 37 Issue: 1 Pages: 109-129

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10764-015-9877-6

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] (2014) Dietary modification by common brown lemurs (Eulemur fulvus) during seasonal drought conditions in western Madagascar2014

    • Author(s)
      Sato H, Ichino S & Hanya G
    • Journal Title

      Primates

      Volume: 55 Issue: 2 Pages: 219-230

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10329-013-0392-0

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report 2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Roles of Primates as Seed Dispersers:2014

    • Author(s)
      佐藤 宏樹
    • Journal Title

      Primate Research

      Volume: 30 Issue: 1 Pages: 53-78

    • DOI

      10.2354/psj.30.008

    • NAID

      130004456435

    • ISSN
      0912-4047, 1880-2117
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Habitat shifting by the common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus fulvus): a response to food scarcity2013

    • Author(s)
      Sato, Hiroki
    • Journal Title

      Primates

      Volume: 54 Issue: 3 Pages: 229-235

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10329-013-0353-7

    • NAID

      10031185556

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Non-flying mammalian fauna of Ampijoroa, Ankarafantsika National Park.2013

    • Author(s)
      Ito, Ryo, Felix Rakotondraparany, and Hiroki Sato
    • Journal Title

      Madagascar Conservation & Development

      Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Pages: 45-48

    • DOI

      10.4314/mcd.v8i1.7

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Development of microsatellite markers for Astrotrichilia asterotricha (Meliaceae), an endemic tree in Madagascar, using next-generation sequencing technology2013

    • Author(s)
      Sato H, Adenyo C, Harata T, Nanami S, Itoh A, Takahata Y, Inoue-Murayama M
    • Journal Title

      Conservation Genetics Resources

      Volume: Vol.5 Issue: 4 Pages: 959-961

    • DOI

      10.1007/s12686-013-9943-3

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci for a large-seeded tree Protorhus deflexa (Anacardiaceae)2013

    • Author(s)
      Sato H, Adenyo C, Harata T, Nanami S, Itoh A, Takahata Y, Inoue-Murayama M
    • Journal Title

      Applications in Plant Sciences

      Volume: Vol.2 Issue: 1 Pages: 1300046-1300046

    • DOI

      10.3732/apps.1300046

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Dietary flexibility and seed dispersal of Eulemur sp.: Responses to seasonality and habitat disturbance2014

    • Author(s)
      Hiroki Sato, Fidimalala B. Ralainasolo, Lance G. Woolaver, and Jonah H. Ratsibazafy
    • Organizer
      The 25th Congress of the International Primatological Society
    • Place of Presentation
      Melia Hanoi Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-13
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Seasonal changes in seed dispersal distance by the brown lemur2013

    • Author(s)
      Hiroki Sato
    • Organizer
      International Prosimian Congress
    • Place of Presentation
      the Centre ValBio Research Campus in Ranomafana, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] マダガスカル熱帯乾燥林におけるチャイロキツネザルの種子散布距離2013

    • Author(s)
      佐藤宏樹
    • Organizer
      日本霊長類学会第29回大会・日本哺乳類学会合同大会
    • Place of Presentation
      岡山理科大学(岡山県岡山市北区)
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 動物による種子散布.日本アフリカ学会(編)『アフリカ学事典』2014

    • Author(s)
      佐藤 宏樹
    • Total Pages
      682
    • Publisher
      昭和堂
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-07-25   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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