Molecular mechanisms underlying UV reflecting wax production in the light blue dragonflies
Project/Area Number |
26660276
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Insect science
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Research Institution | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
Principal Investigator |
Futahashi Ryo 国立研究開発法人産業技術総合研究所, 生物プロセス研究部門, 主任研究員 (50549889)
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Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
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Keywords | トンボ / 体表構造 / 紫外線反射 / 体色変化 / シオカラトンボ / 体表微細構造 / 構造色 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Male of the light blue dragonfly Orthetrum albistylum changes the body color from light brown to light blue in the maturation process. We found that this color transition is attributed to the changes of the wax-based surface nanostructures, which coincides with strong UV reflection and water repellency. We also identified seven components of UV reflecting wax, and confirmed that the synthesized wax also had UV reflection and water repellency abilities.
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Report
(4 results)
Research Products
(47 results)
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[Journal Article] Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) as a bridge between ecology and evolutionary genomics.2016
Author(s)
Bybee S., Cordoba-Aguilar A., Duryea M.C., Futahashi R., Hansson B., Lorenzo-Carballa M.O., Schilder R., Stoks R., Suvorov A., Svensson E.I., Swaegers J., Takahashi Y., Watts P.C., Wellenreuther M.
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Journal Title
Frontiers in Zoology
Volume: 13
Issue: 1
Pages: 46-46
DOI
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Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
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[Presentation] トンボの世界2015
Author(s)
二橋亮
Organizer
サイエンスQ
Place of Presentation
つくば市立菅間小学校(茨城・つくば)
Year and Date
2015-06-29
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[Presentation] トンボの体色形成と進化2014
Author(s)
二橋亮
Organizer
昆虫DNA研究会第11回研究集会
Place of Presentation
つくば国際会議所(茨城・つくば)
Year and Date
2014-05-17
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