Fundamental study of population dynamics and growth of the diplopoda, Parafontaria laminata armigera.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	60540427
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	生態学
Research Institution	Kanda University of International Studies (1987-1988) Waseda University (1985-1986)
Principal Investigator	TERADA Minako Kanda University of International Studies, Associate professor, 外国語学部, 助教授 (80063733)
Project Period (FY)	1985 – 1987
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 1988)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000) Fiscal Year 1987: ¥300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 1986: ¥400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000) Fiscal Year 1985: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Keywords	Diplopoda / Parafontaria laminata armigera / Periodical outbreak / Population dynamics
Research Abstract	To make clear the phenomena of periodical outbreak of a Diplopoda(Parafaontaria laminata armigere), the dynamics and growth of populations of P. laminata armigera were studied in two forests of larch and Quercus mongolica in Tateshina Mountain in Nagano prefecture. From this study, it became clear as followings; 1. The responce of the metabolic rate of the of P. laminata armigera, which was observed to swarm in in the outbreak years, was high at low temerature and metabolic rate of the adult Diplopoda was less affected by temperature in comparison with that of the lervae. 2. The phenomenon of the outbreak was related closely to the the larch forest from some causes. The swarming og the Diplopoda was considered as the movement from larch forest to Q. mongolica forest to grasslands for high quality food. 3. The reason of one generation maintenance of P. laminata armigera populations was not clearized in this stury. 4. The datum of temperature of environment where P. laminata armigera live were aquisited from July in 1985 to July in 1987 in the two forests in Nagano prefecture.