2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Technical development for high-resolution morphological biodiversity analysis using X-ray CT system
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15K14589
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Biodiversity/Systematics
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
佐々木 理 東北大学, 学術資源研究公開センター, 准教授 (60222006)
近藤 真理子 東京大学, 大学院理学系研究科(理学部), 准教授 (70372414)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | マイクロCT / 形態学 / 分類学 / 生物多様性 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
High resolution imaging experiments were conducted using X-ray microCT for various organisms to reveal the internal structure. The skeleton of calcified organisms was visualized relatively easily, but modified and improved methods were necessary for soft body parts and fossils. Especially, temperature change and slight vibration affect the scanning results in minute specimens. A synchrotron X-ray CT was useful for samples difficult to scan with a conventional laboratory-scale CT facilities.
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| Free Research Field |
動物分類学
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