2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Adaptive significance of producing large offspring in locusts

Research Project

Project/Area Number	15K18808
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Insect science
Research Institution	Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (2017) Kyoto University (2015)
Principal Investigator	Koutaro Maeno 国立研究開発法人国際農林水産業研究センター, 生産環境・畜産領域, 任期付研究員 (70600112)
Project Period (FY)	2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Keywords	砂漠 / バッタ
Outline of Final Research Achievements	We addressed why locusts show phase polyphenism by conducting field survey and laboratory experiments. We found that gregarized characteristics have some benefits under harsh conditions.
Free Research Field	昆虫学