2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Molecular phylogeographic studies on ranoid frogs: Correlation between Gondwana braking-up and anuran divergence
| Project/Area Number |
19770064
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Biodiversity/Systematics
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| Research Institution | Hiroshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
KURABAYASHI Atsushi Hiroshima University, 大学院・理学研究科, 助教 (00327701)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | ゴンドワナ大陸 / 分子系統地理 / 分岐年代解析 / アカガエル科 / ヒメアマガエル科 / ミトゲノム / 遺伝子配置 / 分子進化 |
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| Research Abstract |
To assess possible correlations between Gondowana braking-up and anuran divergence, mitochondrial (mt) genomes and nuclear genes were analyzed. The main results are the followings. 1) PCR primers that can amplify the whole mt genome of wide frog taxa were designed. 2) It was suggested that the amino acid data of mt genes should be used in divergence analyses for frog taxa. 3) An Asian microhylid shows close relationship with the Australian group, suggesting that the branching pattern of this taxon could not match the continent vicariance process.
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