Study on molecular bases of diversity in host plant recognition system in Papilionidae insects.

2008 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19770075
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Biodiversity/Systematics
• Research Institution: Tottori University (2008); JT Biohistory Research Hall (2007)
• Principal Investigator: NAKA Hideshi Tottori University, 農学部, 助教 (00443846)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2008
• Keywords: 昆虫 / 分子認識 / 多様性 / 生理活性

Research Abstract

植食性昆虫が食草を認識するメカニズムを理解するため、食草認識に関与する化学物質の知見が豊富なアゲハチョウ科昆虫を対象として、食草認識の分子基盤を解明することを目的とした。キアゲハ・クロアゲハ・モンキアゲハの3種から、ナミアゲハより発見された産卵刺激物質受容体(尾崎私信)と相同と考えられる遺伝子の一部を同定することができた。

Research Products

• [Presentation] 人工飼料によるキアゲハの飼育条件検討 (2008)
  • Author(s): 中秀司、宇戸口愛、山田歩、吉川寛、尾崎克久
  • Organizer: 第52回日本応用動物昆虫学会講演要旨集p174
  • Place of Presentation: 宇都宮大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-03-28
• [Presentation] Inter- and intraspecific variation in oviposition regulatory receptor among Papilio butterflies (2007)
  • Author(s): Hideshi Naka, Ai Utoguchi, Ayumi Yamada, Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Katsuhisa Ozaki
  • Organizer: The 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Chemical Ecology
  • Place of Presentation: つくば市国際会議場
  • Year and Date: 2007-09-12
• [Presentation] Identification of genes involved in perception of oviposition regulating compounds of swallowtail butterflies (2007)
  • Author(s): Katsuhisa Ozaki, Hideshi Naka, Ai Utoguchi, Ayumi Yamada, Hiroshi Yoshikawa
  • Organizer: The 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Chemical Ecology
  • Place of Presentation: つくば市国際会議場
  • Year and Date: 2007-09-12
• [Presentation] Expression analysis of genes involved in oviposition behavior of swallowtail butterflies (2007)
  • Author(s): Ai Utoguchi, Ayumi Yamada, Hideshi Naka, Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Katsuhisa Ozaki
  • Organizer: The 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Chemical Ecology
  • Place of Presentation: つくば市国際会議場
  • Year and Date: 2007-09-12