2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The origin of ecotype differentiation in an alpine plant to adapt heterogeneous environments.
| Project/Area Number |
20770012
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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 |
Ecology/Environment
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| Research Institution | Shinshu University |
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Principal Investigator |
HIRAO Akira Shinshu University, 山岳科学総合研究所, 研究員 (20447048)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | 系統地理 / エコタイプ / 高山生態系 / 立地環境 / 遺伝分化 |
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| Research Abstract |
Conspecific organisms are frequently comprised ecotypes, which are genetically differentiated to adapt contrasting environments. The alpine plant, Potentilla matumurae, includes the two most different ecotypes from fellfield and snowbed environments. This study shows that the ecotype differentiation of P. matsumurae multiply occurred across several mountains in the Japanese archipelago. The parallel ecological divergence across the mountain sky islands is a model system to reveal initiative source for biodiversity.
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