2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Studies on elucidation of mechanisms to recognize the ant and to control the behavior of the ant tending Lycaenids butterfly's immature
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21570023
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Ecology/Environment
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| Research Institution | Showa University |
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Principal Investigator |
HAGIWARA Yasuo 昭和大学, 富士吉田教育部, 講師 (80317586)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
AKINO Toshiharu 京都工芸繊維大学, 工芸科学研究科, 准教授 (40414875)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 好蟻性器官 / アリ / シジミチョウ / 共生 |
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| Research Abstract |
The Lycaenids butterfly Lycaeides argyrognomon which shows facultative symbiotic association with numerous ant species changed a number and length of dendritic setae by the contact experience with tending ant and even by the difference of ants species. The possibility that the butterfly recognized an ant positively was suggested. In addition, it was suggested that the butterfly used a highly volatile chemical substance as appeasement mechanism for the ant.
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Research Products
(7 results)
