2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Diversification of plants and pllinators driven by obligate pollination mutualism
| Project/Area Number |
22770017
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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 | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 送粉 / 共生 / 共進化 / 多様化 / 分子系統解析 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study investigated whether and how the interaction between plants and insect pollinators promote the diversification of each other using a highly specialized association between Phyllanthaceae plants and Epicephala moths. A phylogenetic analysis of the plants and moths suggested that Phyllanthaceae lineages engaged in mutualism with Epicephala moths diversified more rapidly than their sister groups with non-Epicephala pollination. This study is one of very few examples that clearly demonstrate the role of animal pollinators in promoting plant diversification.
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