2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Phylogenetic and phylogeographic studies of Japanese Cladocera to test the hypothesis of glacial refugia for freshwater zooplankton species in the Far East
| Project/Area Number |
22770076
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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 | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
ISHIDA Seiji 東北大学, 大学院・生命科学研究科, 助教 (80547331)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 系統地理 / 氷河期サイクル / 生物多様性 / 湖沼生態系 / ミジンコ類 / 枝角類 / 氷期退避地 / 外来種 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study revealed that Bosmina longirostris, which distributes in a global scale including Northern Africa, Europe, Siberia, East Asia, South America, and Antarctic Peninsula, is undergoing the process of speciation only in the Far East. The resutls suggest that various genetic lineages of lacustrine species may have survived and evolved in the Far East, since climate of the Far East has been relatively mild and wet during the 100,000-year glacial cycles. On the other hand, this study also indicated that another closely related species Bosmina freyi recently introduced from North America to Japan (reservoirs in Chiba Prefecture and around Seto Inland Sea).
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