Evolutionary arms race between tropical cuckoos and their hosts:Exodus from old dogma of western countries.

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23255004
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Ecology/Environment
• Research Institution: Rikkyo University
• Principal Investigator: UEDA Keisuke 立教大学, 理学部, 教授 (00213348)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): EGUCHI Kazuhiro 九州大学, 理学研究院, 助教 (60136421) ; NISHIUMI Isao 独立行政法人国立科学博物館, 動物研究部, 研究主幹 (90290866) ; TAKASU Fugo 奈良女子大学, 理学部, 教授 (70263423) ; TAKAGI Masaoki 大阪市立大学, 大学院理学研究科, 准教授 (70311917) ; MIKAMI Osamu 岩手医科大学, 共通教育センター, 講師 (10404055)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 進化 / 軍拡競争 / カッコウ / 托卵 / 宿主 / 寄生 / 対抗進化 / ニューカレドニア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We succeeded to reveal the cuckoo-host arms-tace in New Caredonia. We published 3 main papers on the international journal and 12 oral and/or poster papers were presented at several academical societies. Those are often cited by many cuckoo researchers. We also symposium for citizens twice. Many people attended and we have good assessment from them.

Free Research Field

行動生態学