2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Ecological and genetic differentiation among parapatric populations of bumblebee-pollinated plants.
| Project/Area Number |
23570025
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Ecology/Environment
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Gakugei University |
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Principal Investigator |
DOHZONO Ikumi 東京学芸大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (70462489)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MAKI Masayuki 東北大学, 学術資源研究公開センター, 教授 (60263985)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 種間関係 / 送粉系 / 局所適応 / 遺伝子流動 / 訪花頻度 |
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| Research Abstract |
The corolla tube length of Isodon shikokianus shows geographical variation, corresponding with the proboscis length of two bumblebee pollinator species. We hypothesized that altitudinal variation in the pollinator assemblage is a principal factor mediating morphological and genetic differentiation among I. shikokianus populations. The differentiation in corolla tube length was explained by altitudinal difference. However, visitation frequency of two bumblebee species vary among years and pollination effectiveness do not depend on correspondence between the lengths of the flower corolla and the mouthparts of the bumblebees. Genetic distance was explained by altitudinal differentiation and relative frequency of two bumblebee species. These results suggest that floral and genetic divergence of I. shikokianus occurred in different altitude range, and the altitudinal cline of corolla tube length was a result of secondary contact between the long and short corolla populations.
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Research Products
(6 results)
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[Journal Article] Fine-tuned bee-flower coevolutionary state hidden within multiple pollination interactions2014
Author(s)
Shimizu A., Dohzono I., Nakaji M., Roff D. A., Miller D. G., Osato S., Yajima T., Niitsu S., Utsuki N., Sugawara T., and Yoshimura J.
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Journal Title
Scientific Reports
Volume: 4
Pages: 3988
DOI
Peer Reviewed
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