2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Behavioral genetic research on tolerance in Japanese macaques
| Project/Area Number |
23730705
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Experimental psychology
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMADA Kazunori 大阪大学, 大学院・人間科学研究科, 講師 (80506999)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | 比較行動学 / 行動遺伝学 / 霊長類学 / ニホンザル / 性格関連遺伝子 / 寛容性 / 集団間比較 |
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| Research Abstract |
Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) live in highly hierarchical societies and high-ranking monkeys attack subordinates so as to monopolize provisions. Regional differences in the frequency of aggressive behavior are well-documented. I found that these regional differences between the Katsuyama group (Maniwa city Okayama prefecture, Japan) and Awajishima group (Sumoto city Hyogo prefecture, Japan) were associated with frequencies of two aggression-related candidate genes in wild Japanese macaques.
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