2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of a new model system for studying the sociality in aquatic organisms
| Project/Area Number |
23870024
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Ecology/Environment
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| Research Institution | Kochi University |
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Principal Investigator |
MIURA Osamu 高知大学, 教育研究部総合科学系, 特任助教 (60610962)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | 二生吸虫 / 社会性 / 水圏生態系 |
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| Research Abstract |
There are many examples of reproductive division of labor in terrestrial animal societies, but only a few have been reported in aquatic systems. A recent study discovered social organization of a trematode parasite in a marine system in the US. In this study, I found similar social organizations in trematodes in Japan. This finding suggests that sociality in trematodes is geographically widespread.
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