2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Phenotypic and genotypic disparity in Sri Lankan primates: Dissecting a species from its morphology, ecology, parasites and genes
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26440258
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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 |
Physical anthropology
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Research Collaborator |
NAHALLAGE Charmalie AD スリランカのスリジャエデネプラ大学, 人類学教室, 教授
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | phylogeny / speciation / phenotypic traits / genotypic variation / toque macaque / purple face langur / grey langur / Sri Lanka |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The goal of this research is to reassess sub-species classifications of the toque macaque and langur species, based on our recently discovered disparities between their phenotypic and genotypic traits. Across altitudes ranging 2 to 2129 m asl, a clear variation in toque macaque tail length was found. This variation did not strictly fall along putative sub-species lines, but rather is better interpreted as a species level adaptation to altitude and thermoregulation according to Allan’s Rule. New primers were made for mtDNA sequencing by taking the interference caused by nuclear mitochondrial DNA into consideration and are being used to assess langur sub-species differences.
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| Free Research Field |
人類学
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