2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Life history strategy of the Antarctic tardigrade
| Project/Area Number |
26650168
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Ecology/Environment
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| Research Institution | National Institute of Polar Research |
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Principal Investigator |
Tsujimoto Megumu 国立極地研究所, 研究教育系, 特任研究員 (90634650)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | クマムシ / 南極 / 生存戦略 / 繁殖 / 長期生存 / 極限環境 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this study, we observed survival and reproduction of the tardigrade species endemic to Antarctica and revealed the life history and reproductive strategy of the terrestrial animals living in Antarctica. In addition, we succeeded in documenting recovery conditions and reproduction immediately following revival of tardigrades retrieved from a moss sample collected in Antarctica in 1983 and stored frozen for 30.5 years.
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| Free Research Field |
生態学
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