2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Adaptive evolution of inflorescence driven by the visual system of pollinators: interspecific comparison of pollinators to find optimal appearances
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26840139
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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 |
Ecology/Environment
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| Research Institution | Yamagata University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Research Collaborator |
YOKOYAMA Jun
OHASHI Kazuharu
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 送粉生態学 / 群集生態学 / 認知生態学 / 動物―植物間相互作用 / 行動生態学 / 進化生態学 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
One of the roles of inflorescences displayed by flowering plants is the attraction of pollinating animals. As one of the factors affecting the performance of inflorescences in pollinator attraction, we have focused on floral color. In the first year, I analyzed the composition of flower color in a plant community and found that that co-existing colors were overdispersed (flower color overdispersion). In the second and the third year, I examined the relationship between flower colors and pollinator species in that community to test whether there was any pattern in that community. I found that some hues showed some specific compositions of visitor species.
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| Free Research Field |
送粉生態学
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