| 研究課題/領域番号 |
22KF0296
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| 補助金の研究課題番号 |
22F21392 (2022)
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| 研究種目 |
特別研究員奨励費
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| 配分区分 | 基金 (2023)
補助金 (2022) |
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| 応募区分 | 外国 |
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| 審査区分 |
小区分39050:昆虫科学関連
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| 研究機関 | 九州大学 |
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研究代表者 |
丸山 宗利 九州大学, 総合研究博物館, 准教授 (80512186)
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| 研究分担者 |
LIANG WEI-REN 九州大学, 総合研究博物館, 外国人特別研究員
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| 研究期間 (年度) |
2023-03-08 – 2024-03-31
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| 研究課題ステータス |
完了 (2023年度)
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| 配分額 *注記 |
2,300千円 (直接経費: 2,300千円)
2023年度: 1,100千円 (直接経費: 1,100千円)
2022年度: 1,200千円 (直接経費: 1,200千円)
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| キーワード | Social insects / Myrmecophily / Termitophily / Micro-CT / Social insect / Myrmecophile / Termitophile |
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| 研究開始時の研究の概要 |
The data about life-histories and symbiotic strategies of social insect symbionts are challenging to obtain by traditional ways. This study aims to establish a comparative workflow to investigate adaptive traits of social insect symbionts and their non-symbiotic relatives using u-CT.
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| 研究実績の概要 |
Studying the life cycles and symbiotic behaviors of social insect symbionts presents numerous challenges, primarily because these organisms are rare in their natural habitats and can be difficult to maintain in laboratory. This research describes the development of a practical comparative workflow to investigate the life-histories and symbiotic strategies of social insect symbionts using a non-destructive high-resolution micro-CT. We've carefully selected certain traits and tested their suitability for micro-CT imaging to evaluate their effectiveness as indicators. Encouragingly, our findings suggest promising results, and we're now in the process of refining a set of appropriate indicators to apply across a diverse array of rare symbiont species. Our objective is to equip researchers with valuable tools to explore social insect symbionts, address gaps in our understanding of their ecology, and develop simulation models to tackle specific questions regarding their symbiotic interactions.
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