The mechanism of adaptive radiation in cichlid fishes

2008 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18405007
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Ecology/Environment
• Research Institution: Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: OKADA Norihiro Tokyo Institute of Technology, 大学院・生命理工学研究科, 教授 (60132982)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HORI Michio 京都大学, 大学院・理学研究科, 教授 (40112552) ; WATANABE Masakathu 東京工業大学, 大学院・生命理工学研究科, 講師 (90323807) ; NIKAIDO Masato 東京工業大学, 大学院・生命理工学研究科, 助教 (70432010)
• Project Period (FY): 2006 – 2008
• Keywords: 進化生物学一般 / シクリッド / 種分化 / 種形成 / 多様化

Research Abstract

シクリッドを用いて適応放散の分子メカニズムの解明を目的に研究を行い、視覚の環境への適応とそれに伴う婚姻色の進化が種分化を引き起こし、適応放散につながったことを明らかにした。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Speciation through sensory drive in cichlid fish. (2008)
  • Author(s): Seehausen O, Terai Y, Magalhaes IS, Carleton KL, Mrosso HD, Miyagi R, van der Sluijs I, Schneider MV, Maan ME, Tachida H, Imai H, Okada N.
  • Journal Title: Nature (Article) 455 Pages: 620-6
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Heterotypy in the N-terminal region of growth/differentiation factor 5 (GDF5) mature protein during teleost evolution. (2008)
  • Author(s): Fujimura K, Terai Y, Ishiguro N, Miya M, Nishida M, Okada N.
  • Journal Title: Mol Biol Evol. 25 Pages: 797-800
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Bone development in the jaw of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Pisces: Cichlidae). Develop. (2008)
  • Author(s): Fujimura K, Okada N.
  • Journal Title: Growth Differ 50 Pages: 339-55
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Heterotypy in the N-terminal region of Growth/Differentiation Factor 5 (GDF5) mature protein during teleost evolution. (2008)
  • Author(s): Fujimura K, Terai Y, Ishiguro N, Miya M, Nishida M, Okada N.
  • Journal Title: Mol. Biol. Evol. 25 Pages: 797-800
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Morphologica asymmetry of the abdomen and behavioral laterality in atyid shrimp. (2008)
  • Author(s): り(9)Takeuchi, Y., Tobo, S., Hori, M.
  • Journal Title: Zoological Science 25 Pages: 355-363
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development of the embryo, larva and early juvenile of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Pisces: Cichlidae) Developmental staging system. Develop. (2007)
  • Author(s): Fujimura K, Okada N.
  • Journal Title: Growth Differ. 49 Pages: 01-324
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Advantage of harmlessness in gaining preferential access to a heterospecific territory. (2007)
  • Author(s): Ochi, H., Hata, H., Hori, M.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Fish Biology 71 Pages: 399-410
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] M. The first case of aggressive mimicry among lamprologines in a new species of Lepidiolamprologus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika. (2007)
  • Author(s): Schelly, R., Takahashi, T., Bills, R., Hori
  • Journal Title: ZooTaxa 1638 Pages: 39-49
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] M. Evolution of deeding secialization in Tanganyikan scale-eating cichlids: a molecular phylogenetic approach. (2007)
  • Author(s): Takahashi, R., Watanabe, K., Nishida, M., Hori
  • Journal Title: BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7 Pages: 195-205
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Inheritance pattern of lateral dimorphism in two cichlids of the scale eater Perrisodus microlepis and the hervivore Neolamprologus moorii in Lake Tanganyika (2007)
  • Author(s): Hori, M., Ochi, H., Kohda, M.
  • Journal Title: Zoological Science 24 Pages: 489-492
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] M. The robustness of geometric morphometrics in testing the morphological equivalence hypothesis among cichlid species from East African Great Lakes (2007)
  • Author(s): Kassam, D., Yamaoka, K., Rusuwa, B., Hori
  • Journal Title: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 91 Pages: 1-9
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] M. Foraging behaviour and functional morphology of two scale-eating cichlids from Lake Tanganyika. (2007)
  • Author(s): Takahashi, R., Moriwaki, T., Hori
  • Journal Title: Journal of Fish Biology 70 Pages: 1458-1469
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Right-handed snakes: convergent evolution of asymmetry for functional specialization. (2007)
  • Author(s): Hoso, M., Asami, T., Hori, M.
  • Journal Title: Biology Letters. 3 Pages: 169-172
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Divergent selection on opsins drives incipient speciation in Lake Victoria cichlids. (2006)
  • Author(s): Terai Y, Seehausen O, Sasaki T, Takahashi K, Mizoiri S, Sugawara T, Sato T, Watanabe M, Konijnendijk N, Mrosso HDJ, Tachida H, Imai H, Shichida Y, Okada N.
  • Journal Title: PloS Biology 5 Pages: 433
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Pigment Pattern in jaguar/obelix Zebrafish Is Caused by a Kir7. 1 Mutation: Implications for the Regulation of Melanosome Movement. (2006)
  • Author(s): Iwashita M, Watanabe M, Ishii M, Chen T, Johnson SL, Kurachi Y, Okada N, Kondo S.
  • Journal Title: PLoS Genetics 24 Pages: 197
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Spot pattern of leopard Danio is caused by mutation in the zebrafish connexin41. 8 gene. (2006)
  • Author(s): Watanabe M, Iwashita M, Ishii M, Kurachi Y, Kawakami A, Kondo S, Okada N.
  • Journal Title: EMBO Rep. 9 Pages: 893-897
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Expression analysis of cichlid hagoromo gene (2007)
  • Author(s): Kensuke Tashiro
  • Organizer: Asia Africa Evolution Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉・生命の森リゾート
  • Year and Date: 20071204-20071206
• [Presentation] The developmental basis for craniofacial morphology of cichlid fishes (2007)
  • Author(s): Fujimura K, Okada N.
  • Organizer: Asia Africa Evolution Meeting (JSPS AA Science Platform Program)
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉・生命の森リゾート
  • Year and Date: 20071204-20071205
• [Presentation] The diversity of opsins in sympatric Lake Victoria cichlid species (2007)
  • Author(s): Ryutaro Miygai, Yohey Terai, Mitsuto Aibara, Shinji Mizoiri, Norihiro Okada
  • Organizer: Asia-Africa evolution meeting
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉・生命の森リゾート
  • Year and Date: 2007-12-05
• [Presentation] A new approach to resolve the relationship among the closely related cichlid species in Lake Victoria (2007)
  • Author(s): Naoki Kobayashi, Masakatsu Watanabe, Jun-ichi Asakawa, Norihiro Okada
  • Organizer: Asia Africa Evolution meeting
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉・生命の森リゾート
  • Year and Date: 2007-12-05
• [Presentation] Adaptation of opsins causes the species diversity of Lake Victoria cichlid fishes (2007)
  • Author(s): Yohey Terai, Ryutaro Miygai, Shinji Mizoiri, Mistuto Aibara, Hiroo Imai, Semvua I. Mzighani, Hidenori Tachida3, Norihiro Okada1.
  • Organizer: Asia-Africa evolution meeting
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉・生命の森リゾート
  • Year and Date: 2007-12-05
• [Presentation] 同所的に生息するシクリッド種間でのオプシンの多様性 (2007)
  • Author(s): 宮城竜太郎, 寺井洋平, 相原光人, 溝入真治, 岡田典弘
  • Organizer: 日本進化学会第9回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都・京都大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-09-01
• [Presentation] 視覚の適応と婚姻色の進化を介した生殖的隔離が引き起こした種の多様性 (2007)
  • Author(s): 寺井洋平、宮城竜太郎、溝入真治、相原光人、Semvua I. Mzighani、岡田典弘
  • Organizer: 日本進化学会第9回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都・京都大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-09-01
• [Presentation] The diversity of opsins in sympatric Lake Victoria cichlid species (2007)
  • Author(s): Ryutaro Miygai, Yohey Terai, Mitsuto Aibara, Shinji Mizoiri, Norihiro Okada
  • Organizer: Evolution 2007
  • Place of Presentation: New Zealand Christchurch
  • Year and Date: 2007-06-17
• [Presentation] A new approach to resolve the relationship among the closely related cichlid species in Lake Victoria (2007)
  • Author(s): Naoki Kobayashi, Masakatsu Watanabe, Jun-ichi Asakawa, Norihiro Okada
  • Organizer: Evolution meeting
  • Place of Presentation: New Zealand Christchurch
  • Year and Date: 2007-06-17
• [Presentation] Adaptation of opsins causes the species diversity of Lake Victoria cichlid fishes (2007)
  • Author(s): Yohey Terai, Sinji Mizoiri, Mitsuto Aibara, Ryutaro Miyagi, Norihiro Okada
  • Organizer: Evolution 2007
  • Place of Presentation: New Zealand Christchurch
  • Year and Date: 2007-06-17
• [Presentation] カワスズメ科魚類の頭部形態形成のための発生段階 (2007)
  • Author(s): 藤村衡至, 岡田典弘
  • Organizer: 第40回日本発生生物学会・第59回日本細胞生物学会合同大会
  • Place of Presentation: 福岡・福岡国際会議場
  • Year and Date: 2007-05-30
• [Presentation] カワスズメ科魚類の頭部形態形成のための発生段階 (2007)
  • Author(s): 藤村衡至, 岡田典弘
  • Organizer: 第59回日本動物学会関東支部会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京・首都大学東京
  • Year and Date: 2007-03-24
• [Remarks]
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