2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Studies on communication control methods using vibrational signals of termites
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19580197
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
林産科学・木質工学
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| Research Institution | Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute |
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Principal Investigator |
OHMURA Wakako Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute -> 独立行政法人森林総合研究所, 木材改質研究領域, 主任研究員 (00343806)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TAKANASHI Takuma 独立行政法人森林総合研究所, 森林昆虫研究領域, 主任研究員 (60399376)
SUZUKI Yoki 独立行政法人森林総合研究所, 木材特性研究領域, 室長 (90353739)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | シロアリ / 振動シグナル / 振動行動パターン / コミュニケーション / 社会性昆虫 |
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| Research Abstract |
We focused on tapping (head bumping) and tremulation (especially back and forth movement) behaviors in four species of termites. These were analyzed using a high-speed video camera, to compare the differences among species. Tremulation and tapping behaviors are found to be species-specific. A termite was disturbed by the vibrational pattern of the other termite, which were synthesized with a function generator.
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Research Products
(6 results)
