How do copepods detect flow filed around them with being drifted

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K04184
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 19010:Fluid engineering-related
• Research Institution: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
• Principal Investigator: Akiba Tatsuro 国立研究開発法人産業技術総合研究所, 生命工学領域, 主任研究員 (00221713)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 田中 祐志 東京海洋大学, 学術研究院, 教授 (90207150)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 知性発現の研究 / 流体力学と生物 / 歪みテンソル

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have studied the relation between aquatic organisms and flow field around them theoretically. Mechanical interaction between an organism and flow field is the major premise for its survival. Organs in the organism should be arranged at proper position though flow field acts to deform it. Then intellect, sensing ability and behavioral function are considered to evolve so as to maintain the order in the organism.

Free Research Field

知性の発言

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

知性発現の研究は、生物の知性研究に新しい展望と開くものと考える。
またこの流体力学応答特性を利用して、産業の創出も可能となると考えられる。