2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Origin of Bornean amphibian diversity viewed from lotic breeders
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20405013
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Biodiversity/Systematics
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
MATSUI Masafumi Kyoto University, 大学院・人間・環境学研究科, 教授 (40101240)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
NISHIKAWA Kanto 京都大学, 大学院・人間・環境学研究科, 助教 (10335292)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 両生類 / ボルネオ / 多様性 / 起源 |
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| Research Abstract |
In order to clarify the origin of amphibian diversity in Borneo, lotic-breeding species were collected from Malay Peninsula and Borneo. Morphological, acoustic, and molecular phylogenetic analyses of these samples revealed that the Bornean amphibian fauna is highly endemic as a result of unique evolution through very long separation from adjacent areas, and that amphibian fauna of Malay Peninsula is also more highly endemic than has been considered.
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