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Speciation and Ecology in avian species

MASAOKI, TakagiProfessor

Biodiversity
Field
Island Biology, Avian Ecology
Theme
Ecological views points are prerequisite to understand avian species diversity in a community, and molecular diversity in a species. Not to leap at the latest research fashion, we aim to patiently accumulate biological significant data one hundred years later.
Keyword
ornithology
life history
breeding biology
inbreeding avoidance
acoustic communication
oceanic island
continental island

鳥類は1万余種という種多様性を持っています。 大小様々な島から構成される日本列島には、未だ認識されていない進化的な単位が、他地域よりも多いことが分かってきました。鳥類の多様化が進んでいる日本列島において、局所適応、近親交配、種間相互作用、配偶者選択などをキーワードとした生態学的な観点から、鳥類の種分化機構について探索しています。

Message

The number of bird species varies more than ten thousand in the world. Many closely related species and quite a lot of subspecies distribute peripherally. It is difficult to understand the diversity from only a view point of geographical isolation. Then, ecological views points are prerequisite to to understand avian species diversity in a community, and molecular diversity in a species. We conduct researches in a verity of aspects from geographic information systems (GIS) to molecular biology including behavioral technics. However, at any rate, what’s most important is that we persistently observe our research objectives in the field to give our study originality. Not to leap at the latest research fashion, we aim to patiently accumulate biological significant data one hundred years later.

References

  • 高木昌興 (2007)「鳥類の保全の単位としての種と亜種−生態学的側面からの考察−」『保全鳥類学』 (編著)山岸哲. 京都大学出版会(分担執筆)
  • 高木昌興 (2007)「島々に生きるリュウキュウコノハズク」『フクロウ−その生態と行動の神秘を解き明かす』 文一総合出版. 東京.(分担執筆)
Faculty

Faculty of Science
Department of Biological Sciences
Biodiversity

Grad School

Graduate School of Science
Department of Natural History Sciences
Biodiversity III

Contact Information

Science Building No. 5 5-513
Email: mtakagi [atmark] eis.hokudai.ac.jp

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