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Animal Ecology Lab
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A lab that explores adaptation and diversification of wild organisms through evolutionary ecology.
AboutAbout the lab
How have organisms adapted, and how have they diverged?
The Animal Ecology Lab studies the evolution and ecology of wild populations of a wide range of organisms, from freshwater fish and insects to birds.
Its central focus is evolutionary ecology: what kinds of natural selection wild organisms have experienced as they adapted to their environments and diversified into many species.
The lab also tackles questions in ecology and conservation, such as how populations change with environmental change and how diverse organisms coexist.
Research is based on fieldwork, supplemented by laboratory observation and DNA analysis.
Key terms
- natural selection
- The process by which individuals with traits suited to their environment are more likely to survive and leave offspring, causing traits to change over generations
- evolutionary ecology
- The field that studies how the traits of organisms have evolved in relation to their environment
- DNA analysis
- A method of examining the DNA of organisms to clarify relationships and history among species and populations
NewsLab news
Mechanism by which tadpoles use orange tails to lure attackers and avoid being eaten uncovered
Cooperative breeding in cichlids found to have evolved repeatedly
Population history of the rare catfish Nekogigi (Pseudobagrus ichikawai) revealed from its genome
Tadpoles' tails found to turn red in the presence of dragonfly larvae
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies the evolution and ecology of wild populations of a wide range of organisms, from freshwater fish to insects and birds. Its main focus is evolutionary ecology questions about adaptation and speciation, and it also addresses issues in ecology and conservation.
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MembersFaculty
- ProfessorKatsutoshi Watanabe
- Associate ProfessorBARNETT Craig Antony
- Assistant ProfessorYume Imada
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Four species of stickleback (Gasterosteidae)” Ghegeman / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Evolution and ecology of wild populations: “Gasterosteus aculeatus” nl:Gebruiker:GerardM/Ron Offermans / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Nakano Lab, Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University): “Otsu Omi-jingu View to Lake Biwa 1” Zairon / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kyoto University Center for Ecological Research Lab (Hiroshi Kudoh)): “Arabidopsis halleri (Kriech-Schaumkresse) IMG 7443” HermannSchachner / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Animal Behavior Lab): “Rhabdophis tigrinus 5778854” Kim, Hyun-tae / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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