Research field (2):
Molecular biology
, Evolutionary biology
Research keywords (4):
Invasive species(ants)
, Molecular Biology
, Hymenoptera
, Sex determination system
Research theme for competitive and other funds (6):
2022 - 2025 Ecological advantages of reproductive system and sex determination system in invasive ants
2022 - 2024 Molecular mechanisms of the reproductive system for avoiding inbreeding evolved in the invasive ant
2020 - 2024 Sex determination system in Hymenoptera: a study of molecular mechanisms that promotes successful invasion and colonization in new area.
2016 - 2020 侵略アリで生じた侵略成功をもたらす形質進化の分子遺伝学的基盤の解明
2016 - 2018 Genetic basis of caste determination in eusocial Hymenoptera
2011 - 2012 ウメマツアリにおける単為生殖と特殊繁殖様式の進化要因の解明
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Papers (14):
Misato Okamoto Miyakawa, Hitoshi Miyakawa. Transformer gene regulates feminization under two complementary sex determination loci in the ant, Vollenhovia emeryi. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 2023. 156
Misato O. Miyakawa, Hitoshi Miyakawa. Induction and Evaluation of Inbreeding Crosses Using the Ant, Vollenhovia Emeryi. JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS. 2018. 140. DOI: 10.3791/58521
Evolution and molecular mechanism of multi-locus sex-determination system in ant, Vollenhovia emeryi
(The IUSSI International Congress)
Invasion success of the ants, despite a drastic genetic bottleneck and an inbreeding depression
(International Workshop on Bioimaging (IWBI 2019) 2019)
Evolution and molecular mechanism of multi locus sex determination system in ant, Vollenhovia emeryi
(9th Congress of International Society of Hymenopterists 2018)
Immunity to inbreeding in invasive ant
(The 63th NIBB conference (Environment to Bioresponse) 2015)
Ecological advantage of reproduction system with female genome loss and multiple sex determination loci in Vollenhovia emeryi
(1st NIE international symposium 2015)