Yoshimura, Masashi

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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology | OIST · Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit

Project Coordinator OKEON Churamori Project - An observation network to measure, monitor, and understand the terrestrial environment of Okinawa, in a collaboration between scientists and the people of Okinawa.

My taxonomic research has focused on male ants. Male-based taxonomy of ants offers to provide new insights into their taxonomy, phylogeny, ecology and conservation biology. Specialized characters often found only in male ants make them a substantive source of many new morphological information. For groups of ants difficult to distinguish via female characters, males often provide critical diagnostic characters. In practical terms, observing and analyzing male ants can yield information about colony dispersal strategies and the special role of males in reproduction.

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