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Takehiko Kakutani

Dr. of Kyoto University (Agricultural Science)

Assistant Professor of
The Kyoto University Museum
Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
Phone: 075-753-3285
Fax: 075-753-3276

Born in Osaka, Japan, on 20 May, 1962. 38 years old. Male.

Present home address for snail mail:
2-22-5, Hieidaira, Ohtsh, Siga 520-0016, Japan

E-mail: kakutani@inet.museum.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Following information are in this page

  1. Outline of my study
  2. Curriculum vitae
  3. List of my papers
  4. Links to other WWW Sites

  1. Outline of my study

    2. Photo of Bumblebee, pollinating Impatiens

    I have studied pollination ecology, which is ecology on interaction between entomophilous flowers and anthophilous insects. There must be interesting interaction system, resulted from coevolution between flower and insect.

    To know the system in natural condition, all flower visiting insects, found on flowers in fixed census routes, have been sampled in several places of Kyoto prefecture (Kakutani et al., 1990; Kato et al., 1990; Inoue et al., 1990). From the results of this census, community strucure of flower visiting insects on each flower species are now analyzing.

    On the other hand, to know the mechanism to establish the system, I have studied detail interaction in some flower species which attract pollinator with nectar. As the results in some species, I found that nectar secrete in a way which effective pollinator can use it effectively than nectar robber. For a example, Cayratia japonica, pollinated by Apis cerana, secrete nectar with the diurnal pattern fitted with the flower visiting pattern of the pollinator, Apis cerana (Kakutani et al., 1989).

    Now, I am studying database system for Kyoto University Museum collection. Our museum collection includes more than 2.5 millions specimens. Digital database system needs to manage such huge number of specimens.

    Photo of C. japonica

  2. Curriculum vitae

    3. Name: Takehiko Kakutani

    Place and Date of Birth: Osaka Prefecture, Japan, 20 May, 1962
    Citizenship: Japan
    Sex: Male

    Education:

    • Received Bachelor of Agriculture from Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University in March 1986
    • Received Master of Agriculture from Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University in March 1988
    • Received Doctor of Kyoto University (Agricultural Science) from Kyoto University in July 1994

    Past jobs:

    • Fellowship of the Japan Society for Promotion of Science for Japanese Junior Scientists, from April 1991 till March 1993 (as Doctor course student, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University).
    • Post Doctoral Fellow of Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University, from March 1994 till July 1995.
    • Part-time lecturer of Yoshida college, Kyoto University, from November 1994 till March 1996.
    • COE research fellowship, in the Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, from August 1995 till March 1996.
    • Part-time lecturer of Doshisha University, from April 1996 till March 1997.
    • Post Doctoral Fellow of the Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, from April 1996 till September 1996.
    • COE research fellowship, in the Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, from October 1996 till March 1997.

    Membership of academic society:

    • Society of Population Ecology (from 1987)
    • Society for the Study of Species Biology (from 1988)
    • Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology (from 1986)

  3. List of my papers
    1. Academic Journal
      • Kakutani, T., T. Inoue and M. Kato (1989) Nectar secretion pattern of the dish-shaped flower, Cayratia japonica (Vitaceae), and nectar secretion patterns by insect visitors. Researches on Population Ecology, 31: 381-400.
      • Kakutani, T., T. Inoue, T. Tezuka and Y. Maeta (1993) Pollination of strawberry by the stingless bee, Trigona minangkabau and the honey bee, Apis mellifera: an experimental study of fertilization efficiency. Researches on Population Ecology, 35: 95-111.

    2. The other
      • Kato, M., T. Kakutani, T. Inoue and T. Itino (1990) Insect-flower relationship in the primary forest of Ashu, Kyoto: An overview of the flowering phenology and the seasonal patterns of insect visits. Contribution from the Biological Laboratory, Kyoto University, 27: 309-375.
      • Inoue T., M. Kato, T. Kakutani, T. Suka and T. Itino (1990) Insect- flower relationship in the temperate deciduous forest of Kibune, Kyoto: An overview of the flowering phenology and the seasonal pattern of insects visits. Contribution from the Biological Laboratory, Kyoto University, 27: 377-462.
      • Kakutani, T., T. Inoue, M. Kato and H. Ichihashi (1990) Insect-flower relationship in the campus of Kyoto University, Kyoto: An overview of the flowering phenology and the seasonal pattern of insect visits. Contribution from the Biological Laboratory, Kyoto University, 27: 465-521.

    Some other papers were written in Japanese. If you can read Japanese, please click here.

  4. Links to other WWW Sites

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