2F South Floor Map
Organisms of the Japanese Islands
Through the repetition of glacial and interglacial cycles dating back about 1.7 million years, the variety of these living organisms migrated from the continent to the Japanese Islands by crossing the strait, which had turned into land during the glacial stage. During the interglacial stage, when they were cut off from the continent by the ocean, these living organisms achieved their unique differentiation as they adapted to the transformation of the natural environment of the Japanese Islands, with its varied climate and complex topography.
1.Evidence of Migration and Speciation
2.Plant's Adaptive Strategies for Survival
Plants and Geological HistoryAlpine Plants: Survivors of the Ice Ages
Plants Distributed in Unique Areas
3.Animals Separated by the Sea
How Islands' History is Indicated by VertebratesNative Land Snails of the Nansei Islands
Speciation Mechanisms in Insects
Blakiston Line and Birds
Organisms of the Ogasawara Islands
4.Adaptation to the Climate