時間学研究所　兼務所員
大学院創成科学研究科　准教授

PROFILE
1985年生まれ。
JSPS特別研究員、JSPS海外特別研究員、山口大学助教、山口大学講

RESEARCH
昆虫生態学。とくにカブトムシの生活史や形態に地理的変異が見られることに着目し、種内での多様性がどのように進化してきたかを調べている。また、鳥類捕食者に対する甲虫の物理・化学防御についても研究を進めている。

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Dr. Kojima obtained a PhD degree from the University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences. He worked at National Taiwan Normal University as a JSPS Research Fellow, and joined Yamaguchi University as an assistant professor and was appointed to the current position since April 2021. His field of research is insect ecology. He examines the geographic variation in life-history traits and morphological traits in the Japanese rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus. He also studies the chemical and physical defenses of various beetles against avian predators.