Publications
Updated on 17 April 2009
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Current members of our laboratory are highlited (may be bolded), and alumni are underlined.
In press
- Yamamoto S. and Sota T. (in press)
- Incipient allochronic speciation by climatic disruption of the reproductive period.
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B
- Ikeda H., Kubota K., Cho Y.B., Liang H. and Sota T. (in press)
- Different phylogeographic patterns in two Japanese Silpha species (Coleoptera: Silphidae) affected by climatic gradients and topography.
- Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
- Yamane H., Watanabe K. and Nagata Y. (in press)
- Flexibility of reproductive tactics and their consequences in the brood parasitic fish Pungtungia herzi (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
- Journal of Fish Biology
- Kato Y., Takemon Y. and Hori M. (in press)
- Invertebrate assemblages in relation to habitat types on a floating mat in Mizorogaike Pond, Kyoto, Japan.
- Limnology
- Kakioka R., Watanabe K., Takeshima H. and Nishida M. (in press)
- Isolation and characterization of 12 microsatellite loci for cross-species amplification in the cyprinid gudgeons Squalidus chankaensis and S. japonicus.
- Molecular Ecology Resources
- Watanabe K. (in press)
- Sudden crash of a local population of the endangered bagrid catfish Pseudobagrus ichikawai.
- Ichthyological Research
- Tominaga K., Watanabe K., Kakioka R., Mori S. and Jeon S-R. (in press)
- Two highly divergent mitochondrial DNA lineages within Pseudogobio esocinus populations in central Honshu, Japan.
- Ichthyological Research
2009
- Nagata N., Kubota K., Takami Y., and Sota T. (2009)
- Historical divergence of mechanical isolation agents in the ground beetle Carabus arrowianus as revealed by phylogeographic analyses.
- Molecular Ecology 18: 1408–1421.
2008
- Kawane M., Wada K. and Watanabe K. (2008)
- Comparisons of genetic population structures in four intertidal brachyuran species of contrasting habitat characteristics.
- Marine Biology 156: 193–203.
- Imafuku M. and Tsuji K. (2008)
- Spectral sensitivity and wing colors of Narathura and Panchala species.
- Journal of Insect Physiology 54: 1511–1515.
- Ikeda H., Homma K., and Kubota K. (2008)
- Ground-dwelling beetle community in beech forests of Sado Island, Japan: a comparison to the mainland.
- Journal of Forest Research 13: 357–364.
- Takami Y., Sasabe M., Nagata N. and Sota T. (2008)
- Dual function of seminal substances for mate guarding in a ground beetle.
- Behavioral Ecology 19: 1173–1178.
- Fujita S., Komiya T., Takeshima H., Watanabe K.and Nishida M. (2008)
- Isolation and characterization of 15 microsatellite loci for the Japanese gudgeon Sarcocheilichthys variegatus.
- Molecular Ecology Resources 8: 1335–1337.
- Watanabe, K. and Mori S. (2008)
- Comparison of genetic population structure between two cyprinids, Hemigrammocypris rasborella and Pseudorasbora pumila subsp., in the Ise Bay basin, central Honshu, Japan.
- Ichthyological Research 55: 309–320.
- Hoso M. and Hori M. (2008)
- Divergent shell-shape as an anti-predator adaptation in tropical land snails.
- The American Naturalist 172: 726–732.
- Hayashi M. and Sota T. (2008)
- Discrimination of two Japanese water pennies, Eubrianax granicollis Lewis and E. ramicornis Kiesenwetter (Coleoptera: Psephenidae), based on laboratory rearing and molecular taxonomy.
- Entomological Science 11: 349–357.
- Takahashi T. and Hori M. (2008)
- Evidence of disassortative mating in a Tanganyikan cichlid fish and its role in the maintenance of intrapopulation dimorphism.
- Biology Letters 4: 497–499.
- Sota T. and Nagata N. (2008)
- Diversification in a fluctuating island setting: rapid radiation of Ohomopterus ground beetles in the Japanese Islands.
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Soceity B 363: 3377–3390
- Kohda M., Shibata J., Awata S., Gomagano D., Takeyama T., Hori M. and Heg D. (2008)
- Niche differentiation depends on body size in a cichlid fish: a model system of a community structured according to size regularities.
- Journal of Animal Ecology 77: 859–868.
- Ikeda H., Kagaya T., Kubota K. and Abe T. (2008)
- Evolutionary relationships among food habit, loss of flight, and reproductive traits: Life history evolution in the Silphinae (Coleoptera: Silphidae)
- Evolution 62: 2065–2079
- South A., Sota T., Abe N., Yuma M. and Lewis S. M.
- The production and transfer of spermatophores in three Asian species of Luciola fireflies
- Journal of Insect Physiology 54: 861–866
- Kubota H., Watanabe K., Kakehi Y. and Watanabe S. (2008)
- An assessment of genetic diversity in wild and captive populations of the endangered Japanese bitterling, Tanakia tanago (Cyprinidae), using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers.
- Fishery Science 74: 494–502
- Sato T., Watanabe K., Arizono M., Mori S., Nagoshi M.and Harada Y. (2008)
- Intergeneric hybridization between sympatric Japanese charr and masu salmon in a small mountain stream.
- North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28: 547–556
- Takeuchi Y., Tobo S. and Hori M. (2008)
- Morphological asymmetry of the abdomen and behavioral laterality in atyid shrimps.
- Zoological Science 25: 355–363.
- Tanabe T. and T. Sota. (2008)
- Complex copulatory behavior and the proximate effect of genital and body size differences on mechanical reproductive isolation in the millipede genus Parafontaria.
- The American Naturalist 171: 692–699.
- Takeuchi Y. and Hori M. (2008)
- Behavioural laterality in the shrimp-eating cichlid fish Neolamprologus fasciatus, in Lake Tanganyika.
- Animal Behaviour 75: 1359–1366.
- Kawakita A., J. S. Ascher, T. Sota, M. Kato and D. W. Roubik. (2008)
- Phylogenetic analysis of the corbiculate bee tribes based on 12 nuclear protein-coding genes (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apidae).
- Apidologie 39: 163–175.
- Takahashi T. (2008)
- Description of a new cichlid fish species of the genus Benthochromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika.
- Journal of Fish Biology 72: 603–613.
- Watanabe K., H. Takeshima, A. Iwata, T. Abe, K. Uehara, R. Kakioka, D. Kihira and M. Nishida. (2008)
- Isolation and characterisation of 39 microsatellite loci in the endangered Japanese loach Leptobotia curta.
- Molecular Ecology Resources 8: 145–148.
- Sota T., Bocak L and Hayashi M. (2008)
- Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the Holarctic wetland leaf beetle of the genus Plateumaris.
- Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46: 183–192.
- Watanabe K. (2008)
- Diel activity and reproductive territory of the Japanese bagrid catfish, Pseudobagrus ichikawai.
- Environmental Biology of Fishes 81: 77–86.
2007
- Schelly R., Takahashi T., Bills R. and Hori M. (2007)
- The first case of aggressive mimicry among lamprologines in a new species of Lepidiolamprologus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika.
- Zootaxa 1638: 39–49.
- Takahashi T., Ohtsuka T. and Matsuura K. (2007)
- A computer system for identifying Tanganyikan cichlids using meristic and descriptive data accumulated in the literature.
- Ichthyological Research 54: 399–403.
- Takahashi T., Ngatunga B. and Snoeks J. (2007)
- Taxonomic status of the six-band morph of Cyphotilapia frontosa (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, Africa.
- Ichthyological Research 54: 55–60.
- Sota T., S. Shiyake and M. Hayashi (2007)
- Donaciine beetles collected in Primorsky and Sakhalin, Russia, 2005, with a note on the seasonal occurrence of donaciine beetles in Primorsky.
- Entomological Review of Japan 62: 121–126.
- Endo C. (2007)
- The underground life of the oriental mole cricket: an analysis of burrow morphology.
- Journal of Zoology 273: 414–420.
- Nagata N., Kubota K., Yahiro K. and Sota T. (2007)
- Mechanical barriers to introgressive hybridization revealed by mitochondrial introgression patterns in Ohomopterus ground beetle assemblages.
- Molecular Ecology 16: 4822–4836.
- Takahashi R., Watanabe K., Nishida M. and Hori, M. (2007)
- Evolution of feeding specialization in Tanganyikan scale-eating cichlids: a molecular phylogenetic approach.
- BMC Evolutionary Biology 7: 195.
- Zhang A. B. and Sota T. (2007)
- Nuclear gene sequences resolve species phylogeny and mitochondrial introgression in Leptocarabus beetles showing trans-species polymorphisms.
- Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45: 534–546.
- Takami Y., Nagata N., Sasabe M. and Sota T. (2007)
- Asymmetry in reproductive isolation and its effect on directional mitochondrial introgression in the parapatric ground beetles Carabus yamato and C. albrechti
- Population Ecology 49: 337–346.
- Takeuchi Y. and Hori M. (2007)
- Spatial density-dependent survival and development at different larval stages of the tiger beetle Cicindela japonica (Thunberg).
- Population Ecology 49: 305–316.
- Watanabe K., Jang-Liaw N-H., Zhang C-G., Jeon S-R., and Nishida M. (2007)
- Comparative phylogeography of bagrid catfishes in Taiwan.
- Ichthyological Research 53: 253–261.
- Ochi H., Hata H., and Hori M. (2007)
- Advantage of harmlessness in gaining preferential access to a heterospecific territory.
- Journal of Fish Biology 71: 399–410.
- Yamamoto S. and Sota T. (2007)
- Phylogeny of the Geometridae and the evolution of winter moths inferred from a simultaneous analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear genes.
- Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44: 711–723.
- Hoso M. (2007)
- Oviposition and hatchling diet of a snail-eating snake Pareas iwasakii (Colubridae: Pareatinae).
- Current Herpetology 26: 41–43.
- Takami Y. and Sota T. (2007)
- Rapid diversification of male genitalia and mating strategies in Ohomopterus ground beetles.
- Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20: 1385–1395.
- Takami Y. and Sota T. (2007)
- Sperm competition promotes diversity of sperm bundles in Ohomopterus ground beetles.
- Naturwissenschaften 94: 543–550.
- Hori M., Ochi H. and Kohda M. (2007)
- Inheritance pattern of lateral dimorphism in two cichlids of the scale eater Perissous microlepis and the herbivore Neolamprologus moorii in Lake Tanganyika.
- Zoological Science 24: 486–492.
- Nishi H. and Sota T. (2007)
- Geographical divergence in the Japanese land snail Euhadra herklotsi inferred from molecular phylogeny and genital characters.
- Zoological Science 24: 475–485.
- Nagata N., Kubota K. and Sota T. (2007)
- Phylogeography and introgressive hybridization of the ground beetle Carabus yamato in Japan based on mitochondrial gene sequences.
- Zoological Science 24: 465–474.
- Sota T. and Hayashi M. (2007)
- Comparative historical biogeography of Plateumaris leaf beetles in Japan: interplay between fossil and molecular data.
- Journal of Biogeography 34: 977–993.
- Sasabe M., Takami Y. and Sota T. (2007)
- The genetic basis of interspecific differences in genital morphology of closely related carabid beetles.
- Heredity 98: 385–391.
- Takami Y. (2007)
- Spermatophore displacement and male fertilization success in the ground beetle Carabus insulicola.
- Behavioral Ecology 18: 628–634.
- Kassam D., Yamaoka K., Rusuwa B. and Hori M. (2007)
- The robustness of geometric morphometrics in testing the morphological equivalence hypothesis among cichlid species from East African Great Lakes
- Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 91: 1–9.
- Sota T., Hayashi M. and Yagi T. (2007)
- Geographic variation in body and ovipositor sizes in the leaf beetle Plateumaris constricticollis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) associated with climatic and host plant conditions.
- European Journal of Entomology 104: 165–172
- Takahashi R., Moriwaki T. and Hori M. (2007)
- Foraging behaviour and functional morphology of two scale-eating cichlids from Lake Tanganyika.
- Journal of Fish Biology 70: 1458–1469.
- Hoso M., Asami T. and Hori M. (2007)
- Right-handed snakes: Convergent evolution of asymmetry for functional specialization.
- Biology Letters 3: 169–172.
- Tanigaki T., Yamaoka R. and Sota T. (2007)
- The role of cuticular hydrocarbons in mating and conspecific recognition in closely related longicorn beetles Pidonia grallatrix and P. takechii.
- Zoological Science 24: 39–45.
- Kitamura J. (2007)
- Reproductive ecology and host utilization of four sympatric bitterling (Acheilognathinae, Cyprinidae) in a lowland reach of the Harai River in Mie, Japan.
- Environmental Biology of fishes 78: 37–55.
2006
- Hayashi M. and T. Sota (2006)
- Collection records of Canadian Donaciinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) with ecological notes.
- Entomological Review of Japan 61: 131–142.
- Kato M., K. Tsuji and A. Kawakita (2006)
- Pollinator and stem- and corm-boring insects associated with mycoheterotrophic orchid Gastrodia elata.
- Annals of the Entomological Society of America 99: 851–858.
- Kusano T., Ueda T. and Nakagawa H. (2006)
- Boby size and age structure by breeding populations of the salamander, Hynobius tokyoensis (Caudata: Hynobiidae).
- Current Herpetology 25: 71–78.
- Iwata H., K. Watanabe, H. Takeshima, K. Iguchi and M. Nishida (2006)
- Isolation and characterization of 49 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis.
- Molecular Ecology Notes 6: 1076–1079.
- Kitamura J. (2006)
- The reproductive ecology of the striped bitterling Acheilognathus cyanostigma (Cyprinidae, Acheilognathinae).
- Ichthyological Reserarch 53: 216–222.
- Ma G.C., K. Watanabe, H.-S. Tsao, and H.-T. Yu (2006)
- Mitochondrial phylogeny reveals the exotic origin of the pale chub Zacco platypus (Cyprinidae) in Taiwan.
- Ichthyological Research 53: 323–329.
- Hata H. and Kato M. (2006)
- A novel obligate cultivation mutualism between damselfish and Polysiphonia algae.
- Biology Letters 2: 593 - 596.
- Toju H. and T. Sota (2006)
- Adaptive Divergence of Scaling Relationships Mediates the Arms Race between a Weevil and Its Host Plant.
- Biology Letters 2: 539 - 542.
- Toju H. and T. Sota (2006)
- Phylogeography and the Geographic Cline in the Armament of a Seed-predatory Weevil: Effects of Historical Events vs. Natural Selection from the Host Plant.
- Molecular Ecology 15:4161–4173
- Zhang A. B., K. Kubota, Y. Takami, J. L. Kim, J. K. Kim and T. Sota (2006)
- Comparative phylogeography of three Leptocarabus ground beetle species in South Korea based on mitochondrial COI and nuclear 28SrRNA genes.
- Zoological Science 23:745–754.
- Endo C. (2006)
- Seasonal wing dimorphism and life cycle of the mole cricket Gryllotalpa orientalis (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae)
- European Journal of Entomology 103: 743–750.
- Sota T., Y. B. Cho, J. L. Kim and M. Hayashi (2006)
- Occurrence of Plateumaris shirahatai (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in South Korea.
- Entomological Review of Japan 61: 11–13.
- Sota T. and M. Mogi (2006)
- Origin of pitcher-plant mosquitoes in Aedes (Stegomyia): a molecular phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences.
- Journal of Medical Entomology 43: 795–800.
- Zhang A. B., S. J. Tan and T. Sota (2006)
- AutoInfer 1.0: a computer program to infer biogeographical events automatically.
- Molecular Ecology Notes 6: 597–599.
- Kim J. L. and Sota T. (2006)
- Sensilla on the aedeagus of the ground beetle Carabus (Ohomopterus) arrowianus arrowianus (Breuning) (Coleoptera, Carabidae).
- Entomological Research 36: 122–125.
- Takahashi T., Kameda K., Kawamura M. and Nakajima T. (2006)
- Food habits of great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo hanedae at Lake Biwa, Japan, with special reference to ayu Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis.
- Fisheries Science 72: 477–484.
- Takahashi T. and Hori M. (2006)
- Description of a new Lake Tanganyikan cichlid fish of the genus Cyprichromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) with a note on sexual dimorphism.
- Journal of Fish Biology 68: 174–192.
- Kassam D., Seki S., Hori M. and Yamaoka K. (2006)
- Nuclear markers reveal that inter-lake cichlids' similar morphologies do not reflect similar genealogy.
- Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40: 383–388.
- Hoso M. and Hori M. (2006)
- Identification of molluscan prey from feces of Iwasakifs slug snake, Pareas iwasakii.
- Herpetological Review 37: 174–176.
- Zhao Y.H., K. Watanabe and C.G. Zhang (2006)
- Sinocyclocheilus donglanensis, a new cavefish (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Guangxi, China.
- Ichthyological Research 53: 121–128.
- Takeuchi Y., Arikawa K. and Kinoshita M. (2006)
- Color discrimination at the spatial resolution limit in a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus.
- Journal of Experimental Biology 209: 2873–2879.
- Satoh A., Momoshita H. and Hori M. (2006)
- Circatidal rhythmic behaviour in the coastal tiger beetle Callytron inspecularis in Japan.
- Biological Rhythm Research 37: 147–155.
- Satoh A., Ueda T., Ichion E. and Hori M. (2006)
- Distribution and habitat of three species of riparian tiger beetles in the Tedori river system of Japan.
- Environmental Entomology 35: 320–325.
- Kitamura J. (2006)
- Adaptive spatial utilization of host mussels by female rosy bitterling, Rhodeus ocellatus kurumeus.
- Journal of Fish Biology 69: 263–271.
- Takahashi T., Snoeks J. and Nakaya K. (2006)
- Trematochromis schreyeni Poll, 1987, a junior synonym of Ctenochromis benthicola (Matthes, 1962) (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika.
- Journal of Fish Biology 68: 56–67.
- Sota T. and Sasabe M. (2006)
- Utility of nuclear allele networks for the analysis of closely-related species in the genus Carabus, subgenus Ohomopterus.
- Systematic Biology 55: 329–344.
- Kiyoshi T. and Sota T. (2006)
- Differentiation of the dragonfly genus Davidius (Odonata: Gomphidae) in Japan inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear gene genealogies.
- Zoological Science 23: 1–8.
- Takahashi D. and Ohara K. (2006)
- Parentage analyses of freshwater goby Rhinogobius sp. OR using microsatellite DNA markers and egg developmental stages of eggs in the nest.
- Ichthyological Research 53: 87–92.
- Takami Y. and Sota T (2006)
- Four new species of Australian Pamborus Latreille (Coleoptera, Carabidae) carabid beetles.
- Australian Journal of Entomology 45: 44–54.
- Toju H. and T. Sota (2006)
- Imbalance of Predator and Prey Armament: Geographic Clines in Phenotypic Interface and Natural Selection.
- The American Naturalist 167: 105–117.
- Kitamura J. (2006)
- Seasonal change in spatial utilization of host mussels by female rosy bitterling, Rhodeus ocellatus kurumeus.
- Journal of Fish Biology 68: 594–607.
- Kawane M., K. Wada, J. Kitaura and K. Watanabe. (2006)
- Taxonomic re- examination of the two camptandriid crab species Deiratonotus japonicus (Sakai, 1934) and D. tondensis (Sakai, 1983), and genetic differentiation among their local populations.
- Journal of Natural History 39: 3903–3918.
2005
- Aibara M., Takahashi T and Nakaya K. (2005)
- Neolamprologus cancellatus, a new cichlid fish from Lake Tanganyika, Africa.
- Ichthyological Research 52: 354–359.
- Ujiie M., K. Kubota, T. Sota and R. Ishikawa (2005)
- Parallel formation of hybrid swarms of ground beetles in the genus Carabus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in adjacent river basins.
- Entomological Science 8: 429–437.
- Morisaka T., Shinohara, S. and Taki M (2005)
- Underwater sounds produced by neonatal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): I. Acoustic Characteristics.
- Aquatic Mammals 31: 248–257.
- Morisaka T., Shinohara, S. and Taki M (2005)
- Underwater sounds produced by neonatal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): II. Potential Function.
- Aquatic Mammals 31: 258–265.
- Zhang, A. B., Kubota, K., Takami, Y., Kim, J. L., Kim, J. K. and Sota, T. (2005)
- Species status and phylogeography of two closely related Coptolabrus species (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in South Korea inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences.
- Molecular Ecology 14: 3823–3841.
- Nakajima, M., H. Matsuda and M. Hori (2005)
- A population genetic model for lateral dimorphism frequency in fishes.
- Population Ecology 47: 83–90.
- Takami, Y. and Suzuki, H. (2005)
- Morphological, genetic and behavioural analyses of a hybrid zone between the ground beetles Carabus lewisianus and C. albrechti (Coleoptera, Carabidae): Asymmetrical introgression caused by movement of the zone?
- Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 86: 79–94.
- Watanabe T., M. Nishida, K. Watanabe, D. S. Wewengkang and M. Hidaka. (2005)
- Polymorphism in the nucleotide sequence of a mitochondrial intergenic region in the scleractinian coral Galaxea fascicularis.
- Marine Biotechnology 7: 33–39.
- Sota, T., Takami, Y., Monteith, G. B. and Moore, B. P. (2005)
- Phylogeny and character evolution of endemic Australian carabid beetles of the genus Pamborus based on mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences.
- Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 36: 391–404.
- Morisaka, T., Shinohara, M., Nakahara, F. and Akamatsu, T. (2005)
- Geographic variations in the whistles among three Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) populations in Japan.
- Fisheries Science 71: 568–576.
- Morisaka, T., Shinohara, M., Nakahara, F. and Akamatsu, T. (2005)
- Effects of ambient noise on the whistles of Indo-pacific bottlenose dolphin populations.
- Journal of Mammalogy 86: 541–546.
- Kakehi Y., K. Nakayama, K. Watanabe and M. Nishida. (2005)
- Inheritance of amplified fragment length polymorphism markers and their utility in population genetic analysis of Plecoglossus altivelis.
- Journal of Fish Biology 66: 1529–1544.
- Kitamura, J. (2005)
- Factors affecting seasonal mortality of rosy bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus kurumeus) embryos on the gills of their host mussel.
- Population Ecology 47: 41–51.
- Takahashi, S. and Hori, M. (2005)
- Coexistence of competing species by the oscillation polymorphism.
- Journal of Theoretical Biology 235: 591–596.
- Abekura, K., Hori, M. and Takemon, Y. (2005)
- Changes in fish community after invation and during control of alien fish populations in Mizoro-ga-ike, Kyoto city.
- Global Envilonmental Research 8: 145–154.
- Satoh A. and Hori M. (2005)
- Microhabitat segregation in larvae of six species of coastal tiger beetles in Japan.
- Ecological Research 20: 143–149.
- Iguchi, K., Watanabe, K. and Nishida, M. (2005)
- Validity of fluctuating asymmetry as a gauge of genetic stress in ayu stocks.
- Fisheries Science 71: 308–313
- Sota, T., T. Mukai, T. Shinozaki, H. Sato and K. Yodoe (2005)
- Genetic differentiation of the gobies Gymnogobius castaneus and G. taranetzi in the region surrounding the Sea of Japan as inferred from a mitochondrial gene genealogy.
- Zoological Science 22: 87–93.
- Watanabe, K. (2005)
- Re-introduction of threatened fish in Japan.
- Re-introduction News 24: 47.
2004
- Kawakita, A., A. Takimura, T. Terachi, T. Sota and M. Kato (2004)
- Cospeciation analysis of an obligate pollination mutualism: Have Glochidion trees (Euphorbiaceae) and pollinating Epicephala moths (Gracillariidae) diversified in parallel?
- Evolution 58: 2201–2214.
- Kim J-L. and T. Sota (2004)
- Sensilla on the external genitalia of the carabid beetle, Carabus (Ohomopterus) dehaanii dehaanii Chaudoir (Coleoptera, Carabidae).
- Entomological Research 34: 151–155.
- Satoh A., Sota T., Ueda T., Enokido Y., Paik J-C. and Hori M. (2004)
- Evolutionary history of coastal tiger beetles in Japan based on a comparative phylogeography of four species.
- Molecular Ecology 13: 3057–3069.
- Sota T., M. Hayashi and D. Iwai (2004)
- Phylogeography of the leaf beetle Chrysolina virgata in wetlands of Japan inferred from the distribution of mitochondrial haplotypes.
- Entomological Science 7: 381–388.
- Satoh A. and M. Hori. (2004)
- Inter-population differences in the mandible size of the coastal tiger beetle Lophyridia angulata associated with different sympatric species.
- Entomological Science 7: 211–218.
- Takahashi D., Asada H., Takeyama T., Takahata M., Katoh R., Awata S. and Kohda M. (2004)
- Why egg-caring males of Isaza (Gymnogobius isaza, Gobiidae) refuse additional females: preliminary field observations.
- Journal of Ethology 22: 153–159.
- Sasabe M., Wen Z., Berenbaum M.R. and Schuler M.A. (2004)
- Molecular analysis of CYP321A1, a novel cytochrome P450 involved in metabolism of plant allelochemicals (furanocoumarins) and insecticides (cypermethrin) in Helicoverpa zea.
- Gene 338: 163–175.
- Sota T. and M. Hayashi (2004)
- A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the genus Donacia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in Japan based on mitochondrial gene sequences. In: P. Jolivet, J. A. Santiago-Blay and M. Schmitt (eds.).
- New Developments on the Biology of Chrysomelidae. : 105–116. SPB Academic Publishing bv, The Hague.
- Takami Y. (2004)
- Parasitism of Carabus kimurai (Ishikawa) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) by the endioparasitic fly Zaira cinerea fallen (Diptera: Tachinidae) and its effect on male reproductive capability.
- The Coleopterists Bulletin 58: 271–272.
- Takahashi D. and Ohara K. (2004)
- Genetic variations estimated from PCR-RFLP analysis of two morphs of the freshwater goby Rhinogobius in the Lake Biwa water system
- Ichthyological Reserch 51: 99–105.
- Kawakita A.,T. Sota, M. Ito, J. S. Ascher, H. Tanaka, M. Kato and D. Roubik (2004)
- Phylogeny, historical biogeography and character evolution in bumble bees (Bombus: Apidae) based on simultaneous analysis of three nuclear gene sequences.
- Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31: 799–804.
- Nakajima M., Matsuda H. and Hori M. (2004)
- Persistence and fluctuation of lateral dimorphism in fishes.
- American Naturalist 163: 692–698.
- Sota T. and R. Ishikawa (2004)
- Phylogeny and life-history evolution in Carabus (subtribe Carabina: Coleoptera, Carabidae) based on sequences of two nuclear genes.
- Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 81: 135–149.
- Takahashi D. and M. Kohda (2004)
- Courtship in fast water currents by a male stream gody (Rhinogobius brunneus) communicates the parental quality honestly.
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 55: 431–438.
- Takami Y., Koshio C., Ishii M., Fujii H., Hidaka T. and Shimizu I. (2004)
- Genetic diversity and structure of urban populations of Pieris butterflies assessed using amplified fragment length polymorphism.
- Molecular Ecology 13: 245–258.
- Yamamoto S., K. Morita, S. Kitano, K. Watanabe, I. Koizumi, K. Maekawa and K. Takamura. (2004)
- Phylogeography of white-spotted charr (Salvelinus leucomaenis) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences.
- Zoological Science 21: 229–240.
2003
- Kassam D., Adams D., Hori M. and Yamaoka K. (2003)
- Morphometric analysis on ecomorphologically equivalent cichlid species from Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika.
- Journal of Zoology 260: 153–157.
- Kawakita A., T. Sota, J. S. Ascher, M. Ito, H. Tanaka and M. Kato (2003)
- Evolution and phylogenetic utility of alignment gap within intron sequences of three nuclear genes in bumble bees (Bombus).
- Molecular Biology and Evolution 20: 87–92.
- Kubota, H. and K. Watanabe. (2003)
- Genetic diversity in wild and reared populations of the Japanese bitterling, Tanakia tanago (Cyprinidae).
- Ichthyological Reserch 50: 123–128.
- Satoh A., T. Ueda, Y. Enokido and M. Hori (2003)
- Patterns of species assemblages and geographical distributions associated with mandible size differences in coastal tiger beetles in Japan.
- Population Ecology 45: 67–74.
- Sota T. and A. P. Vogler. (2003)
- Reconstructing species phylogeny of the carabid beetles Ohomopterus using multiple nuclear DNA sequences: heterogeneous information content and the performance of simultaneous analysis.
- Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 26: 139–154.
- Sunobe T., Kitamura J-Y., Taru M. and Shinomiya A. (2003)
- Elongation of the dorsal spine and reproductive season in males of Eviota abax and E. prasina (Pisces: Gobiidae).
- Natural History Research 7: 199–201.
- Takami Y. (2003)
- Experimental analysis of the effect of genital morphology on insemination success in the ground beetleCarabus insulicola (Coleoptera: Carabidae).
- Ethology Ecology and Evolution 15: 51–61.
- Watanabe K., S. Mori and M. Nishida. (2003)
- Genetic relationships and origin of two geographic groups of the freshwater threespine stickleback, ‘Hariyo’.
- Zoological Science 20: 265–274.
- Watanabe K. and M. Nishida. (2003)
- Genetic population structure of Japanese bagrid catfishes.
- Ichthyological Reserch 50: 140–148.
2002
- Ide J-Y. (2002)
- Mating behaviour and light conditions cause seasonal changes in the dispersal pattern of the satyrine butterfly Lethe diana.
- Ecological Entomology 27: 33–40.
- Ide J-Y. (2002)
- Seasonal changes in the territorial behaviour of the satyrine butterfly Lethe diana are mediated by temperature.
- Journal of Ethology 20: 71–78.
- Kitamura J-I., Taru M. and Sunobe T. (2002)
- Female preference of the gobiid fish Eviota abax in relation to elongation of the first dorsal spine in males.
- Journal of Ethology 20: 133–135.
- Satoh A (2002)
- Within-plant distribution of the eggs and larvae of two congeneric Chrysomelid beetles on the same host plant.
- Entomological Science 5: 171–177.
- Sota T. (2002)
- Radiation and reticulation: extensive introgressive hybridization in the carabid beetles Ohomopterus inferred from mitochondrial gene genealogy.
- Population Ecology 44: 145–156.
- Takahashi D. and M. Kohda. (2002)
- Female preference for nest size in the stream goby Rhinogobius sp. DA.
- Zoological Science 19: 1241–1244.
- Takahashi T., Hori M. and Nakaya K. (2002)
- New species of Cyprichromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, Africa.
- Copeia 2002: 1029–1036.
- Takami Y. (2002)
- Mating behavior, insemination and sperm transfer in the ground beetle Carabus insulicola.
- Zoological Science 19: 1067–1073.
- Watanabe T., Tanigaki T., Nishi H., Ushimaru A. and Takeuch T. (2002)
- A quantitative analysis of geographic color variation in two Geotrupes dung beetles.
- Zoological Science 19: 351–358.
- Watanabe T., Tanigaki T., Nishi H., Ushimaru A. and Takeuch T. (2002)
- Geographic color variation in two geotrupes dung beetles: A further study.
- Entomological Science 5: 291–295.
2001
- Goodman S. J., Tamate H. B., Wilson R., Nagata J., Tatsuzawa S., Swanson G. M., Pemberton J. M. and McCullough D. R. (2001)
- Bottlenecks, drift and differentiation: the population structure and demographic history of sika deer (Cervus nippon) in the japanese archipelago.
- Molecular Ecology 10: 1357–1370.
- Ide J-Y. (2001)
- Summer disappearance of territoriality in the satyrine butterfly Lethe sicelis.
- Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 52: 168–170.
- Ide J-Y. (2001)
- Microhabitat differences in two Lethe butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) concerning thermoregulation.
- Entomological Science 4: 279–285.
- Kawamura K., Y. Nagata, H. Ohtaka, Y. Kanoh and J-Y. Kitamura. (2001)
- Genetic diversity in the japanese rosy bitterling, Rhodeus ocellatus kurumeus (Cyprinidae).
- Ichthyological Research 48: 369–378.
- Satou A., Nisimura T. and Numata H. (2001)
- Cost and necessity of parental care in the burying beetle Nicrophorus quadripunctatus.
- Zoological Science 18: 975–979.
- Sota T., R. Ishikawa, M. Ujiie, F. Kusumoto and A. P. Vogler (2001)
- Extensive trans-species mitochondrial polymorphisms in the carabid beetles Carabus subgenus Ohomopterus caused by repeated introgressive hybridization.
- Molecular Ecology 10: 2833–2847.
- Sota T. and A. P. Vogler (2001)
- Incongruence between mitochondrial and nuclear gene trees in the carabid beetles Ohomopterus.
- Systematic Biology 50 : 39–59.
- Tatsuzawa S., Sakaizumi M. and Kano Y. (2001)
- The first record of two freshwater fishes, the medaka Oryzias latipes and the local ecological, genetical, and historical views for conservation.
- Biogography 3: 89–100.
2000
- Hori M. and Watanabe K. (2000)
- Aggressive mimicry in the intra-populational color variation of the Tanganyikan scale-eater, Perissodus microlepis (Cichlidae).
- Enviromental Biology of Fishes 59: 111–115.
- Satou A., Nisimura T. and Numata H. (2000)
- Reproductive competition between the burying beetle Nicrophorus quadripunctatus without phoretic mites and the blow fly Chrysomya pinguis.
- Entomological Science 3: 265–268.
- Seki S., Kohda M. and Hori M. (2000)
- Asymmetry of mouth morph of a freshwater goby, Rhinogobius flumineus.
- Zoological Science 17:1321–1325.
- Sota T., Y. Takami, K. Kubota and R. Ishikawa (2000)
- Geographic variation in the body size of some Japanese Leptocarabus species (Coleoptera, Carabidae): The "toppled-domino pattern" in species along a geographic cline.
- Entomological Science 3: 309–320.
- Sota T., Y. Takami, K. Kubota M. Ujiie and R. Ishikawa (2000)
- Interspecific body size differentiation in species assemblages of the carabid subgenus Ohomopterus in Japan.
- Population Ecology 42 : 279–291.
- Sota T., S. Nakano, N. Hasan, Syafril and K. Nakamura (2000)
- Fluctuation in the abundance of terrestrial arthropods at an arable field in West Sumatran Highland.
- Tropics 10: 463–472.
- Sota T., F. Kusumoto and K. Kubota (2000)
- Consequences of hybridization between Ohomopterus insulicola and O. arrowianus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in a segmented river basin: parallel formation of hybrid swarms.
- Biological Journal of the Linneal Society 71: 297–313.