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Takami Lab

A laboratory for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in Kobe University, Japan
We are interested in Sexual selection, Speciation and Biodiversity.

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NEWS

- Fieldwork class in Sugadaira, Nagano. (2023.8.28)


- Welcome! Léon Brouillé, a visiting student from Université de Tours (France) joined. (2023.7.10)


- Welcome! One graduate student and two undergraduates joined. (2023.4.3)

- Our papers were selected as a Top Cited Article in Evolution & Development and a Top Downloaded Article in Entomological Science. (2023.3.30)


- Conglats for graduations! (2023.3.24)

- Taira Nishimura and Karen Terada were awarded their doctorates. Conglats! (2023.3.23)

- A new paper by Karen Terada and Sougo Takahashi "Functional, genetic, and structural constraints on the exaggeration and diversification of male genital morphology in Ohomopterus ground beetles" was published in Entomological Science. The highly exaggerated male genitalia in C. uenoi resulted from relaxed functional constraint and subsequently reached a structural limit. (2023.2.1)


- A new paper by Taira Nishimura "Relationships between reproductive character displacement in genital morphology and the population-level cost of interspecific mating: implications for the Templeton effect" was published in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. Population-level costs of interspecific mating did not decrease despite reproductive character displacement in isolation traits, providing evidence against the Templeton effect. (2022.11.23)

- A new paper by Tian Xia "Reproductive isolation via divergent genital morphology due to cascade reinforcement in Ohomopterus ground beetles" was published in Journal of Evolutionary Biology. Reproductive character displacement in genital lock-and-key system resulted in species-level isolation among allopatric populations within a species. (2022.11.11)

- Tadashi Shinohara got a post-doc position in Shizuoka University, Japan. (2022.5.1)

- Farewell and welcome! Three students left to graduate and three undergraduates joined. (2022.4.1)

- A new paper "Earth and life evolve together from something ancestral — reply to Britz et al." was published in Biology Letters. (2022.3.24)

- A new paper by Yuki Nagata "Reproductive phenology and female mating frequency of the praying mantid Tenodera angustipennis in western Japan" was published in Ecological Entomology. (2022.2.1)


- A new paper "Evolutionary dynamics of host organs for microbial symbiosis in tortoise leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)" was published in mBio. Tadashi Shinohara (PostDoc) participated to the project in National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. (2022.1.25)



- A new paper "Global dispersal and diversification in ground beetles of the subfamily Carabinae" was published in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. (2021.11.11)

- A new paper by Taira Nishimura "Reproductive character displacement in genital morphology in Ohomopterus ground beetles" was published in American Naturalist. (2021.10.28)



- Tadashi Shinohara was awarded the poster prize in the 81st Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Japan. Conglats! (2021.9.5)

- A new paper "Mesozoic origin and ‘out-of-India’ radiation of ricefishes (Adrianichthyidae)" was published in Biology Letters. (2021.8.4)


- Farewell and welcome! Nagata finished his master course, and four undergraduates joined. (2021.4.1)


- A new paper "Phylogeographical analysis of character displacement in feeding phenotypes of snail-feeding Acoptolabrus ground beetles" was published in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. (2020.10.19)


- Tadashi Shinohara was awarded the doctorate. Conglats! (2020.9.25)

- A new paper "The origin of the giant ground beetle Aplothorax burchelli on St Helena Island" was published in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. (2020.8.2)

- A new paper "Functional diversity and trade-offs in divergent anti-predator morphologies in herbivorous insects" was published in Ecology and Evolution. (2020.5.1)


- One graduate and three undergraduate students joined. Welcome! (2020.4.1)

- Daisuke Satomi was awarded the doctorate. Conglats! (2019.9.25)

- Organizing an international symposium "Genital evolution: genes, function, and diversification" in the 35th The Society of Population Ecology Meeting (2019.9.26-28, at North Campus, Kyoto University). (2019.9.2)

- Fieldwork in Korea. (2019.7.19)


- A new paper "Genetic basis of species-specific genitalia reveals a role in species diversification" was published in Science Advances. (2019.6.27)


- Farewell and welcome! Inoue finished his master course, and Kamuro joined to us. Nishimura, Terada and Nagata continue researches in their next steps. (2019.4.1)

- Dr. Yong Hwan Park got a post-doc position in Korea National Arboretum. Conglats! (2019.2.1)


- At the ceremony for Journal of Ethology Editor's Choice Award (2018.9.29)



- Invited speech in the symposium "Ecology and Evolution of Genitalia" in the 50th Annual Meeting of the Arachnological Society of Japan. (2018.8.25)
Takami, Y. Sexual conflict and genitalia as a driver of eco-evolutionary dynamics.

・We attended 20th Annual Meeting of the Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan. (2018.8.23)
Nishimura, T., Takami, Y. Character displacement in genital morphology and avoidance of hybridization cost
Terada, K, Hirayama, A., Takami, Y. Development of divergent genital morphologies as revealed by microCT

- Fieldwork in Korea. (2018.7.13)


- Farewell and welcome! Kuroda finished his master course, and Nagata joined to us. (2018.4.2)

- We attended the 65th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan (March 14-18 2018, Sapporo, Japan). (2018.3.19)

- A new paper "Adult leaf beetles of the subfamily Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) preyed on by the digger wasp Cerceris albofasciata (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) in Japan" was published in Entomologische Blätter und Coleoptera. This will be a part of the dissertation of Tadashi Shinohara. (2017.12.27)

- Fieldwork in Sardegna Is. (Italy) and Tenerife Is. (Canary Isles., Spain). (2017.12.21)



- A short review "Current perspectives in insect speciation studies in Japan: Natural history meets genomics" by Y. Takami was published in Konchu-to-Shizen (Nature and Insects) (in Japanese). (2017.11.24)


- Fieldwork in Korea, again. (2017.8.1)


- Fieldwork in Korea. (2017.7.3)


- Fieldworks in Amami and Okinawa islands. (2017.4.24)



- One master course student joined to us. (2017.4.3)

- Yong Hwan Park was awarded the doctorate. Conglats! (2017.3.25)

- We attended the 64th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan (March 14-18 2017, Tokyo, Japan).
Congrats on Kuroda's poster award! (2017.3.18)
Nishimura T, Takami Y Geographical variation in the genital morphology of Carabus maiyasanus is reproductive character displacement?: testing avoidance of hybridization costs
Shinohara T, Takami Y Diverse defensive morphologies in insects: the evolution of generalization and specialization in response to predater feeding types
Park YH, Kim JK, Takami Y Ground beetle community change in response to local climate change and its impact on broad-scale community evaluation
Kuroda T, Takami T Cost and morphological alteration due to parasitism by horsehair worms in a mantid
Inoue Y, Watanabe S, Takami Y Release from suppressive control by the brain mediates adaptive control of male mating behavior?


- A new paper "Local climate mediates spatial and temporal variation in carabid beetle communities in three forests in Mount Odaesan, Korea" was published in Ecological Entomology. This is a collaborated study with Kangwon National University (South Korea) and a part of the dissertation of Yong Hwan Park. (2016.12.23)

- Fieldwork in New Zealand, collaborated with Kyoto University and Hirosaki University. (2016.11.29)




- A short review of Takami's previous studies about molecular ecology of urban butterfly populations was published in Konchu-to-Shizen (Nature and Insects) (in Japanese). (2016.10.27)

- Takami attended XXV International Congress of Entomology (9/25-30, Orlando), and made a presentation in a symposium "In the Light of Morphometrics: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution of Insect Morphology". (2016.10.4)
"Detecting divergent sexual selection operating upon divergent genital morphologies"
Yasuoki Takami & Sogo Takahashi

- Fieldwork in the states of Wasington and Arizona, the U.S.A., collaborated with Kyoto University and Hirosaki University. (2016.7.26)



- A new paper "Rediscovery of Celes akitanus (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from semi-natural grasslands in Japan" was published in Entomological Science. (2016.4.28)

- Fieldwork in Amami and Okinawa Islands, collaborated with Naruto University of Education and the University of Ryukyus. (2016.4.22)


Coraebus niponicus / Oedemeronia sexualis / Twilight in the YANBARU forest

- Two undergraduates joined us. (2016.4.4)

- Congrats on graduations! (2016.3.25)

- We will attend the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan (March 20-24 2016, Sendai, Japan). (2016.2.4)
"Evolution of insect external morphology as anti-predator adaptations: effects of predation manners" Shinohara T, Takami Y. [P1-154]
"Ground beetle community change in response to climate change in Baekdudaegan, Korea" Park YH, Jang TW, Kim JK, Chae HM, Takami Y. [P1-182]
"Mating behavior of praying mantids parasitized by horsehair worms" Kuroda T, Takami Y. [P1-274]
"Sperm competition and heteromorphic sperm bundles in ground beetles" Takami Y. [T15-2]
"Detecting divergent sexual selection operating upon divergent genital morphologies: Difference and complementarity between distance-based and landmark-based morphometrics" Takami Y, Takahashi S. [W33-3]

- English pages are now (partially) available!(2016.1.21)

- Takami enjoyed fieldwork in Australia for collecting Cicindelid, Silphid and Carabid beetles. (2015.12.28)



- A new paper "Ecological differentiation and habitat unsuitability maintaining a ground beetle hybrid zone" was published in Ecology and Evolution. (2015.12.16)

- Takami gave an invited lecture at CompBiol2015 (12/11-13, Hiroshima). (2015.12.14) 
"Sexual conflict mediates mating behavior of a sexually cannibalistic praying mantid"
Yasuoki Takami, Kotaro Morimoto and Mika Kadoi

- Takami struggled in fieldwork in Chile for collecting Carabid, Cicindelid and Silphid beetles. So cold but nice beetles. (2015.12.8)




- Takami and Park enjoyed fieldwork in Korea for long-term research of ground beetle communities. Collaborated with Professor Jong Kuk Kim in Kangwon National University. (2015.8.3)


- Takami, Shinohara and Satomi enjoyed fieldwork in Ryukyu islands for collecting Chrysomelid and Oedemerid beetles. Granted from the University of Ryukyus. (2015.4.19)



- Three new students, Satomi, Kuroda and Watanabe, joined to the lab. (2015.4.3)