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PI
Yasuoki Takami Evolutionary biology and natural history of insects

Students
Chinami Furumoto (D1) Evolutionary developmental biology of exaggerated genitalia in Ohomopterus ground beetles [publication]
Fumika Shindo (M2) The role of pheromon in aggregation of ground beetles
Toon Maemura (M2) Functional evaluation of geographical variation in the male genital morphology of Carabus maiyasanus by morphometrics and the analysis of physical property
Takayoshi Majima (M2) Reproductive isolation and genetic introgression in a hybrid zone of Leptocarabus ground beetles
Ayaka Tomita (M1) Intersexual genitalic interaction and the evolution of female genital morphology in Ohomopterus ground beetles
Yutaro Nakao (M1) Latitudinal cline in genital sizes of Eucarabus ground beetles in the Korean Peninsula
Kenta Tanikawa (M1) Phenotypic plasticity in genital morphology

Alumni
Tian Xia
(PhD, 2012-2024)
Evolution of reproductive isolation among populations within species via species interaction [publication 1] [2] [3]
Motoki Itani
(BSc, 2022-2024)
Comparative analysis of loss of eusociality via polyandry
Hiroto Nishino
(MSc, 2020-2023)
Adaptive adjustment of male mate guarding behaviors in response to sexual cannibalism and sperm competition [publication 1] [2] [3]
Kazuki Kuroda
(MSc, 2020-2023)
Effect of feeding regime on sexual cannibalism propensity and estimation of wild cannibalism frequency in a mantid [publication 1] [2] [3]
Yui Fujita
(BSc, 2022-2023)
Effects of nutritional condition and mating history on sexual pheromone function in female mantids
Léon Brouillé
(B2, visiting student, 2023)
µCT analysis of male genital mechanics in Ohomopterus ground beetles
Taira Nishimura
(PhD, 2016-2022)
Reproductive character displacement in genital morphology and its underlying evolutionary processes [publication 1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Karen Terada
(PhD, 2017-2022)
Developmental processes of divergent genital morphologies in closely-related Ohomopterus ground beetles [publication 1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Hikaru Miyaji
(MSc, 2021-2022)
Quantifying the repeated evolution of insect raptorial forelegs
Koshin Ishikawa
(BSc, 2021-2022)
Spatial distribution and interspecific hybridization of Ohomopterus ground beetles in Mt. Rokkosan
Yusuke Sugihara
(BSc, 2021-2022)
Male mate choice, interspecific mating and reproductive interference among coexisting Ohomopterus ground beetles
Shogo Izawa
(BSc, 2021-2022)
Difference in reproductive phenology among coexisting Ohomopterus ground beetles
Yuta Ishii
(BSc, 2021-2022)
Difference in microhabitat preference among coexisting Ohomopterus ground beetles
Tadashi Shinohara
(PhD, 2012-2020,
PostDoc, 2020-2022
Evolution of anti-predator morphology in Cassidinae leaf beetles [publications]
Keisuke Kamuro
(MSc, 2019-2021)
Nutritional benefit of sexual cannibalism in mantids
Yumiko Mori
(MSc, 2020-2021)
Sexual selection for genital morphology in sexually cannibalistic mantids
Kimi Takagi
(BSc, 2020-2021)
Resource competition and evolution of feeding traits in snail-feeding ground beetles
Yuki Nagata
(MSc, 2017-2020)
Adjustment of male mating behavior and its adaptive significance in sexually cannibalized male mantids [publication]
Daisuke Satomi
(PhD, 2015-2019)
Evolution of sexually dimorphic morphology in Oedemerid beetles [publications]
Yoshitaka Inoue
(MSc, 2016-2018)
Spermatophore feeding in mantids [publication]
Yong Hwan Park
(PhD, 2014-2016,
PostDoc, 2017-2018)
Influence of global climate change on Carabid beetle communities [publications]
Takahiro Kuroda
(MSc, 2015-2017)
Adaptive parasitic strategy of a hairworm that exploits mantids [publication] [2]
Wataru Maruyama
(BSc, 2011, -2015)
Evolution of strategic ejaculate allocation in Carabid beetles
Saki Watanabe
(BSc, 2015)
Neuro-physiological basis of mating behavior adjustment in mantids
Sogo Takahashi
(MSc, 2012-2014)
Divergent sexual selection operating on divergent genital morphology [publication]
Mika Kadoi
(BSc, 2013)
Male mate choice in mantids [publication]
Kotaro Morimoto
(MSc, 2010-2012)
Sperm competition of sexually cannibalized male mantids [publication 1] [2]
Kazutoshi Akiyama
(BSc, 2011)
Molecular phylogeny and morphological evolution of snail-feeding Acoptolabrus beetles [publication]
Nao Hayashi
(BSc, 2010)
Physiological funciton of seminal substances in Leptocarabus procerulus [publication]
Kazushige Miyamoto
(BSc, 2010)
Introgression of speciation genes in a ground beetle hybrid zone
Junpei Yamamoto
(BSc, 2010)
Genetic diversity and kinship structure in urban ant populations [publication]