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2025

Gumma Kubo, Ibuki Fukuyama, Taro Jonishi. Achalinus spinalis (Japanese Odd-scaled Snake). predation. Herpetological review, 2025.

2024

Tomonori Kodama, Shinsuke H. Sakamoto, Akira Mori. Cold kiss still hot: limited temperature effects on envenomation performance in predatory strikes of a Japanese pit viper (Gloydius blomhoffii). Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2024.

Ryosuke Uno. Predators of Japanese myriapods ̶-survey using literature, social media, Web, and mobile application-. Edaphologia, 2024.

Shouta Iyoda, Ryotaro Yanagihara. Field observations on aggressive head-biting behaviour of five-lined skink species, Plestiodon finitimus Okamoto & Hikida, 2012 and Plestiodon japonicus (Peters, 1864), in Japan.Herpetology Notes, 2024.

Gumma Kubo, Shouta Iyoda, Kazumasa Matsumoto. Takydromus tachydromoides (Japanese grass lizard). behavioral display. Herpetological Review, 2024.

Gumma Kubo, Ibuki Fukuyama. First record of amphibian prey for the Oriental-Tooth Snake, Lycodon orientalis (Hilgendorf, 1880), in Japan. Herpetology Notes, 2024.

東哲平, 城野哲平, 小林峻. 沖縄県北部におけるオキナワヤモリの社会行動の観察例. Akamata, 2024.

宇野良祐. 日本蜘蛛学会第56回大会2024年8月31日ー9月1日 兵庫県立人と自然の博物館 新収蔵庫棟コレクショナリウム大会印象記. Acta Arachnologica, 2024.

杉浦公亮, 伊與田翔太, 市岡幸雄. ヒバカリによりモリアオガエルの卵塊の捕食事例. 爬虫両棲類学会報, 2024.

伊與田翔太, 立脇隆文. カメラトラップを用いた爬虫類の生息確認と応用可能性. 爬虫両棲類学会報, 2024.

柳原諒太郎, 伊與田翔太. ラズベリーパイを用いた自律的に動くトカゲの粘土模型の開発および行動学研究への利用. 爬虫両棲類学会報, 2024.

Chun-Kai Yang, Yi-Ju Yang, Akira Mori. Ambush site selection by a green bamboo pit viper: Relation to prey abundance and comparison vetween juveniles and adults. Zoological Studies, 2024.

伊藤響, 藤島幹太, 上村亮, 深草彩子, 辺土名朝暉, 井ノ上綾音, 城間大輝, 柳原諒太郎. マレーシア, クチンにて開催された第10回国際爬虫両生類会議への参加報告. 爬虫両棲類学会報, 2024.

森川妟吾, 安里瞳, 久保軍馬. サキシママダラによるヒメアマガエルの轢死体およびトカゲ類の卵の捕食例. Akamata, 2024.

2023

Tomonori Kodama, Akira Mori. How important is temperature for strike success of ectotherms? Thermal effects on predator-prey interactions of free-ranging pit vipers (Gloydius blomhoffii). Ethology, 2023

Kota Okamoto, Teppei Jono. Feeding behavior on honeydew excreted by the leucaena psyllid, Heteropsylla cubana, by the Hokou Gecko, Gekko hokouensis, on Iriomote Island, Japan. Herpetology Notes, 2023

Shi-Jun Yang, Alan H. Savitzky, David J. Gower, V. Deepak, Akira Mori, Rahul Khot, Jing-Song Shi, Li Ding, Mian Hou, Hai-Yuan Xu, Qin Wang, Guang-Xiang Zhu. Identity of the holotype and type locality of Rhabdophis leonardi (Wall, 1923) (Colubridae: Natricinae), with notes on the morphology and natural history of the species in southwestern China. Ecology & Evolution,2023

Iyoda S, Fukuyama R, Fujishima K. Rhabdophis tigrinus (Tiger Keelback) reproduction/courtship. Herpetological Review, 54(1):143, 2023.

Inoue, T., Mori, A., Yoshinaga, N., Mori, N. Intrinsic factors associated with dietary toxin quantity and concentration in the nuchal glands of a natricine snake Rhabdophis tigrinus. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 2023. [ DOI ]

Kobayashi, K., Hotta, T., Sakai, O., Mori, A.. Investigation of mechanisms underlying a light approaching behavior in a house gecko by comparative and learning experiments. Behavioural Processes 205:104806. 2023. [ DOI ]

2022

Yang CK. Calling and foot-flagging: Territory competition behavior of two male Buergeria otai Ecology e3653, 2022. [ DOI ]

Anita, S. and Hamidy, A., Mulyadi, and Mori, A. Effects of body size and condition on antipredator behavior related to nuchal glands in Rhabdophis subminiatus. Journal of Herpetology. 56(4): 454–460. 2022. [ DOI ]

Carlson, N.V. & Griesser, H. Mobbing in animals: a thorough review and proposed future directions. Advances in the Study of Animal Behaviour 54: 1-41, 2022. [ DOI ]

Zhu, G., S. Yang, A. H. Savitzky, Y. Cheng, A. Mori, L. Ding, D. Rao and Q. Wang. Cryptic diversity and phylogeography of the Rhabdophis nuchalis group (Squamata: Colubridae).Phylogenetics and Evolution 166, 107325, 2022. [ DOI ]

Fukuda, M., R. UjIIe, T. Inoue, Q. Chen, C. Cao, L. Ding, N. Mori, and A. Mori. Do predators prefer toxic animals? A case of chemical discrimination by an Asian snake that sequesters firefly toxins. Current Zoology zoab102, 2022. [ DOI ]

Fukuyama R, Itoigawa A, Mori A (2022) Multimale breeding aggregations by “many-friends” snakes: courtship behaviours by Malagasy Pseudoxyrhophiine snakes, Dromicodryas bernieri and D. quadrilineatus, and their sexual size dimorphism. Herpetozoa 35, 225-229. [ DOI ]

2021

Matsumoto, K. and Mori, A. Adaptive foraging strategy of an insular snake (Lycodon semicarinatus, Colubridae) feeding on patchily distributed nests of sea turtles. Behaviour 158:869-899. 2021. [ DOI ]

Inoue, T., Nakata, R., Savitzky, A.H., Yoshinaga, N., Mori, A., Mori, N. New Insights into Dietary Toxin Metabolism: Diversity in the Ability of the Natricine Snake Rhabdophis tigrinus to Convert Toad‑Derived Bufadienolides. Journal of Chemical Ecology 47: 915–925. 2021. [ DOI ]

Matsumoto, K., Kotaki, T., Numata, H., Shinada, T. and Goto, S.G. Juvenile hormone III skipped bisepoxide is widespread in true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera).Royal Society Open Science, 8:202242, 2021. [ DOI ]

Moriyama, M., Yasuyama, K. and Numata, H. Formation of a hatching line in the serosal cuticle confers multifaceted adaptive functions on the eggshell of cicadas.Zoological Letters, 7:8, 2021. [ DOI ]

Sakura, K. and Numata, H. Locomotor activity rhythms in laboratory-reared adults of the mangrove cricket, Apteronemobius asahinai.Entomological Science, 24:247-255, 2021. [ DOI ]

Ikeda, K., Daimon, T., Shiomi, K., Udaka, H. and Numata, H. Involvement of the clock gene period in the phtoperiodism of the silkmoth Bombyx mori.Zoological Science, 38:523–530, 2021. [ DOI ]

沼田英治・松田直樹. コオロギの生活史と温暖化.時間生物学, 27:76-82, 2021.

T. N. Suzuki. Animal linguistics: Exploring referentiality and compositionality in bird calls. Ecological Research, 36: 221-231, 2021. [ DOI ]

C. A. Barnett, M. Ringhofer, and T. N. Suzuki. Differences in predatory behavior among three bird species. Journal of Ethology, 39: 29-37, 2021. [ DOI ]

M. Fukuda and A. Mori. Does an Asian Natricine Snake, Rhabdophis tigrinus, Have Chemical Preference for a Skin Toxin of Toads?. Current Herpetology, 40:1-9, 2021. [ DOI ]

L. Dong, H. Udaka, H. Numata, and C. Ito. Regulation of Krüppel homolog 1 expression by photoperiod in the bean bug, Riptortus pedestris. Physiological Entomology, 46:82-93, 2021. [ DOI ]

R. Fukuyama and I. Fukuyama. Achalinus formosanus chigirai. Deffensive behavior and diet. Herpetological Review, 52:144-145, 2021.

A. Mori. Ecological Traits of a Common Japanese Pit Viper, the Mamushi (Gloydius blomhoffii), in Kyoto, with a Brief Geographic Comparison. Current Herpetology, 40:92-102, 2021. [ DOI ]

P. L. Sun, C. K. Yang, W. T. Li, W. Y. Lai, Y. C. Fan, H. C. Huang, P. H. Yu. Infection with Nannizziopsis guarroi and Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola in reptiles in Taiwan. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 00:1–12, 2021. [ DOI ]

R. Fukuyama, I. Fukuyama, T. Kurita, Y. Kojima, M. Y. Hossman, A. Noda and K. Nishikawa. New herpetofaunal records from Gunung Mulu National Park and its surrounding areas in Borneo. Herpetozoa 34:89–96, 2021. [ DOI ]

N. Sugita, S. Matsui, N. Yoshikawa and I. Nishiumi. Genetic characteristics of a small breeding population of ancient murrelets from Teuri Island, Japan, based on mitochondrial DNA sequences and newly-developed microsatellite markers. Ecological Research 36(4):637–647, 2021. [ DOI ]

K. Matsumoto and A. Mori. Adaptive foraging strategy of an insular snake (Lycodon semicarinatus, Colubridae) feeding on patchily distributed nests of sea turtles. Behaviour 158(10):869–899, 2021. [ DOI ]

K. Sakura and H. Numata. Locomotor activity rhythms in laboratory‐reared adults of the mangrove cricket, Apteronemobius asahinai. Entomological Science 24(3):247–255, 2021. [ DOI ]

K. Matsumoto, M. Kayo and A. Mori. Preserved food for snakes: predation on naturally made “pidan” eggs in sea turtle nests on the insular beach. Ecology e03477, 2021 [ DOI ]

K. Ikeda, T. Daimon, K. Shiomi, H. Udaka and H. Numata. Involvement of the Clock Gene Period in the Photoperiodism of the Silkmoth Bombyx mori. Zoological Science 38(6): 523–530, 2021 [ DOI ]

杉田典正, 海老原淳, 細矢剛, 神保宇嗣, 中江雅典, & 遊川知久. 日本の絶滅危惧生物標本の所在把握と保全への活用. 保全生態学研究, 26:229–247, 2021 [ DOI ]

R. Fukuyama and K. Morishima. First record of ectoparasitism by a land leech on Anderson’s Spiny Crocodile Newt, Echinotriton andersoni (Caudata: Salamandridae) Herpetology Notes, 14:1379-1380, 2021.

R. Fukuyama. Limnonectes blythii (Blyth's Giant Frog). Diet. Herpetological Review, 52(4):831-832, 2021.

M. Fukuda, R. Ujiie, T. Inoue, Q. Chien, C. Cao, L. Ding, N. Mori and A. Mori. Do predators prefer toxic animals? A case of chemical discrimination by an Asian snake that sequesters firefly toxins. Current Zoology zoab102, 2021 [ DOI ]

Kodama T., Takahashi M. and Mori A. Host resistance to ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in a pit viper, Gloydius tsushimaensis, (Reptilia: Squamata: Viperidae) observed in the field. International Journal of Acarology 47: 643-645, 2021 [ DOI ]

Mochida K. and Mori A. Antipredator behavior of newts (Cynops pyrrhogaster) against snakes. Plos ONE 16(11): e0258218, 2021 [ DOI ]

Yokoi H., Sakai A., Kodama T., Magome S., Itose O., Tawara M., Yasaka T., Abe T. and Takeuchi I. Evaluation of a Treatment Algorithm for Tsushima Mamushi (Gloydius tsushimaensis) Snakebites, After its Introduction to Tsushima Island, Nagasaki, Japan. Internal Medicine 60: 3093-3099., 2021 [ DOI ]

Inoue T., Nakata R., Savitzky A.H., Yoshinaga N., Mori A. and Mori N. New Insights into Dietary Toxin Metabolism: Diversity in the Ability of the Natricine Snake Rhabdophis tigrinus to Convert Toad‑Derived Bufadienolides. Journal of Chemical Ecology 47: 915-925., 2021 [ DOI ]

Yang C.K. and A. Mori. The green bamboo pit viper, Trimeresurus stejnegeri,discriminates chemical stimuli among anuran species. Current Herpetology 40: 92-102., 2021 [ DOI ]

2020

Piao, Y., Chen, Z., Wu, Y., Shi, S., Takeuchi, H., Jono, T., Fukuda, M., Mori, A., Tang, Y., Chen, Q., and Ding, L. A New Species of the Genus Rhabdophis Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Colubridae) in Southwestern Sichuan, China. Asian Herpetological Research 11(2): 95–107. 2020. [ DOI ]

Kobayashi, K. and Mori, A. Site fidelity of Gekko japonicus to artificially lit environments. Current Herpetology 39(2): 184–195. 2020. [ DOI ]

Inoue, T., Nakata, R., Savitzky, H. A., Yoshinaga, N., Mori, A. and Mori, N. Variation in bufadienolide composition of parotoid gland secretion from three taxa of Japanese toads. Journal of Chemical Ecology 46: 997–1009. 2020. [ DOI ]

Ando, Y., Matsumoto, K., Misaki, K., Shiga, S., Numata, H., Kotaki, T., Shinada, T. and Goto, S.G. Juvenile hormone III skipped bisepoxide, not its stereoisomers, as a juvenile hormone of the bean bug Riptortus pedestris.General and Comparative Endocrinology, 289:113394, 2020. [ DOI ]

Konagaya, T. and Numata, H. Late autumn occurrence of non-diapause male adults in various geographic populations of a pierid butterfly, Eurema mandarina.Journal of Natural History, 54:1409-1423, 2020. [ DOI ]

Matsuda, N., Numata, H. and Udaka, H. Transcriptomic changes in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum: Effects of the seasonal timer and photoperiod.Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics, 36:100740, 2020. [ DOI ]

I. Fukuyama and R. Fukuyama. Sinomicrurus macclellandi iwasakii. Deffensive behavior and diet. Herpetological Review, 51:878-880, 2020.

T. Inoue, R. Nakata, A. H. Savitzky, N. Yoshinaga, A. Mori, and N Mori. Variation in Bufadienolide Composition of Parotoid Gland Secretion From Three Taxa of Japanese Toads. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 46:997-1009, 2020. [ DOI ]

K. Kobayashi and A. Mori. Site Fidelity of Gekko japonicus to Artificially Lit Environments. Current Herpetology, 39:184-195, 2020. [ DOI ]

K. Hamanaka and A. Mori. Toxicity of venom from the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffii, (Squamata, Crotalinae) to centipedes. Toxicon, 188:11-15, 2020. [ DOI ]

K. Hamanaka, H. Akimoto, A. Otake, K. Yamamoto and K. Nishikawa. Andrias japonicus. Diet. Herpetological Review, 51:554-555, 2020.

I. Fukuyama, K. Hamanaka and K. Fujishima. Cyclophiops semicarinatus. Arboreality. Herpetological Review, 51:347, 2020.

Y. Ando, K. Matsumoto, K. Misaki, S. Shiga, H. Numata, T. Kotaki, T. Shinada and S. G. Goto. Juvenile hormone III skipped bisepoxide, not its stereoisomers, as a juvenile hormone of the bean bug Riptortus pedestris. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 289: 113394, 2020. [ DOI ]

J. Endo and H. Numata. Synchronized hatching as a possible strategy to avoid sibling cannibalism in stink bugs. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 74(2):16, 2020. [ DOI ]

N. Matsuda, T. Kanbe, J. Endo, S. Akimoto and H. Numata. Suppression of autumnal sexual morph production in spring by a seasonal timer in an aphid. Physiological Entomology, 45:103-109, 2020. [ DOI ]

N. Nishiumi and A. Mori. A game of patience between predator and prey: waiting for opponent’s action determines successful capture or escape. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 98: 351-357, 2020. [ DOI ]

T. N. Suzuki. Other species’ alarm calls evoke a predator-specific search image in birds. Current Biology, 30(13):2616-2620, 2020. [ DOI ]

M. Dutour, T. N. Suzuki and D. Wheatcroft. Great tit responses to the calls of an unfamiliar species suggest conserved perception of call ordering. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 74: 37, 2020. [ DOI ]

T. Yoshida, R. Ujiie, A.H. Savitzky, T. Jono, T. Inoue, N. Yoshinaga, S. Aburaya, W. Aoki, H. Takeuchi, L. Ding, Q. Chen, Q. Cao, T.S. Tsai, A. de Silva, D. Mahaulpatha, T.T. Nguyen, Y. Tang, N. Mori, and A. Mori. Dramatic dietary shift maintains sequestered toxins in chemically defended snakes. Proceedins of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117:5964-5969, 2020. [ DOI ]