Publication

 

Original article

 

1) Okuda, N. & Y. Yanagisawa (1996) Filial cannibalism by mouthbrooding males of the cardinal fish, Apogon doederleini, in relation to their physical condition. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 45 (4): 397-404

2) Okuda, N. & Y. Yanagisawa (1996) Filial cannibalism in a paternal mouthbrooding fish in relation to mate availability. Animal Behaviour, 52 (2): 307-314 PDF for educational use

3) Okuda, N., T. Takeyama & Y. Yanagisawa (1997) Age-specific filial cannibalism in a paternal mouthbrooding fish. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 41 (6): 363-369 PDF for educational use

4) Okuda, N., I. Tayasu & Y. Yanagisawa (1998) Determinate growth in a paternal mouthbrooding fish whose reproductive success is limited by the buccal capacity. Evolutionary Ecology, 12: 681-699 PDF for educational use

5) Okuda, N. (1999) Sex roles are not always reversed when the potential reproductive rate is higher in females. The American Naturalist, 153 (5): 540-548 PDF for educational use

6) Okuda, N. (1999) Female mating strategy and male brood cannibalism in a sand-dwelling cardinalfish. Animal Behaviour 58 (2): 273-279 PDF for educational use

7) Okuda, N. (2000) Interspecific differences in male cannibalistic behavior between two sympatric cardinalfishes (Pisces: Apogonidae). Journal of Ethology, 18 (1): 5-10 PDF for educational use

8) Okuda, N. (2001) The costs of reproduction to males and females of a paternal mouthbrooding cardinalfish Apogon notatus. Journal of Fish Biology, 58 (3): 776-787 PDF for educational use

9) Okuda, N. & N. Ohnishi (2001) Nocturnal hatching timing of mouthbrooding male cardinalfish Apogon niger. Ichthyological Research, 48 (2): 207-212 PDF for educational use

10) Kondoh, M. & N. Okuda (2002) Mate availability influences filial cannibalism in fish with paternal care. Animal Behaviour, 63 (2): 227-233 PDF for educational use

11) Okuda, N., M. Miyazaki & Y. Yanagisawa (2002) Sexual difference in buccal morphology of the paternal mouthbrooding cardinalfish Apogon doederleini. Zoological Science, 19 (7): 801-807 PDF for educational use

12) Okuda, N., S. Ito & H. Iwao (2002) A marking technique for live fish eggs and larvae. Ichthyological Research, 49 (4): 367-370 PDF for educational use

13) Okuda, N., S. Ito & H. Iwao (2002) Female spawning strategy in Rhinogobius sp. OR: how do females deposit their eggs in the nest? Ichthyological Research, 49 (4): 371-379 PDF for educational use

14) Takeyama, T., N. Okuda & Y. Yanagisawa (2002) Seasonal pattern of filial cannibalism by Apogon doederleini mouthbrooding males. Journal of Fish Biology, 61 (3): 633-644 PDF for educational use

15) Okuda, N., K. Fukumori & Y. Yanagisawa (2003) Male ornamentation and its condition-dependence in a paternal mouthbrooding cardinalfish with extraordinary sex roles. Journal of Ethology, 21(2): 153-159 PDF for educational use

16) Okuda, N., S. Ito & H. Iwao (2003) Female-mimicry in a freshwater goby Rhinogobius sp. OR. Ichthyological Research, 50 (2): 198-200 PDF for educational use

17) Mabuchi, K., N. Okuda, T. Kokita & M. Nishida (2003) Genetic comparison of two color-morphs of Apogon properuptus from southern Japan. Ichthyological Research, 50 (): 293-296 PDF for educational use

18) Okuda, N., S. Ito & H. Iwao (2004) Mate availability and somatic condition affect filial cannibalism in a paternal brooding goby. Behaviour, 141: 279-296 PDF for educational use

19) Mabuchi, K., N. Okuda & M. Nishida (2004) Genetic differentiation between two color-morphs of Apogon taeniophorus from Southern Japan. Ichthyological Research, 51(2): 180-183 PDF for educational use

20) Tanabe, S. K. Ramu, H. Mochizuki, H. Miyasaka, N. Okuda, M. Muraoka, N. Kajiwara, S. Takahashi & T. Kubodera (2005) Contamination and distribution of persistent organochlorine and organotin compounds in deep-sea organisms from east China Sea. In: Deep-Sea Fauna and Pollutants in Nansei Islands (Eds by Hasegawa, K., G. Shinohara & M. Takeda). National Science Museum Monographs, No.29:453-476

21) Okuda, N., H. Hamaoka & K. Omori (2005) Life history and ecology of glowbelly, Acropoma japonicum, in Uwa Sea, Japan. Fisheries Science, 71(5): 1042-1048 PDF for educational use

22) Mabuchi, K., N. Okuda & M. Nishida (2006) Molecular phylogeny and stripe pattern evolution in cardinalfish genus Apogon. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.38:90-99 PDF for educational use

23) Yoshino, K., H. Miyasaka, Y. Kawamura, M. Genkai-Kato, N. Okuda,Y. Hayami, S. Ito, K. Fukumori, T. Sekiguchi, H. Ohnishi, K. Ohmori & H. Takeoka (2006) Sand banks contribute to the production of coastal waters by making a habitat for benthic microalgae in the sublittoral zone: food web analyses in Aki-Nada using stable isotopes. Plankton & Benthos Research 1(3): 155–163 PDF for educational use

24) Takeyama, T., N. Okuda & Y. Yanagisawa (2007) Filial cannibalism as a conditional strategy in males of a paternal mouthbrooding fish. Evolutionary Ecology 21:109-119 PDF for educational use

25) Uchii, K., N. Okuda, R. Yonekura, Z. Karube, K. Matsui & Z. Kawabata (2007) Trophic polymorphism in bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) introduced into Lake Biwa: Evidence from stable isotope analysis. Limnology 8:59-63 PDF for educational use

26) Kuwae, M., N. Okuda, H. Miyasaka, K. Omori, H. Takeoka & T. Sugimoto (2007) Decadal- to centennial-scale variability of sedimentary biogeochemical parameters in Kagoshima Bay, Japan, associated with climate and watershed changes. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 73:279-289 PDF for educational use

27) Fukumori, K., M.Oi, H. Doi, N. Okuda, H. Yamaguchi, M. Kuwae, H. Miyasaka, K. Yoshino, Y. Koizumi, K. Omori & H. Takeoka (2008) Food sources of the pearl oyster in coastal ecosystems of Japan: Evidence from diet and stable isotope analysis. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 76:704-709 PDF for educational use

28) Fukumori, K., M. Oi, H. Doi, D. Takahashi, N. Okuda, T. W. Miller, M. Kuwae, H. Miyasaka, M. Genkai-Kato, Y. Koizumi, K. Omori, & H. Takeoka (2008) Bivalve tissue as a carbon and nitrogen isotope baseline indicator in coastal ecosystems. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 79:45-50 PDF for educational use

29) Fukumori, K., N. Okuda, H. Hamaoka, T. Fukumoto, D. Takahashi & K. Omori (2008) Stable isotopes reveal life history polymorphism in the coastal fish Apogon notatus. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 362: 279-289 PDF for educational use

30) Ikemoto, T., N. P. C. Tu, N. Okuda, A. Iwata, K. Omori, S. Tanabe, B. C. Tuyen & I. Takeuchi (2008) Biomagnification of trace elements in the aquatic food web in the Mekong Delta, South Vietnam using stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 54:504–515 PDF for educational use

31) Ikemoto, T., N. P. C. Tu, M. X.Watanabe, N. Okuda, K. Omori, S. Tanabe, B. C. Tuyen & I. Takeuchi (2008) Analysis of biomagni fication of persistent organic pollutants in the aquatic food web of the Mekong Delta,South Vietnam using stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes. Chemosphere 72:104-114 PDF for educational use

32) Fukumori, K., N. Okuda & Y. Yanagisawa (2009) Female territoriality in a paternal mouthbrooding cardinalfish to avoid predation against spawned eggs. Canadian Journal of Zoology 87(6):508-514 PDF for educational use

33) Okuzaki, Y., I. Tayasu, N. Okuda, & T. Sota (2009) Vertical heterogeneity of a forest floor invertebrate food web as indicated by stable isotope analysis. Ecological Research 24:1351-1359 PDF for educational use

34Kato, Y., M. Hori, N. Okuda, I. Tayasu & Y. Takemon (2010) Spatial heterogeneity of trophic pathways in the invertebrate community of a temperate bog. Freshwater Biology 55: 450-462 PDF for educational use

35Fukumori, K., N. Okuda, K. Yamaoka & Y. Yanagisawa (2010) Remarkable spatial memory in a migratory cardinalfish. Animal Cognition 13:385-389 PDF for educational use

36Nakazawa, T., Y. Sakai1, C.-H. Hsieh, T. Koitabashi1, I. Tayasu1, N. Yamamura & N. Okuda (2010) Is the relationship between body size and trophic niche position time-invariant in a predatory fish? First stable isotope evidence. PLoS ONE 5:e9120 PDF for educational use

37) Okuzaki, Y. I. Tayasu, N. Okuda & T. Sota (2010) Stable isotope analysis indicates trophic differences among forest floor carabids (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Japan. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 135:263-270  PDF for educational use

38) Karube, Z., Y. Sakai, T. Takeyama, N. Okuda, A. Kohzu, C. Yoshimizu, T. Nagata & I. Tayasu, (2010) Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios of macroinvertebrates in the littoral zone of Lake Biwa as indicators of anthropogenic activities in the watershed. Ecological Research 25:847-855  PDF for educational use

39) Shibata, J., Z. Karube, M. Oishi, M. Yamaguchi, Y. Goda & N. Okuda (2011) Physical structure of habitat network differently affects migration patterns of native and invasive fishes in Lake Biwa and its tributary lagoons: Stable isotope approach. Population Ecology 53:143-153  PDF for educational use

40) Myint O., T. Takeyama, N. Okuda, N. Ohnishi & M. Kohda (2011) Mate availability facilitates cannibalistic behaviour in a nest brooding fish: effects of timing during the brood cycle. Behaviour 148: 247-264    PDF for educational use

41) Hodoki, Y., K. Ohbayashi, Y. Kobayashi, N. Okuda & S. Nakano (2011) Temporal variation in cyanobacteria species composition and photosynthetic activity in experimentally induced blooms. Journal of Plankton Research 33:1410-1416  PDF for educational use

42) Kawabata Z., T. Minamoto, M. N Honjo, K. Uchii, H. Yamanaka, A. A. Suzuki,Y. Kohmatsu, K. Asano, T. Itayama,T. Ichijo, K. Omori, N. Okuda,  M. Kakehashi, M. Nasu, K. Matsui, M. Matsuoka,  H. Kong, T. Takahara, D. Wu & R. Yonekura(2011) Environment-KHV-carp-human linkage as a model for environmental diseases. Ecological Research 26:1011-1016  PDF for educational use

43) Hodoki, Y., K. Ohbayashi, Y. Kobayashi, N. Okuda & S. Nakano (2012) Detection and identification of potentially toxic cyanobacteria: Ubiquitous distribution of Microcystis aeruginosa and Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi in Japanese lakes. Harmful Algae, in press

44) Ohba, S., J. Takahashi & N. Okuda (2013) A non-lethal sampling method for estimating the trophic position of an endangered giant water bug using stable isotope analysis. Insect Conservation and Diversity 6:155-161  PDF for educational use

45) Araki, K. S., T. Nakazawa, A. Kawakita, H. Kudoh & N. Okuda (in press) Development of nine markers and characterization of the microsatellite loci in the endangered Gymnogobius isaza (Gobiidae). International Journal of Molecular Sciences 13(5), 5700-5705  PDF for educational use

46) Briones, J. C., C.-H. Tsai, T. Nakazawa, Y. Sakai, R. D. S. Papa, C.-H. Hsieh & N. Okuda (2012) Long-term changes in the diet of Gymnogobius isaza from Lake Biwa, Japan: effects of body size and environmental prey availability. PLoS ONE 7(12):e53167  PDF for educational use

47) Uchii, K., N. Okuda, T. Minamoto & Z. Kawabata (in press) An emerging infectious pathogen endangers an ancient lineage of common carp by acting synergistically with conspecific exotic strains. Animal Conservation 16:324-330  PDF for educational use

48) Sakai Y., Z. Karube, T. Takeyama, A. Kohzu, C. Yoshimizu, T. Nagata, I. Tayasu & N. Okuda (2013) Seasonal and site-specific variability in terrigenous particulate organic carbon concentration in near-shore waters of Lake Biwa, Japan. Limnology 14:167-177  PDF for educational use

49) Hodoki Y., K. Ohbayashi, Y. Kobayashi, N. Okuda & S. Nakano (in press) Anatoxin-a-producing Raphidiopsis mediterranea Skuja var. grandis Hill is one ecotype of non-heterocytous Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi (Usacev) Rajaniemi et al. in Japanese lakes. Harmful Algae

50) Kakioka R., T. Kokita, H. Kumada, K. Watanabe & N. Okuda (in press) A RAD-based linkage map for QTL analysis and comparative genomics in the gudgeons (genus Gnathopogon, Cyprinidae). BMC Genomics

51) Ohbayashi K., Y. Hodoki, Y. Kobayashi, N. Okuda & S. Nakano (2013) Genotypic composition and the relationship between genotypic composition and geographical proximity of the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa in western Japan. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 59: 266-272

52) Hamaoka, H., A. Kaneda, N. Okuda & K. Omori (in press) Upwelling-like bottom intrusion enhances the pelagic-benthic coupling by a fish predator in a coastal food web. Aquatic Ecology  PDF for educational use

 

Book

 

1) Fukumori, K., M. Oi, N. Okuda, Y. Koizumi, & H. Takeoka (2007) Bibalve stable carbon isotopes as indicators of source production in coastal ecosystems. In: Chemical Pollution and Environmental Changes. (Eds. Tanabe, S., H. Takeoka, T. Isobe & Y. Nishibe) Universal Academy Press, Inc., Tokyo, pp.327-330

2) Hamaoka, H., N. Okuda, T. Fukumoto, H. Miyasaka & K. Omori (2010) Seasonal dynamics of a coastal food web: Stable isotope analysis of a higher consumer. In: Earth, Life, and Isotopes. (Eds. Ohkouch, N., I. Tayasu & K. Koba) Kyoto University Press, Kyoto, pp.161-181  PDF for educational use

3) Okuda, N., T. Takeyama, T. Komiya, Y. Kato, Y. Okuzaki, Z. Karube, Y. Sakai, M. Hori, I. Tayasu & T. Nagata (2012)  A food web and its long-term dynamics in Lake Biwa: a stable isotope approach. In: Lake Biwa: Interactions between Nature and People. (Eds. Kawanabe, H. et al.) Springer Academic, Amsterdam, pp205-210.  PDF for educational use

4) Okuda, N., K. Watanabe, K. Fukumori, S. Nakano & T. Nakazawa (2013) Biodiversity in aquatic systems and environments: Lake Biwa, Springer Japan, Tokyo, pp91.

5) Okuda, N. & K. Fukumori (2013) Predator diversity changes the world: from gene to ecosystem. In: Biodiversity in aquatic systems and environments: Lake Biwa (Okuda et al.) Springer Japan, Tokyo, pp21-49. PDF for educational use

 

Others

 

1) Okuda, N. (1994) Reproductive ecology of the cardinal fish Apogon doederleini, with particular reference to filial cannibalism. M.Sci. Thesis, Ehime University, pp111

2) Okuda, N. (1997) Life history and sexual strategies of the cardinal fish (Pisces: Apogonidae) in the temperate sea. Doctoral Thesis, Kyoto University, pp112

3) Okuda, N. (1997) A consequence of female-female competition in a paternal mouthbrooding fish Apogon notatus. Advances in Ethology, 32 (supplements to Ethology): 237

4) Kondoh, M. & N. Okuda (1999) Parental investment and filial cannibalism in paternal species. Advances in Ethology, 34 (supplements to Ethology): 145

5) Okuda, N., K. Fukumori & Y. Yanagisawa (2001) Male and female ornamentation in a paternal mouthbrooding cardinalfish with extraordinary sex roles. Advances in Ethology, 36 (supplements to Etholog

6) Okuda, N., H. Hamaoka, T. Fukumoto, H. Miyasaka & K. Omori (2004) How to monitor the coastal food-web dynamics using stable-isotope analysis of higher consumers. Proceedings of International Symposium on Long-term Variation y): 232s in the Coastal Environments and Ecosystems. p. 200-205. Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University.

7) Omori, K., A. Doura, T. Fukumoto, J. Matsumoto, H. Ohnishi & N. Okuda (2004) Long term effects of human impacts on mangrove forest ecosystems and its meaning in the global warming problem. Proceedings of International Symposium on Long-term Variations in the Coastal Environments and Ecosystems. p. 80-84. Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University.

8) Omori, K., R. Fukumoto, N. Okuda & K. Yoshino (2004) Primary production structure and energy flow of coastal ecosystems in Aki-Nada along the coast of the Shikoku Island, Japan. In: Comprehensive and Responsible Coastal Zone Management for Sustainable and Friendly Coexistence between Nature and People (P. Menasveta & N. Tandavanitj, eds), Proceedings of EMECS 2003,  p. 541-550.

9) Ikemoto, T., Tu, N. P. C., Watanabe, M. X., Okuda, N., Omori, K., Tanabe, S., Hien, P. P., Tuyen, B. C. & Takeuchi, I. (2006) Trophic transfer of environmental contaminants in biota of Mekong Delta watershed in South Vietnam. Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium on the Development of Water Resource Management System in Mekong Watershed. p. 38-44

10) Hsieh C.-H., N. Okuda, C. García-Comas & W.-H. Teng (2011) The size-trophic relationship in plankton foodwebs in the East China Sea. Center for Ecological Research NEWS 11310 PDF

11) Rey, D. P., N. Mendoza, J. C. Briones & N. Okuda (2013) Trophic interactions in three major lakes under human disturbances in Luzon Island (Philippines): A preliminary study. Center for Ecological Research NEWS 12121 PDF

 

Oral & Poster

 

1) Okuda, N. & Y. Yanagisawa “Filial cannibalism by mouthbrooding males of the cardinal fish Apogon doederleini in relation to physical conditions and mate availability” Ecological and Evolutionary Ethology of Fishes, May 1994, Victoria

2) Okuda, N. “A consequence of female-female competition in a paternal mouthbrooding fish Apogon notatus 25th International Ethological Conference,  August 1997, Vienna

3) Kondoh, M. & N. Okuda “Parental investment and filial cannibalism in paternal species”26th International Ethological Conference,  August 1999, Bangalore

4) Okuda, N., K. Fukumori & Y. Yanagisawa “Male and female ornamentation in a paternal mouthbrooding cardinalfish with extraordinary sex roles” 27th International Ethological Conference, August 2001, Tübingen

5) Omori, K., R. Fukumoto, N. Okuda & K. Yoshino “Primary production structure and energy flow of coastal ecosystems in Aki-Nada along the coast of the Shikoku Island, Japan” 6th International Conference on the Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas, November 2003, Bangkok

6) Okuda, N. & K. Omori “How to estimate ecological roles of commercially important fishery species and human impacts on ecosystem functioning using stable-isotope ratios” The American Society of Limnology and Oceanography/The Oceanography Society Research Conference, February 2004, Honolulu

7) Yoshino, K., T. Fukumoto, N. Okuda & K. Omori “The primary production process of an area of sand banks in Aki-Nada, the coast of Shikoku Island, Japan” The American Society of Limnology and Oceanography/The Oceanography Society Ocean Research Conference, February 2004, Honolulu

8) Omori, K., H. Miyasaka, S. Ito, N. Okuda & H. Ohnishi “An ecosystem model of a storing reservoir: How to keep the ecological health of reservoirs” The 1st Korea-Japan Joint Limnology Symposium, May 2004, Busan

9) Takeyama, T., N. Okuda & Y. Yanagisawa “Sexual conflict in paternal mouthbrooding cardinalfishes: female mating competition and male brood cannibalism” Satellite meeting in 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, July 2004, Okinawa

10) Okuda, N. “Parasite-mediated sexual selection in a paternal mouthbrooding fish”10th International Society for Behavioral Ecology, July 2004, Jyväskylä

11) Fukumori, K., N. Okuda & Y. Yanagisawa “Female breeding territoriality to increase offspring survival but not mating success in a paternal mouthbrooding fish, Apogon notatus” 10th International Society for Behavioral Ecology, July 2004, Jyväskylä

12) Okuda, N., H. Hamaoka, T. Fukumoto, H. Miyasaka & K. Omori “How to monitor the coastal food-web dynamics using stable-isotope analysis of higher consumers” International Symposium on Long-term Variations in the Coastal Environments and Ecosystems, September 2004, Ehime

13) Kohama, T., S. Nagano, N. Okuda, H. Miyasaka & H. Takeoka “Estimation of trophic level and main food particle of jellyfish Aurelia aurita using stable isotope ratios in Uwa Sea, Japan” International Symposium on Long-term Variations in the Coastal Environments and Ecosystems, September 2004, Ehime

14) Omori, K., A. Doura, T. Fukumoto, J. Matsumoto, H. Ohnishi & N. Okuda “Long term effects of human impacts on mangrove forest ecosystems and its meaning in the global warming problem” International Symposium on Long-term Variations in the Coastal Environments and Ecosystems, September 2004, Ehime

15) Ikemoto, T., Nguyen Phuc Cam Tu, Okuda, N., Omori, K., Tanabe, S. Phan Phuoc Hien, Bui Cach Tuyen & Takeuchi, I. “Trace element accumulation in biota of rice-shrimp ponds of Mekong Delta, Vietnam” SETAC Asia/Pacific - SRA East Asia - KOSET International Joint Conference on Risk Assessment and Management. Sharing Experience of Human and Ecological Risk Science and Management in Asia/Pacific Region. SK Telecom Center, November 2004, Seoul

16) Urata, A., Okuda, N., Yamaoka, K., Abe, F. & K. TomiokaParasite infection indicates food resource partitioning between juveniles of two competitive sea bream species” The 7th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, May 2005, Taipei

17) Fukumori, K., Okuda, N., Yanagisawa, Y. & K. Yamaoka “Remarkably high homing ability in females of migratory cardinalfish” 29th International Ethological Conference, August 2005, Budapest

18) Ikemoto,  T., Tu, N. P. C., Watanabe, M. X., Okuda, N., Omori, K., Tanabe, S., Hien, P. P., Tuyen, B. C. & Takeuchi, I.. “Trophic transfer of environmental contaminants in biota of Mekong Delta watershed in South Vietnam” 2nd International Symposium on the Development of Water Resource Management System in Mekong Watershed, December 2005, Bangkok

19) Uchii, K., Okuda, N., Karube, Z.,  Yonekura, R., Matsui, K. & Kawabata, Z. “Trophic polymorphism in Lake Biwa bluegill, an introduced fish species in Japan: stable isotopic evidence” The American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Summer Meeting, June 2006, Victoria, Canada

20) Okuda, N., Fukumori, K., Kamiharako, A., Chikasue, M. & Yanagisawa, Y. “Cleaning symbiosis is not mutualistic: evidence from stable isotope analysis” 11th International Society for Behavioral Ecology, July 2006, Tours

21) Fukumori, K., Oi, M., Okuda, N., Koizumi, Y. & Takeoka, H. “Bibalve stable carbon isotopes as indicators of source production in coastal ecosystems”COE International Symposium 2006: Pioneering Studies of Young Scientists on Chemical Pollution and Environmental Changes, November 2006, Ehime

22) Nakazawa T, Sakai Y, Koitabashi T, Tayasu I, Yamamura N & Okuda N. “Eutrophication and pelagic-benthic coupling in a deep lake.” The Ecological Society of America. August 2008, San Jose, USA

23) Sakai, Y., Takeyama T., Karube Z., Koitabashi T., Tayasu I., Yoshimizu C., Nagata T. & Okuda N. “Spatio-temporal variation in trophic level of zooplankton in food webs of Lake Biwa” The 1st International Symposium of the Biodiversity Global COE Project, March 2008, Kyoto

24) Kato, Y., Okuda, N., Tayasu, I., Takemon, Y. & Hori, M. “Trophic pathways of macrobenthos in relation to vegetation types on the floating mat in Mizoro-ga-ike pond, Kyoto City, Japan” NABS 56th Annual Meeting, May 2008, Salt Lake City, Utah

25) Hamaoka, H., Okuda, N., Kaneda, A. & Omori, K. “Effect of summer primary production on juvenile glowbelly fish (Acropoma japonicum) in the Uwa Sea, Japan” 5th World Fisheries Congress, October 2008, Yokohama

26) Fukumori, K., Sakai, Y., Umoto, H., Tayasu, I. & Okuda, N.Body size structure and ecosystem metabolism in lake mesocosms: trophic cascading effects of predator diversity” The 2nd International Symposium of the Biodiversity Global COE Project, November 2008, Kyoto

27) Yamaguchi, M., Shibata, J., Oishi, M.,  Goda, Y. & Okuda, N.Zooplankton communities in tributary lagoons of Lake Biwa” The 2nd International Symposium of the Biodiversity Global COE Project, November 2008, Kyoto

28) Sakai, Y. & Okuda, N. “Inter-specific variation in food utilization and vertical migration patterns of zooplankton: stable isotopic evidence”The 2nd International Symposium of the Biodiversity Global COE Project, November 2008, Kyoto

29) Kato, Y., Takemon, Y., Okuda, N., Tayasu, I. & Hori, M. “Trophic pathways of two species of detritivore (Hydrophilidae, Coleoptera) in relation to vegetation types on a temperate bog (Mizorogaike pond)” The 2nd International Symposium of the Biodiversity Global COE Project, November 2008, Kyoto

30) Fukumori, K., Y. Sakai, I. Tayasu & N. Okuda “Body size structure and ecosystem metabolism in lake mesocosms: Trophic cascading effects of predator functional diversity”The 3rd International Symposium of the Biodiversity and Evolution Global COE project, July 2009, Kyoto

31) Sakai, Y., T. Takeyama, Z. Karube, I. Tayasu & N. Okuda“Stable isotope ratios reveal polymorphism of migratory behavior in a Lake Biwa population of Ayu” The 3rd International Symposium of the Biodiversity and Evolution Global COE project, July 2009, Kyoto

32) Nakazawa T, Sakai Y, Hsieh CH, Koitabashi T, Tayasu I, Yamamura N & Okuda N. “Temporal variability in size-dependence of trophic level in a predatory fish” The 14th International Symposium on River and Lake Environments, August 2009, Ueda

33) Okuda, N., Y. Sakai & M. Kumagai “Complex global warming effects on a lacustrine fish coupling between pelagic, profundal and littoral habitats” The American Society of Limnology and Oceanography/North American Benthological Society Summer Meeting, June 2010, Santa Fe

34) Fukumori, K., Y. Sakai, K. Nishimatsu, I. Tayasu & N. Okuda “Ecosystem metabolism is driven by ecological stoichiometry but not by size scaling in experimental lake mesocosms” Metabolic Basis Of Ecology And Evolution in Gordon Research Conferences, July 2010, Biddeford, ME

35) Uno H., Y. Takemon, K. Kitayama & N. Okuda “Heterogeneous use of resources by benthic assemblages in a reach of tropical mountain stream”The 95th ESA Annual Meeting, August 2010, Pittsburgh

36) Hodoki Y., Y. Kobayashi, K. Ohbayashi, N. Okuda & S. Nakano “Genotypic succession and early detection of artificial microcystis bloom occurred in outdoor experimental ponds” The 31st Congress of the International Society of Limnology, August 2010, Cape Town

37) Sakai, Y., K. Fukumori, K. Nishimatsu & N. Okuda “Feeding functional diversity in top predatory fish affects planktontrophic structure”The 4th International Symposium of the Biodiversity and Evolution Global COE project, September 2010, Kyoto

38) Kakioka, R., T. Kokita, H. Kumada, K. Watanabe, M. Seto & N. Okuda “Phenotypic adaptation toward the use of the limnetic niche in Gnathopogon fishes”The 4th International Symposium of the Biodiversity and Evolution Global COE project, September 2010, Kyoto

39) Nakano S., Y. Kobayashi, Y. Hodoki, K. Ohbayashi & N. Okuda “Grazing on Microcystis with special reference to protistan ecology”The 4th EAFES Congress, September 2010, Sangju

40) Hodoki Y., K. Ohbayashi, Y. Kobayashi, N. Okuda and S. Nakano “Artificial promotion of Microcystis bloom and its genotypic succession in outdoor experimental ponds”The 4th EAFES Congress, September 2010, Sangju

41) Okuda N., Y. Sakai, K. Fukumori, S. Yang, C.-H. Hsieh & F.-K. Shiah“Food web analysis of recently constructed Fei-Tsui Reservoir, Taiwan: a comparison with the ancient Lake Biwa” 75th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Limnology, September 2010, Hirosaki

42) Okuda, N., T. Komiya, Y. Katoh, Y. Okuzaki, M. Hori, I. Tayasu & T. Nagata Biological specimens tell us a centurial history of food web alterations in the ancient lake” International Symposium on Isotope Ecology 2010, November 2010, Kyoto

43) Nakazawa, T., Y. Sakai, C.-H. Hsieh, T. Koitabashi, I. Tayasu, N. Yamamura & N. Okuda “Is the relationship between body size and trophic niche position time-invariant in a predatory fish? First stable isotope evidence” International Symposium on Isotope Ecology 2010, November 2010, Kyoto

44) SakaiY., K. Fukumori, K. Nishimatsu, I. Tayasu & N. Okuda “Predator feeding functional diversity alters plankton trophic structure” International Symposium on Isotope Ecology 2010, November 2010, Kyoto

45) Uno, H., Y. Takemon, K. Kitayama & N. Okuda“Heterogeneous resource use by benthic assemblages in a tropical mountain stream: approach from habitat scale SI data” International Symposium on Isotope Ecology 2010, November 2010, Kyoto

46) Hamaoka, H., N. Okuda, T. Fukumoto, H. Miyasaka & K. Omori“Seasonal dynamics of a coastal food web: Stable isotope analysis of a higher consumer” International Symposium on Isotope Ecology 2010, November 2010, Kyoto

47) Hodoki, Y., H., Kobayashi, Y., Ohbayashi, K., Okuda, N. & S. Nakano “Genotypic diversity of artificial Microcystis bloom occurred in experimental ponds” International Symposium on Microcystis Studies from Asia, April 2011, Wuhan

48) Nakano, S., Amano, H., Hodoki, Y., Kobayashi, Y., Ohbayashi, K., Tanaka, T. & N. Okuda“Ecophysiology, phylogeography and environmental sociology on water blooms of the globally distributed cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa”International Symposium on Microcystis Studies from Asia, April 2011, Wuhan

49) Kobayashi, Y., Y. Hodoki, K. Ohbayashi, H. Amano, T. Tanaka, N. Okuda & S. Nakano “Grazing on the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa by the heterotrophic flagellate Collodictyon triciliatum in an experimental pond” Symposium on Aquatic Microbial Ecology, August 2011, Rostock

50Sakai1, Y., K. Fukumori, K. Nishimatsu, I. Tayasu & N. Okuda “Predator feeding functional diversity as a driver for lake food web alterations” Kyoto University and The University of Tokyo Global COE Joint Symposium, January 2012, Tokyo

51Kakioka, R., T. Kokita, H. Kumada, K. Watanabe & N. Okuda “Next-generation RAD sequencing for the genome-wide genetic marker discovery and linkage analysis in Gnathopogon fishes” Kyoto University and The University of Tokyo Global COE Joint Symposium, January 2012, Tokyo

52Kobayashi Y., Y. Hodoki, K. Ohbayashi, H. Amano, T. Tanaka, N. Okuda & S. Nakano “Grazing on the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa by the heterotrophic flagellate Collodictyon triciliatum in an experimental pond” Joint Meeting of the 59th Annual Meeting of ESJ and the 5th EAFES International Congress, March 2012, Ots

53Shibata J., Z. Karube, Y. Sakai, T. Takeyama, I. Tayasu, Y. Satoh, S. Yachi, S. Nakano & N. Okuda “The ancient Lake Biwa as a model of Asian lake ecosystems: historical and geographical patterns of biodiversity” Joint Meeting of the 59th Annual Meeting of ESJ and the 5th EAFES International Congress, March 2012, Otsu

54Shibata J., Z. Karube, Y. Satoh, S. Yachi, S. Nakano & N. Okuda The ancient Lake Biwa as a biodiversity hot spot: how to detect drivers of biodiversity loss?”Planet Under Pressure, March 2012, London

55Okuda N., Y. Kato, T. Komiya, Y. Okuzaki, M. Hori, I. Tayasu & T. Nagata “Biological specimens tell us a centurial history of ecosystem alterations in the ancient Lake Biwa” 2012 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, July 2012, Otsu

56Sakai, Y. & N. OkudaIntraspecific differences in vertical habitat utilization by crustacean zooplankton: stable isotopic evidence” 2012 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, July 2012, Otsu

57Kato, Y., N. F. Ishikawa, H. Togashi, M. Yoshimura, M. Itoh, K. Osaka, N. Okuda, N. Ohte, C. Yoshimizu & I. Tayasu “Food web analysis based on &delta;<sup>15</sup>N of amino acid in river ecosystem” 2012 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, July 2012, Otsu

58Shibata, J., Z. Karube, Y. Sakai, T. Takeyama, I. Tayasu, Y. Satoh, S. Yachi, S. Nakano & N. Okuda “Historical And Geographical Patterns Of Biodiversity in The Ancient Lake Biwa, Japan” 2012 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, July 2012, Otsu

59Uchii K., N. Okuda, T. Minamoto, A. Telschow, Z. Kawabata “Transmission dynamics of an emerging pathogen Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 and its impact on host population genetic structure” 2012 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, July 2012, Otsu

60Tayasu, I., N. Okuda, N. Tokuchi, N. Ohte & M. Kondoh “Multiple isotope approach for studying material flow and food web structures of stream ecosystems in Lake Biwa watershed” 2012 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, July 2012, Otsu

61Briones, J. A., C. Tsai, T. Nakazawa, Y. Sakai, M. Urabe, R. Papa, C. Hsieh, N. Okuda “Long-term changes in the diet and intestinal parasite fauna ofGymnogobius isaza from Lake Biwa, Japan: Effects of body size and prey availability” 2012 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, July 2012, Otsu

62Nakano, S., H. Amano, S. Hiroishi, Y. Hodoki, T. Honma, T. Kataoka, Y. Kobayashi, R. Kondo, K. Ohbayashi, N. Okuda, Y. Takao, Y. Tanabe, T. Tanaka & M. WatanabeEcophysiology and phylogeography of bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa in Asian eutrophic lakes” The 15th International Symposium on River and Lake Environments, October 2012, Zhangjiajie

63) Shibata, J., Z. Karube, Y. Sakai, T. Takeyama, I. Tayasu, Y. Satoh, S. Yachi, S. Nakano, N. Okuda“Environmental pressures for littoral benthic macro-invertebrate fauna in large lake ecosystem”International Conference on Indonesian Inland Waters III, November 2012, Palembang, Indonesia

64) Shibata, J., Z. Karube, Y. Sakai, T. Takeyama, I. Tayasu, Y. Satoh, S. Yachi, S. Nakano, N. Okuda“Historical and geographical patterns of biodiversity in the ancient Lake Biwa, Japan” International Workshop on Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation in Asia, November 2012, Fukuoka

65) Cid, A.P.U. Song, I. Tayasu, J. Okano, H. Togashi, N.F. Ishikawa, A. Murakami, T. Hayashi,  T. Iwata , K. Osaka, S. Nakano & N. OkudaPhosphate oxygen isotopes as a tool to trace phosphorus sources and cycling in a watershed” JpGU Meeting 2013, May 2013, Funabashi

66) Ishikawa, N. F., Y. Kato, H.Togashi, M. Yoshimura, C. Yoshimizu, N. Okuda & I. Tayasu “Analysis of stream food webs using stable nitrogen isotope ratios of amino acids” JpGU Meeting 2013, May 2013, Funabashi

67) Okuda, K., Y. Ikeda, J. Takebayasi, T. Kuramoto, T. Kitagawa, N. Okuda, T. Yodo & K. Takata “Inter-annual changes in genetic structures of largemouth bass hybrid populations between two subspecies based on SNPs analysis in Japan”9th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, June 2013, Okinawa

68) Kakioka, R., T. Kokita, H. Kumada, K. Watanabe & N. Okuda ”Genetic architecture of habitat-related divergence in body shape in Gnathopogon (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)” 9th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, June 2013, Okinawa

69) Kobayashi, Y., M. Ito, H. Kojima, C.-H. M. Lin, K. Kuo, K.-W. Wang, M. Fukui, F.-K. Shiah & N. Okuda “Spatio-temporal dynamics of aerobic methane oxidizing bacterial community and its”methanotrophic pathways in the pelagic food web of subtropical Fei-Tsui Reservoir” Symposium for Aquatic Microbial Ecology, September 2013, Stresa

70) Cid, A.P.U. Song, I. Tayasu, J. Okano, H. Togashi, N.F. Ishikawa, A. Murakami, T. Hayashi,  T. Iwata , K. Osaka, S. Nakano & N. Okuda “Tracing sources and cycling of phosphorus in a watershed using phosphate isotopes of oxygen” 78th Annual Meeting of Japanese Limnological Society, September 2012, Otsu

71) Cid, A.P.U. Song, I. Tayasu, J. Okano, H. Togashi, N.F. Ishikawa, A. Murakami, T. Hayashi,  T. Iwata , K. Osaka, S. Nakano & N. OkudaA new technique to trace phosphorus sources and cycling in watersheds” ILTER 2013, October 2013, Soeul