DNA barcoding reveals 24 distinct lineages as cryptic bird species candidates in and around the Japanese Archipelago

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takema Saitoh ◽  
Norimasa Sugita ◽  
Sayaka Someya ◽  
Yasuko Iwami ◽  
Sayaka Kobayashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Japanese Archipelago ◽  
The Japanese Archipelago

scholarly journals A complete dietary review of Japanese birds with special focus on molluscs

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuta Morii ◽  
Munehiro Kitazawa ◽  
Theodore E. Squires ◽  
Megumi Watanabe ◽  
Yoshiaki Watanabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Habits ◽  
Food Resource ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Snail Species ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Japanese Archipelago ◽  
New Information ◽  
The Japanese Archipelago ◽  
General Diet ◽  
Specific Food

AbstractBirds often hold important positions in the food webs of ecosystems. As a result, interactions between birds and their prey have attracted attention not only in ecology, but also in fields like agriculture and conservation. Avian food resources are well researched in Japan, however there is no database critically reviewing molluscs as a food resource for birds. Here, we present a new database reviewing dietary information for all Japanese bird species. In addition to addressing general diet categories and specific food habits for each bird, we include detailed data on the molluscan prey observed for all species that consume them. The information within this database was collected through intense literary review to provide a complete look at bird species historically present around the country. We also include new information on snail species found in the upper digestive tract of harvested wild birds. This database is publicly available in the Zenodo repository. The information should aid research around the Japanese archipelago, especially projects involving birds or molluscs.

A revisional study of the genus Aulacus Jurine (Hymenoptera: Aulacidae) of Japan

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4830 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-185
Author(s):  
KEITA KURODA ◽  
KAZUHIKO KONISHI ◽  
GIUSEPPE FABRIZIO TURRISI ◽  
JUNSUKE YAMASAKO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Japanese Species ◽  
Japanese Archipelago ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Japanese Archipelago ◽  
First Time

Japanese species of the genus Aulacus Jurine are revised and seven species are recognized. Two new species, A. davidi sp. n. and A. shizukii sp. n. are described. In addition, A. flavigenis Alekseev and A. sinensis He & Chen are newly recorded from the Japanese archipelago. Male genitalia of three species, i.e., A. davidi, A. flavigenis and A. sinensis, are described for the first time. An identification key for Japanese species and DNA barcoding data for A. davidi, A. machaerophorus Kuroda, Kikuchi & Konishi and A. sinensis are also provided. 

Origin and formation of Yaponesians based on genome sequences

Impact ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (7) ◽  
pp. 56-58
Author(s):  
Naruya Saitou
Keyword(s):  
Population Genetics ◽  
Human Migration ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Genome Sequences ◽  
Japanese Archipelago ◽  
Broad Term ◽  
The Japanese Archipelago ◽  
Ebb And Flow ◽  
National Institute Of Genetics

The ebb and flow of human migration across the planet can nowadays be probed with advanced archaeology, linguistics, anthropology and genomics. Together, these can provide a convincing picture of the various divergences and convergences of different human populations across vast areas. It is now possible to better understand how, why and where a particular group or society arose. Professor Naruya Saitou of the Population Genetics Laboratory at the National Institute of Genetics in Mishima has dedicated his career to the synthesis of these disciplines. The current focus of his research is on understanding the origins and formation of the Yaponesian people. This broad term was coined by writer Toshio Shimao in 1960s to encompass the diverse peoples of the Japanese Archipelago over its many thousands of years of inhabitation. Saitou's research is helping to uncover Japan's ancient past.

Geographical variation in the cranial and external characters of the little tube-nosed bat,Murina silvatica in the Japanese archipelago

2005 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dai Fukui ◽  
Kishio Maeda ◽  
David A. Hill ◽  
Sumiko Matsumura ◽  
Naoki Agetsuma
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Variation ◽  
Japanese Archipelago ◽  
The Japanese Archipelago

Morphometric studies of polyploid Cardamine species (Brassicaceae) from Japan: solving a long-standing taxonomic and nomenclatural controversy

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judita Lihová ◽  
Hiroshi Kudoh ◽  
Karol Marhold
Keyword(s):  
Ploidy Level ◽  
Morphological Variation ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Species Boundaries ◽  
Morphometric Data ◽  
Evolutionary Mechanism ◽  
Taxonomic Treatment ◽  
Japanese Archipelago ◽  
Level Data ◽  
The Japanese Archipelago

Polyploidy is an important evolutionary mechanism and speciation mode in plants; however, delimitation of species boundaries in polyploid complexes is often a difficult task. In the present paper, we explore morphological variation in a group of East Asian Cardamine polyploids that have long been shrouded in taxonomic and nomenclatural confusion. We relate the present morphometric data of 41 sampled populations with recently published ploidy-level data, and propose a revised taxonomic treatment, including the designation of several lectotypes. The following species are recognised in Japan: C. schinziana O.E.Schulz (2n = 6x, 8x), C. torrentis Nakai (2n = 8x), C. valida (Takeda) Nakai (2n = 4x) and C. yezoensis Maxim. (2n = 6x−12x). C. amariformis Nakai (2n = 4x) from Korea is also discussed, although it may be conspecific with C. valida, pending further studies. Distribution of these taxa in the Japanese Archipelago is characterised, including comments on their occurrence outside of Japan.

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