Mamoru Takata, Ph.D
Recent Publications
- Maternal determination of soldier proportion and paternal determination of soldier sex ratio in hybrid Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) termite colonies
Wu Y., Chen J., Takata M., Matsuura K. (2023) PLOS ONE 18: e0293096.
- Plastic brain structure changes associated with the division of labor and aging in termites
Ishibashi T., Waliullah A.S.M., Aramaki S., Kamiya M., Kahyo T., Nakamura K., Tasaki E., Takata M., Setou M., Matsuura K. (2023) Development, Growth & Differentiation 2023: 1-10.
- A method for estimating colony size using queen fecundity in termites under field conditions
Takata M., Yabe K., Noro S., Mizote S., Konishi T., Tasaki E., Matsuura K. (2023) The Science of Nature 110: 35.
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Key Words
Behavioral ecology, Sociobiology, Evolutionary biology, Social insects, Parental care, Kin selection, Caste differentiation, Termites, Burying beetles