Mamoru Takata, Ph.D.
Recent Publications
- Speed–accuracy trade-off in egg recognition underlies seasonal acceptance of parasitic egg-mimicking fungi in termite colonies
Noboru Y., Maeda T., Takata M., Matsuura K. (2026) The Science of Nature in press.
- Parental care liberates juvenile growth: a common-garden test of the evolutionary benefits of care
Eggert A.-K., Prang M.A., Capodeanu-Nägler A., Takata M., Creighton J.C., Hwang W., Sakaluk S.K., Sikes D.S., Smith A.N., Suzuki S., Trumbo S.T., Zywucki L., Steiger S. (2025) Evolution in press.
- Identification of the critical period for socioenvironmental influences on caste determination in a termite
Kamiyama R., Takata M., Matsuura K. (2025) Insectes Sociaux in press.
- Transgenerational epigenetic effect of kings’ aging on offspring’s caste fate mediated by sperm DNA methylation in termites
Takata M., Takahashi M., Ishibashi T., Tasaki E., Rueppell O., Vargo E.L., Matsuura K. (2025) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122: e2509506122.
- Differences in gene expression patterns between parthenogenetically and sexually produced offspring during early development of Reticulitermes speratus
Kamiyama R., Takahashi M., Takata M., Matsuura K. (2025) Insect Molecular Biology 34: 792-806.
Key Words
Behavioral ecology, Sociobiology, Evolutionary biology, Social insects, Parental care, Kin selection, Caste differentiation, Termites, Burying beetles