To elucidate the origins of the Japanese mammalian fauna from the perspectives of
biogeography and community ecology, I reviewed molecular phylogenetic and …

Background Multilocus data are becoming increasingly important in determining the
phylogeny of closely related species and delimiting species. In species complexes where …

To test the association between temperate forest dynamics and glacial refugia for arboreal
small mammals, we studied the phylogeography of the Japanese giant flying squirrel …

We investigated intraspecific phylogenetic relationships in the natricine snake, Rhabdophis
tigrinus. A partial sequence of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (990 bp) was sequenced for …

We performed a phylogeographic analysis of the Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus, using
the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (1140 bp). In total, 119 haplotypes were recovered …

We assessed dispersal and vicariant events in four species of Japanese moles in the
genera Mogera and Euroscaptor to better understand the factors shaping intra-and …

The six species and three subspecies in the genus Chimarrogale (Soricomorpha: Soricidae)
are commonly referred to as Asiatic water shrews. The Chimarrogale are the most widely …

To investigate the process of the population divergence of mammalian species endemic to
continental islands, we studied the phylogeography of the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi …

We analyzed geographic variation in skull morphology of the large Japanese field mouse
(Apodemus speciosus) and determined changes in skull morphology that occurred during …

Seasonal changes in fur colour in some mammalian species have long attracted the
attention of biologists, especially in species showing population variation in these seasonal …