Publications of Tadao Hirota

Publications

Dr. Tadao Hirota (Dept. of Biology, Fac. of Science, Yamagata University)

Original papers

1. Hirota T, Obara Y (2000) Time allocation to the reproductive and feeding behaviors in the male cabbage butterfly. Zoological Science 17(3): 323-327.

2. Hirota T, Obara Y (2000) The influence of the air temperature and sunlight intensity on mate-locating behavior in Pieris rapae crucivora. Zoological Science 17(8): 1081-1087.

3. Hirota T, Hamano K, Obara Y (2001) The influence of female post-emergence behavior on the time schedule of male mate-locating in Pieris rapae crucivora. Zoological Science 18(4): 475-482.

4. Hirota T, Kato Y (2001) Influence of visual stimuli on the host location in the butterfly, Eurema hecabe. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 101(2): 199-206.

5. Hirota T, Obara Y (2003) Influence of mating history on the mate locating behavior of male cabbage butterfly. Transaction of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 54(2): 111-115.

6. Sanada-Morimura S, Minai M, Yokoyama M, Hirota T, Satoh T, Obara Y. (2003) Encounter-induced hostility to neighbors in the ant, Pristomyrmex pungens. Behavioral Ecology 14(5): 713-718.

7. Hirota T, Kato Y (2004) Color discrimination on the host location in the butterfly, Eurema hecabe. Applied Entomology and Zoology 39(2): 231-235.

8. Hirota T (2004) The evolution of sex-biased dispersal by pre-dispersal copulation and fluctuating environment. Journal of Animal Ecology 73(6): 1115-1120.

9. Hirota T, Natuhara Y (2004) Genetic differentiation among endangered populations of the Japanese clouded salamander, Hynobius nebulosus (Caudata: Hynobiidae). Biosphere Conservation, in press.

10. Hirota T, Hirohata T, Mashima H, Satoh T, Obara Y (2004) Population structure of the large Japanese field mouse, Apodemus speciosus (Rodentia: Muridae) in suburban landscape, based on mitochondrial D-loop sequences. Molecular Ecology 13(11): 3275-3282.

11. Satoh T, Hirota T (2005) Factors affecting internest variation of aggressiveness in a polygynous ant, Camponotus yamaokai. Entomological Science 8(3): 277-281.

12. Hirota T (2005) The effect of female polyandry and sperm precedence on the evolution of sexual difference in dispersal timing. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 18(6): 1395-1402.

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Translation

Carter D (1992) Butterflies and moths, Dorling Kindersley, London. Translated into Japanese by Kato Y, Hiroki M, Hirota T in 1996.

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Presentaion

International Conferences

1. Hirota T, Kato Y (1995) The role of visual stimuli in ovipositing behavior of Eurema hecabe. International Ethological Conference, 24, Honolulu.

2. Hirota T, Obara Y (1997) Individual variance in female searching behaviour of cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae crucivora. International Ethological Conference, 25, Vienna.

3. Obara Y, Hirota T, Satoh T, Takiguchi Y, Yamazaki J (1997) UV colour change and the search for females by male butterflies, Pieris rapae. International Ethological Conference, 25, Vienna.

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Japanese Conferences

1. Hirota T, Satoh T, Obara Y (1995) Female-searching behavior of male Pieris rapae crucivora. Meeting of Japan Ethological Society, 14, Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo.

2. Hirota T, Hamano K, Satoh T, Obara Y (1996) Individual variation of male female-searching behavior in Pieris rapae crucivora. Meeting of Japan Ethological Society, 15, The University of Tokyo.

3. Hirota T, Obara Y (1997) Why do older males search for females more earnestly?. Meeting of Japan Ethological Society, 16, Kyoto University.

4. Hirota T, Obara Y (1998) Mate rather than flower: Association between reproductive behavior and foraging behavior. Meeting of Japan Ethological Society, 17, Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology.

5. Satoh T, Hirota T, Obara Y, Ohwaki M (1999) Genetic diversity of butterlfies around Tama River. Meeting of Ecological Society of Japan, 46, Shinshu University.

6. Hirota T, Itakura M, Obara Y (2000) Which does thermoregulation or female availability have stronger infulences on male mate-locating schedule?. Meeting of Ecological Society of Japan, 47, Hiroshima University.

7. Sanada S, Yokoyama M, Hirota T, Hasegawa E, Tsuji K, Satoh T, Obara Y (2000) Neighbour-hate in the ant Pristomyrmex pungens: I. Hostility and distance among nests. Meeting of Ecological Society of Japan, 47, Hiroshima University.

8. Hirota T, Itakura M, Obara Y (2000) Association between the genotype of glycoltic enzymes and the behavioral variance in Pieris rapae crucivora, Annual Meeting of he Zoological Society of Japan, 71, The University of Tokyo.

9. Satoh T, Hirota T (2000) Evolutionarily stable relationship between host ant species and double-strand RNA parasitizing in the cytoplasm. Meeting of Society of Evolutionary Studies, 2, The University of Tokyo.

10. Hirota T, Itakura M, Obara Y (2000) Ideal free distribution among asymmetry competitors: Example in Pieris rapae crucivora. Meeting of Japan Ethological Society, 19, The University of Shiga Prefecture.

11. Satoh T, Hirota T (2000) Hostility among nests in Camponotus yamaokai. Meeting of Japan Ethological Society, 19, The University of Shiga Prefecture.

12. Masuya A, Hirota T, Hasegawa M (2000) Jumping ability of Japanese frogs and toads. Meeting of Japan Ethological Society, 19, The University of Shiga Prefecture.

13. Sanada S, Yokoyama M, Hirota T, Hasegawa E, Tsuji K, Satoh T, Obara Y (2000) Hostility and genetic relatedness among colnies of the ant Pristomyrmex pungens. Meeting of Japan Ethological Society, 19, The University of Shiga Prefecture.

14. Hirota T, Obara Y (2001) Do the recently mated males who can not transfer a large spermatophore reduce their mating efforts? Meeting of Ecological Society of Japan, 48, Prefectural University of Kumamoto.

15. Hirota T, Kato Y (2002) Ovipositing behavior of Eurema hecabe: The role of visual stimuli in host-location. Meeting of Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology, 12, Tokyo University of Agriculture.

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Original papers
1.	Hirota T, Obara Y (2000) Time allocation to the reproductive and feeding behaviors in the male cabbage butterfly. Zoological Science 17(3): 323-327.
2.	Hirota T, Obara Y (2000) The influence of the air temperature and sunlight intensity on mate-locating behavior in Pieris rapae crucivora. Zoological Science 17(8): 1081-1087.
3.	Hirota T, Hamano K, Obara Y (2001) The influence of female post-emergence behavior on the time schedule of male mate-locating in Pieris rapae crucivora. Zoological Science 18(4): 475-482.
4.	Hirota T, Kato Y (2001) Influence of visual stimuli on the host location in the butterfly, Eurema hecabe. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 101(2): 199-206.
5.	Hirota T, Obara Y (2003) Influence of mating history on the mate locating behavior of male cabbage butterfly. Transaction of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 54(2): 111-115.
6.	Sanada-Morimura S, Minai M, Yokoyama M, Hirota T, Satoh T, Obara Y. (2003) Encounter-induced hostility to neighbors in the ant, Pristomyrmex pungens. Behavioral Ecology 14(5): 713-718.
7.	Hirota T, Kato Y (2004) Color discrimination on the host location in the butterfly, Eurema hecabe. Applied Entomology and Zoology 39(2): 231-235.
8.	Hirota T (2004) The evolution of sex-biased dispersal by pre-dispersal copulation and fluctuating environment. Journal of Animal Ecology 73(6): 1115-1120.
9.	Hirota T, Natuhara Y (2004) Genetic differentiation among endangered populations of the Japanese clouded salamander, Hynobius nebulosus (Caudata: Hynobiidae). Biosphere Conservation, in press.
10.	Hirota T, Hirohata T, Mashima H, Satoh T, Obara Y (2004) Population structure of the large Japanese field mouse, Apodemus speciosus (Rodentia: Muridae) in suburban landscape, based on mitochondrial D-loop sequences. Molecular Ecology 13(11): 3275-3282.
11.	Satoh T, Hirota T (2005) Factors affecting internest variation of aggressiveness in a polygynous ant, Camponotus yamaokai. Entomological Science 8(3): 277-281.
12.	Hirota T (2005) The effect of female polyandry and sperm precedence on the evolution of sexual difference in dispersal timing. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 18(6): 1395-1402.
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Translation
	Carter D (1992) Butterflies and moths, Dorling Kindersley, London. Translated into Japanese by Kato Y, Hiroki M, Hirota T in 1996.
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Presentaion
	International Conferences
1.	Hirota T, Kato Y (1995) The role of visual stimuli in ovipositing behavior of Eurema hecabe. International Ethological Conference, 24, Honolulu.
2.	Hirota T, Obara Y (1997) Individual variance in female searching behaviour of cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae crucivora. International Ethological Conference, 25, Vienna.
3.	Obara Y, Hirota T, Satoh T, Takiguchi Y, Yamazaki J (1997) UV colour change and the search for females by male butterflies, Pieris rapae. International Ethological Conference, 25, Vienna.
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	Japanese Conferences
1.	Hirota T, Satoh T, Obara Y (1995) Female-searching behavior of male Pieris rapae crucivora. Meeting of Japan Ethological Society, 14, Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo.
2.	Hirota T, Hamano K, Satoh T, Obara Y (1996) Individual variation of male female-searching behavior in Pieris rapae crucivora. Meeting of Japan Ethological Society, 15, The University of Tokyo.
3.	Hirota T, Obara Y (1997) Why do older males search for females more earnestly?. Meeting of Japan Ethological Society, 16, Kyoto University.
4.	Hirota T, Obara Y (1998) Mate rather than flower: Association between reproductive behavior and foraging behavior. Meeting of Japan Ethological Society, 17, Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology.
5.	Satoh T, Hirota T, Obara Y, Ohwaki M (1999) Genetic diversity of butterlfies around Tama River. Meeting of Ecological Society of Japan, 46, Shinshu University.
6.	Hirota T, Itakura M, Obara Y (2000) Which does thermoregulation or female availability have stronger infulences on male mate-locating schedule?. Meeting of Ecological Society of Japan, 47, Hiroshima University.
7.	Sanada S, Yokoyama M, Hirota T, Hasegawa E, Tsuji K, Satoh T, Obara Y (2000) Neighbour-hate in the ant Pristomyrmex pungens: I. Hostility and distance among nests. Meeting of Ecological Society of Japan, 47, Hiroshima University.
8.	Hirota T, Itakura M, Obara Y (2000) Association between the genotype of glycoltic enzymes and the behavioral variance in Pieris rapae crucivora, Annual Meeting of he Zoological Society of Japan, 71, The University of Tokyo.
9.	Satoh T, Hirota T (2000) Evolutionarily stable relationship between host ant species and double-strand RNA parasitizing in the cytoplasm. Meeting of Society of Evolutionary Studies, 2, The University of Tokyo.
10.	Hirota T, Itakura M, Obara Y (2000) Ideal free distribution among asymmetry competitors: Example in Pieris rapae crucivora. Meeting of Japan Ethological Society, 19, The University of Shiga Prefecture.
11.	Satoh T, Hirota T (2000) Hostility among nests in Camponotus yamaokai. Meeting of Japan Ethological Society, 19, The University of Shiga Prefecture.
12.	Masuya A, Hirota T, Hasegawa M (2000) Jumping ability of Japanese frogs and toads. Meeting of Japan Ethological Society, 19, The University of Shiga Prefecture.
13.	Sanada S, Yokoyama M, Hirota T, Hasegawa E, Tsuji K, Satoh T, Obara Y (2000) Hostility and genetic relatedness among colnies of the ant Pristomyrmex pungens. Meeting of Japan Ethological Society, 19, The University of Shiga Prefecture.
14.	Hirota T, Obara Y (2001) Do the recently mated males who can not transfer a large spermatophore reduce their mating efforts? Meeting of Ecological Society of Japan, 48, Prefectural University of Kumamoto.
15.	Hirota T, Kato Y (2002) Ovipositing behavior of Eurema hecabe: The role of visual stimuli in host-location. Meeting of Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology, 12, Tokyo University of Agriculture.
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Dr. Tadao Hirota (Dept. of Biology, Fac. of Science, Yamagata University)

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