Publication Lists (Scientific Articles) 2009

Climate Science
Physical Oceanography
Chemical Oceanography
Ocean Floor Geoscience
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Marine Bioscience
Living Marine Resources
Multiple Field Marine Science
HADEEP

Climate Science

Abe O., Agata S., Morimoto M., Abe M., Yoshimura K., Hiyama T. and Yoshida N.: A 6.5-year continuous record of sea surfacesalinity and seawater isotopic composition at Harbor of Ishigaki Island, southwest Japan. Isotopes in Environmental andHealth Studies, 45, 247-258, 2009.

Akiyoshi H., Zhou L.B., Yamashita Y., Sakamoto K., Yoshiki M., Nagashima T., Takahashi M., Kurokawa J., Takigawa M. andImamura T.: A CCM simulation of the breakup of the Antarctic polar vortex in the years 1980-2004 under the CCMValscenarios. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, D03103, 2009.

Aonashi K., Awaka J., Hirose M., Kozu T., Kubota T., Liu G., Shige S., Kida S., Seto S., Takahashi N. and Takayabu Y.N.: GSMaP passive microwave precipitation retrieval algorithm: Algorithm description and validation. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 87A, 119-136, 2009.

Chen X., Hu B., Kimoto M. and Li W.: A numerical simulation study of influence of tropical instability waves on air-seainteraction. Chinese Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 33, 145-154, 2009.

Chen X. and Kimoto M.: Simulating tropical instability waves in the equatorial eastern Pacific with a coupled circulation model. Advances in Atmospheric Science, 26, 1015-1026, 2009.

Collins W.D. and Satoh M.: Simulating Global Clouds, Past, Present, and Future. In: “Clouds in the Perturbed Climate System: Their Relationship to Energy Balance, Atmospheric Dynamics, and Precipitation”, Heintzenberg J. and Charlson R.J. (eds.), The MIT Press, 469-486, 2009.

Frankenberg C., Yoshimura K., Warneke T., Aben I., Butz A., Deutscher N., Griffith D., Hase F., Notholt J., Schneider M., Schrijver H. and Rockmann T.: Dynamic processes governing lower-tropospheric HDO/H₂O ratios as observed fromspace and ground. Science, 325, 1374-1377 , 2009.

Gribanov K.G., Imasu R. and Zakharov V.I.: Neural networks for CO₂ profile retrieval from data of GOSAT/TANSO-FTS. Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics, 22, 890-895, 2009.

Hagos S., Zhang C., Tao W.-K., Lang S., Takayabu Y.N., Shige S., Katsumata M., Olson B. and L’Ecuyer T.: Estimates oftropical diabatic heating profiles: Commonalities and uncertainties. Journal of Climate, 23, 542-558, 2009.

Imada Y. and Kimoto M.: ENSO amplitude modulation related to Pacific decadal variability. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L03706, 2009.

Imasu R.: Measurement of water vapor isotopes with remote sensing techniques. Meteorological Research Note, 220, 109-124, 2009. (in Japanese)

Imasu R., Saitoh N., Shiomi K., Suto H., Kuze A. and Nakajima M.: Upper atmospheric CO₂ concentration retrieved from thermalinfrared spectrum as observed using GOSAT TANSO-FTS (TIR) sensor. Proceedings of SPIE, SPIE 7474-20, 2009.

Inatsu M. and Kimoto M.: A scale interaction study on East Asian cyclogenesis using a general circulation model with aninteractively nested regional model. Monthly Weather Review, 137, 2851-2868, 2009.

Inoue M. and Takahashi M.: Connection between the Asian summer monsoon and stratosphere-troposphere circulation over the Asian region. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 87, 119-138, 2009.

Ishii M. and Kimoto M.: Reevaluation of historical ocean heat content variations with an XBT depth bias correction. Journal of Oceanography, 65, 287-299, 2009.

Kawatani Y., Takahashi M., Sato K., Alexander S.P. and Tsuda T.: Global distribution of atmospheric waves in the equatorialupper troposphere and lower stratosphere: AGCM simulation of sources and propagation. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, D01102, 2009.

Kimoto M., 2009: Prospects of Numerical Weather Prediction for the Future. Tenki, 56, 908-913, 2009. (in Japanese)

Kosaka Y., Nakamura H., Watanabe M. and Kimoto M.: Analysis on the dynamics of a wave-like teleconnection pattern alongthe summertime Asian jet based on a reanalysis dataset and climate model simulations. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 87, 561-580, 2009.

Kozu T., Iguchi T., Kubota T., Yoshida N., Seto S., Kwiatkowski J. and Takayabu Y.N.: Feasibility of raindrop size distribution parameter estimation with TRMM precipitation radar, Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 87A, 53-66, 2009.

Kug J.-S., Ham Y.-G., Kimoto M., Jin F.-F. and Kang I.-S.: New approach for optimal perturbation method in ensemble climateprediction with empirical singular vector. Climate Dynamics, 35, 331-340, 2009.

Kurahashi-Nakamura T., Abe-Ouchi A. and Yamanaka Y.: Effects of physical changes in the ocean on the atmospheric pCO₂: glacial-interglacial cycles. Climate Dynamics, 35, 713-719, 2009.

Kuroda T., Mevedev A.S., Hartogh P. and Takahashi M.: On forcing the winter polar warmings in the Martian middle atmosphere during dust storms. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 87, 913-921, 2009.

Liu P., Satoh M., Wang B., Fudeyasu H., Nasuno T., Li T., Miura H., Taniguchi H., Masunaga H., Fu X. and Annamalai H.: An MJO simulated by the NICAM at 14-km and 7-km resolutions. Monthly Weather Review, 137, 3254-3268, 2009.

Meehl, G.A., Goddard L., Murphy J., Stouffer R.J., Boer G., Danabasoglu G., Dixon K., Giorgetta M.A., Greene A., Hawkins E., Hegerl G., Karoly D., Keenlyside N., Kimoto M., Kirtman B., Navarra A., Miura H., Satoh M. and Katsumata M.: Spontaneous onset of a Madden-Julian oscillation event in a cloud-system-resolvingsimulation. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L13802, 2009.

Mukai M. and Nakajima T.: Potentiality of aerosols in changing the precipitation field in Asia. SOLA, 5, 97-100, 2009.

Murphy J., Kattsov V., Keenlyside N., Kimoto M., Meehl G.A., Mehta V., Pohlmann H., Scaife A. and Smith D.: Towardsprediction of decadal climate variability and change. A white paper for the decadal climate variability session of the WorldClimate Conference-3, 31 August-4 September 2009, Geneva, 2009.

Nakajima T. (ed.): Explorers of the climate science - Scientists measuring the global warming. Gijutsuhyoron Press, 240pp., 2009. (in Japanese)

Nakajima T. (chair): For tackling the problem of global warming: analysis of current knowledge and measures: Alternatives for action, Report from the Science Council of Japan, Committee for analysis of global warming problem, 2009. (in Japanese)

Nakajima T.Y., Higurashi A., Nakajima T., Fukuda S. and Katagiri S.: Development of cloud and aerosol retrieval algorithms for ADEOS-II/GLI mission. Journal of Remote Sensing Society of Japan, 29, 60-69, 2009.

Nakajima T. and Inoue T. (trans): Changing Planet, The View From Space, King M.D., Parkinson C.L., Partington K.C. and Williams R.G. (eds.), Maruzen Press, 384pp., 2009. (in Japanese)

Nakajima T.Y., Masunaga H. and Nakajima T.: Near-global scale retrieval of the optical and microphysical properties of cloudsfrom Midori-II GLI and AMSR data. Journal of Remote Sensing Society of Japan, 29, 29-39, 2009.

Nakajima T., Murakami H., Hori M., Nakajima T.Y., Yamamoto H., Ishizaka J., Tateishi R., Aoki T., Takamura T., Kuji M., NguyenD.D., Ono A., Fukuda S. and Muramatsu K.: Overview and science highlights of the ADEOS-II/GLI project. Journal of Remote Sensing Society of Japan, 29, 11-28, 2009.

Nakajima T.Y., Nakajima T., Yoshimori K., Mishra S.K. and Tripathi S.N.: Development of a light scattering solver applicable to particles of arbitrary shape on the basis of the surface integral equations method of Müller-type. I. Methodology, accuracy of calculation, and electromagnetic current on the particle surface. Applied Optics, 48, 3526-3536, 2009.

Nakajima T. and Schulz M.: What do we know about large-scale changes of aerosols, clouds, and the radiation budget? In:“Clouds in the Perturbed Climate System: Their Relationship to Energy Balance, Atmospheric Dynamics, and Precipitation”, Heintzenberg J. and Charlson R.J. (eds.), The MIT Press, 597pp, 2009.

Nakajima T. and Takemura T.: Explanation of the radiative forcing. Tenki, 56, 997-999. 2009. (in Japanese)

Nakajima T. and Yamasoe M.: Current Problems in Atmospheric Radiation (IRS2008). American Institute of Physics, Melville, NewYork, 2009.

Nakamura H., Asuma A., Terao T. and Nakajima T.: The first stage analysis of the JMS-SCJ/IAMAS Committee questionnaire for young scientists. Tenki, 56, 575-585, 2009. (in Japanese)

Nasuno T., Miura H., Satoh M., Noda A.T. and Oouchi K.: Multi-scale organization of convection in a global numerical simulationof the December 2006 MJO event using explicit moist processes. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 87, 335-345, 2009.

Niwano M., Hayashida S., Akiyoshi H. and Takahashi M.: Seasonal cycles of Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II nearbackground aerosol in the lower stratosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, D14306, 2009.

Noda A.T., Oouchi K., Satoh M., Tomita H., Iga S.-I. and Tsushima Y.: Importance of the subgrid-scale turbulent moist process: cloud distribution in global cloud-resolving simulations. Atmospheric Research, 96, 208-217, 2009.

Ohgaito R. and Abe-Ouchi A.: The effect of sea surface temperature bias in the PMIP2 AOGCMs on mid-Holocene Asianmonsoon enhancement. Climate Dynamics, 33, 975-983, 2009.

O'hishi R. and Abe-Ouchi A.: Influence of dynamic vegetation change on climate change arising from increasing CO₂. Climate Dynamics, 33, 645-663, 2009.

O'hishi R., Abe-Ouchi A., Prentice C. and Sitch S.: Vegetation dynamics and plant CO₂ responses as positive feedbacks in agreenhouse world. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L11706, 2009.

Oouchi K., Noda A.T., Satoh M., Wang B., Xie S.-P., Takahashi H. and Yasunari T.: Asian summer monsoon simulated by aglobal cloud-system resolving model: Diurnal to intra-seasonal variability. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L11815, 2009.

Oouchi K., Noda A.T., Satoh M., Miura H., Tomita H., Nasuno T. and Iga S.-I.: A simulated preconditioning of typhoon genesiscontrolled by a boreal summer Madden-Julian Oscillation event in a global cloud-resolving mode. SOLA, 5, 65-68, 2009.

Ota Y., Higurashi A., Nakajima T. and Yokota T.: Matrix formulations of radiative transfer including the polarization effect in acoupled atmosphere-ocean system. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, 111, 878-894, 2009.

Otto-Bliesner B.L., Schneider R., Brady E.C., Kucera M., Abe-Ouchi A., Bard E., Braconnot P., Crucifix M., Hewitt C., KageyamaM., Marti O., Paul A., Rosell-Melé A., Waelbroeck C., Weber S.L., Weinelt M. and Yu Y.: A comparison of PMIP2 model simulations and the MARGO proxy reconstruction for tropical sea surface temperatures at last glacial maximum. Climate Dynamics, 32, 799-815, 2009.

Quaas J., Bony S., Collins W.D., Donner L., Illingworth A., Jones A., Lohmann U., Satoh M., Schwartz S.E., Tao W.-K. and Wood R.: Current understanding and quantification of clouds in the changing climate system and strategies for reducing critical uncertainties. In: “Clouds in the Perturbed Climate System: Their Relationship to Energy Balance, Atmospheric Dynamics, and Precipitation”, Heintzenberg J. and Charlson R.J. (eds.), The MIT Press, pp. 557-573, 2009.

Rojas M., Moreno P., Kageyama M., Crucifix M., Hewitt C., Abe-Ouchi A., Ohgatio R., Brady E.C. and Hope P.: The Southern Westerlies during the last glacial maximum in PMIP2 simulations. Climate Dynamics, 32, 525-548, 2009.

Saitoh N., Imasu R., Ota Y. and Niwa Y.: CO₂ retrieval algorithm for the thermal infrared spectra of the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite: Potential of retrieving CO₂ vertical profile from high-resolution FTS sensor. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, D17305, 2009.

Sato K., Watanabe S. Kawatani Y. Tomikawa Y. Miyazaki K. and Takahashi M.: On the origins of mesospheric gravity waves. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L19801, 2009.

Sato N., Takahashi C., Seiki A., Yoneyama K., Shirooka R. and Takayabu Y.N.: An evaluation of the reproducibility of the Madden-Julian oscillation in the CMIP3 multi-models. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 87, 791-805, 2009.

Sato T., Miura H., Satoh M., Takayabu Y.N. and Wang Y.: Diurnal cycle of precipitation over the tropics simulated by a globalcloud resolving model. Journal of Climate, 22, 4809-4826, 2009.

Sato Y., Nakajima T., Suzuki K. and Iguchi T.: A Monte-Carlo size integration approximation for collision and coagulation growthprocesses of hydrometeors in a bin-type model. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, D09215, 2009.

Satoh M., Matsuda Y.: Statistics on high-cloud areas and their sensitivities to cloud microphysics using single-cloud experiments. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 66, 2659-2677, 2009.

Seiki A., Takayabu Y.N., Yoneyama K., Naoki S. and Yoshizaki M.: The oceanic Response to the Madden-Julian Oscillation and ENSO. SOLA, 5, 93-96, 2009.

Shige S., Takayabu Y.N., Kida S., Tao W.-K., Zeng X., Yokoyama C. and L’Ecuyer T.: Spectral retrieval of latent heating profilesfrom TRMM PR Data. Part IV: Comparisons of lookup tables from two- and three-dimensional cloud-resolving model simulations. Journal of Climate, 22, 5577-5594, 2009.

Shin S.-H., Kimoto M. and Ha K.-J.: Comparison of two different vertical diffusion schemes in amplitude and phase of the diurnal variation and its impact on a GCM. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L18706, 2009.

Shin S.-H., Kimoto M., Ha K.-J. and Yun K.-S.: Impact of different diffusion schemes on simulated rainfall: Land -Ocean contrast. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, D13101, 2009.

Sugiura N., Awaji T., Masuda S., Toyoda T., Igarashi H., Ishikawa Y., Ishii M. and Kimoto M.: The potential for decadal predictability in the North Pacific region. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L20701, 2009.

Takamura T., Takenaka H., Cui Y., Nakajima T.Y., Higurashi A., Fukuda S., Kikuchi N., Nakajima T., Sato I. and Pinker R.T.: Aerosol and cloud validation system based on SKYNET observations: Estimation of shortwave radiation budget using ADEOS-II/GLI data. Journal of Remote Sensing Society of Japan, 29, 40-53, 2009.

Takayabu Y.N. and Masunaga H.: Clouds and precipitation: Extreme rainfall and rain from shallow clouds, In: “Clouds in the Perturbed Climate System: Their Relationship to Energy Balance, Atmospheric Dynamics, and Precipitation”, Heintzenberg J. and Charlson R.J. (eds.), The MIT Press, pp. 107-126, 2009.

Takayabu Y.N. and Hikosaka K.: A statistical analysis of oceanic rainfall characteristics in the Baiu season utilizing TRMM PR data, Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 87A, 341-354, 2009.

Takemura T., Egashira M., Matsuzawa K., Ichijo H., O'ishi R. and Abe-Ouchi A.: Global distribution and radiative forcing of soildust aerosols in the Last Glacial Maximum simulated by the aerosol climate model. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 9, 3061-3073, 2009.

Takigawa M., Niwano M. Akimoto H. Takahashi M. and Kobayashi K.: Projection of surface ozone over East Asia in 2020. Journal of Agricultural Meteorology, 65, 161-166, 2009.

Tao W.-K., Lang S., Zeng X., Shige S. and Takayabu Y.N.: Relating convective and stratiform rain to latent heating. Journal of Climate, 23, 1874-1893, 2009.

Terasaki K., Tanaka H.L. and Satoh M.: Characteristics of the Kinetic Energy Spectrum of NICAM model atmosphere. SOLA, 5, 180-183, 2009.

Urakawa L.S. and Hasumi H.: A remote effect of geothermal heat on the global thermohaline circulation. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, C07016, 2009.

Urakawa L.S. and Hasumi H.: The energetics of global thermohaline circulation and its wind-enhancement. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 39, 1715-1728, 2009.

Watanabe E. and Hasumi H.: Pacific water transport in the western Arctic Ocean simulated by an eddy-resolving coupled seaice-ocean model. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 39, 2194-2211, 2009.

Watanabe M.: Self-limiting feedback between baroclinic waves and a NAO-like sheared zonal flow. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L08803, 2009.

Watanabe M., S. Emori, M. Satoh, and H. Miura, 2009: A PDF-based hybrid prognostic cloud scheme for general circulationmodels. Climate Dynamics, 33, 795-816, 2009.

Watanabe S., Tomikawa Y., Sato K., Kawatani Y., Miyazaki K. and Takahashi M.: Simulation of the eastward 4-day wave in theAntarctic winter mesosphere using a gravity wave resolving general circulation model. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, D16111, 2009.

Yamamoto M. and Takahashi M.: Influences of Venus’topography on fully developed superrotation and near-surface flow. Earth, Planets and Space, 61, 45-48, 2009.

Yamamoto M. and Takahashi M.: Dynamical effects of solar heating below the cloud layer in a Venus-like atmosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, E12004, 2009.

Yokoi S. and Takayabu Y.N.: Multi-model projection of global warming impact on tropical cyclone genesis frequency over thewestern North Pacific. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 87, 525-538, 2009.

Yokoi S., Takayabu Y.N. and Chan J.C.L.: Tropical cyclone genesis frequency over the western North Pacific simulated inmedium-resolution coupled general circulation models. Climate Dynamics, 33, 665-683, 2009.

Yoshimori M. and Abe-Ouchi A.: The role and potential of Quaternary research in constraining future climate sensitivity. The Quaternary Research (Daiyonki-Kenkyu), 48, 143-162, 2009. (in Japanese)

Yoshimori M. and Broccoli A.J.: On the link between Hadley circulation changes and radiative feedback processes. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, L20703, 2009.

Yoshimori M., Yokohata T. and Abe-Ouchi A.: A comparison of climate feedback strength between CO₂ doubling and LGM experiments. Journal of Climate, 22, 3374-3395, 2009.

Yoshimura K.: Meteorology, climate and stable water isotopes. Meteorological Research Note, 220, 1-14, 2009. (in Japanese)

Yoshimura K., Models for stable water isotopes and their analysis. Meteorological Research Note, 220, 79-108, 2009. (in Japanese)

Yoshimura K. and Ichiyanagi K.: A reconsideration of seasonal variation in precipitation deuterium excess over East Asia. Journal of Japan Society of Hydrology & Water Resources, 22, 262-276, 2009. (in Japanese)

Yoshimura K. and Kanamitsu K.: Specification of external forcing for regional model integrations. Monthly Weather Review, 137, 1409-1421, 2009.

Physical Oceanography

Akitomo K., Tanaka K. and Kumagai M.: Annual cycle of circulations in Lake Biwa. Part 2: Mechanisms. Limnology, 10, 119-129, 2009.

Akitomo K., Tanaka K., Kumagai M. and Jiao C.: Annual cycle of circulations in Lake Biwa. Part 1: Model validation. Limnology, 10, 105-118, 2009.

Kato F. and Kawabe M.: Volume transport and distribution of deep circulation at 165°W in the North Pacific. Deep-Sea Research Part I, 56, 2077-2087, 2009.

Kawabe M.: Ocean currents and life. In:“ Dynamics of Ocean Biosystems 5, Ocean and Life: Seeking for the view of life for marine organisms”, Tsukamoto K. (eds.), Tokai University Press, pp. 52-68, 2009. (in Japanese)

Kawabe M.: Preliminary Report of the Hakuho Maru Cruise KH-08-3 leg 2, Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 40pp, 2009. (in Japanese)

Kawabe M., Fujio S., Yanagimoto D. and Tanaka K.: Water masses and currents of deep circulation southwest of the Shatsky Rise in the western North Pacific. Deep-Sea Research Part I, 56, 1675-1687, 2009.

Komaki K. and Kawabe M.: Deep-circulation current through the Main Gap of the Emperor Seamounts Chain in the North Pacific. Deep-Sea Research Part I, 56, 305-313, 2009.

Mashiko W., Niino H. and Kato T.: Numerical simulation of a tornadogenesis in a mini-supercell in an outer rainband of Typhoon Shanshan on 17 September 2006. Monthly Weather Review, 137, 4238-4260, 2009.

Michida Y., Tanaka K., Komatsu T., Ishigami K. and Nakajima M.: Effects of divergence, convergence and eddy diffusion upon the transport of objects drifting on the sea surface. Bulletin on Coastal Oceanography, 46, 77-83, 2009. (in Japanese)

Nakanishi M. and Niino H.: Development of an improved turbulence closure model for the atmospheric boundary layer. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 87, 895-912, 2009.

Oka E.: Seasonal and interannual variation of North Pacific Subtropical Mode Water in 2003-2006. Journal of Oceanography, 65, 151-164, 2009.

Oka E., Toyama L. and Suga T.: Subduction of North Pacific central mode water associated with subsurface mesoscale eddy. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L08607, 2009.

Oka E., Toyama K., Sukigara C., Shimada K., Yoshida J., and Suga T.: New aspects on the formation and circulation of North Pacific Subtropical Mode Water based on Argo and shipboard observations. Kaiyo Monthly, 41, 676-682, 2009. (in Japanese)

Oka E., Uehara K., Sukigara C., and Suga T: Physical and biogeochemical processes of North Pacific Subtropical Mode Water. Kaiyo Monthly, 41, 667, 2009. (in Japanese)

Otobe H., Onishi H., Inada M., Michida Y. and Terazaki M.: Estimation of water circulation in Otsuchi Bay, Japan inferred from ADCP observations. Coastal Marine Science, 33, 78-86, 2009.

Tanaka K., Michida Y., Komatsu T. and Ishigami K.: Spreading of river water in Suruga Bay. Journal of Oceanography, 65, 165-177, 2009.

Tanaka K., Michida Y., Komatsu T. and Ishigami K.: Numerical experiments on the circulation in Suruga Bay: responses to wind forcing and river discharge. Kaiyo Monthly, 41, 63-73, 2009.

Ueno H., Freeland H.J., Crawford W.R., Onishi H., Oka E., Sato K. and Suga T.: Anticyclonic eddies in the Alaskan Stream. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 39, 934-951, 2009.

Wada A., Niino H. and Nakano H.: Roles of vertical turbulent mixing in the ocean response to Typhoon Rex (1998). Journal of Oceanography, 65, 373-396, 2009.

Chemical Oceanography

Amakawa H., Sasaki K. and Ebihara M.: Nd isotopic composition in the central North Pacific. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73, 4705-4716, 2009.

Gamo, T.: Submarine hydrothermal activity. In: “Encyclopedia Britannica on line Japan”, Britannica Japan Co. Ltd., pp. 1-8, 2009. (in Japanese)

Hara Y., Obata H., Doi T., Hongo Y., Gamo T., Takeda S. and Tsuda A.: Rare earth elements in seawater during an iron-induced phytoplankton bloom of the western subarctic Pacific (SEEDS-II). Deep-Sea Research Part II, 56, 2839-2851, 2009.

Hori M., Suzuki T., Monthum Y., Srisombat T., Tanaka Y., Nakaoka M. and Mukai H.: High seagrass diversity and canopy height increase the associated fish diversity and abundance. Marine Biology, 156, 1447-1458, 2009.

Ijiri A., Tsunogai U., Gamo T., Nakagawa F., Sakamoto T. and Saito S.: Enrichment of adsorbed methane in authigenic carbonate concretions of the Japan Trench. Geo-Marine Letters, 29, 301-308, 2009.

Kameyama S., Tanimoto H., Inomata S., Tsunogai U., Ooki A., Yokouchi Y., Takeda S., Obata H. and Uematsu M.: Equilibrator inlet-proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry (EI-PTR-MS) for sensitive, high-resolution measurement of dimethyl sulfide dissolved in seawater. Analytical Chemistry, 81, 9021-9026, 2009.

Kobayashi Y., Kim C., Yoshimizu C., Kohzu A., Tayasu I. and Nagata T.: Longitudinal changes in bacterial community composition in river epilithic biofilms ―influence of nutrients and organic matter. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 54, 135-152, 2009.

Maki K., Kim C., Yoshimizu C., Tayasu I., Miyajima T. and Nagata T.: Autochthonous origin of semi-labile dissolved organic carbon in a large monomictic lake (Lake Biwa) ―Carbon stable isotopic evidence. Limnology, 11, 143-153, 2010 (published online 2009).

Miki T., Giuggioli L., Kobayashi Y., Nagata T. and Levin S.A.: Vertically structured prokaryotic community can control the efficiency of the biological pump in the oceans. Theoretical Ecology, 2, 199-216, 2009.

Miyajima T., Tsuboi Y., Tanaka Y. and Koike I.: Export of inorganic carbon from two Southeast Asian mangrove forests to adjacent estuaries as estimated by the stable isotope composition of dissolved inorganic carbon. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, G01024, 2009.

Miyajima T., Yoshimizu C., Tsuboi Y., Tanaka Y., Tayasu I, Nagata T. and Koike I.: Longitudinal distribution of nitrateδ¹⁵N and δ¹⁸O in two contrasting tropical rivers -implications for instream nitrogen cycling. Biogeochemistry, 95, 243-260, 2009.

Motegi C. and Nagata T.: Addition of monomeric and polymeric organic substrates alleviates viral lytic pressure on bacterial communities in coastal seawaters. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 57, 343-350, 2009.

Motegi C., Nagata T., Miki T., Weinbauer M.G., Legendre L. and Rassoulzadegan F.: Viral control of bacterial growth efficiency in marine pelagic environments. Limnology and Oceanography, 54, 1901-1910, 2009.

Nagata T.: Microbial loop in the sea. In: “Dynamics of Ocean Biosystems 5, Ocean and Life ―Seeking for the view of life for marine organisms”, Tsukamoto K. (eds.), Tokai University Press, pp. 306-322, 2009. (in Japanese)

Ozaki H., Obata H., Naganobu M. and Gamo T.: Long-term bottom water warming in the North Ross Sea. Journal of Oceanography, 65, 235-244, 2009.

Saito T., Kawamura K., Tsunogai U., Chen T.-Y., Matzueda H., Nakatsuka T., Gamo T., Uematsu M. and Huebert. B.J: Photochemical histories of non-methane hydrocarbons inferred from their stable carbon isotope ratio measurements over East Asia. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, D11303, 2009.

Sano Y., Kameda A., Takahata N., Yamamoto J. and Nakajima J.: Tracing extinct spreading center in SW Japan by helium-3 emanation. Chemical Geology, 266, 50-56, 2009.

Sano Y., Tokutake T., Takahata N., Shirai K., Fujio S. and Tanaka K.: Distribution of ³He plume and deep-sea circulation in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73, A1153, 2009.

Sugimoto R., Kasai A., Miyajima T. and Fujita K.: Nitrogen isotope ratios of nitrate as a clue to the origin of nitrogen on the Pacific coast of Japan. Continental Shelf Research, 29, 1303-1309, 2009.

Sugimoto R., Kasai A., Miyajima T. and Fujita K.: Transport of oceanic nitrate from the continental shelf to the coastal basin in relation to the path of the Kuroshio. Continental Shelf Research, 29, 1678-1688, 2009.

Sugimoto R., Kasai A., Miyajima T. and Fujita K: Controlling factors of seasonal variation in the nitrogen isotope ratio of nitrate in a eutrophic coastal environment. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 85, 231-240, 2009.

Sugimoto R., Kasai A., Miyajima T. and Fujita K.: Modeling phytoplankton production in Ise Bay, Japan ―use of nitrogen isotopes to identify dissolved inorganic nitrogen sources. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 86, 450-466, 2010 (published online 2009.)

Tanaka Y., Miyajima T. and Ogawa H.: Bacterial degradability of dissolved organic carbon in coral mucus. Proceedings of the 11^th International Coral Reef Symposium Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 7-11 July 2008 Session number 19, 945-949, 2009.

Tanaka Y., Miyajima T., Ogawa H., Hayashibara T. and Koike I.: Response of calcification of corals to nutrient loading. Chikyu Monthly, (Supplement) 59, 34-38, 2009. (in Japanese)

Tanaka Y., Miyajima T., Umezawa Y., Hayashibara T., Ogawa H. and Koike I.: Net release of dissolved organic matter by the scleractinian coral Acropora pulchra. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 377, 101-106, 2009.

Yamamoto J., Nishimura K., Sugimoto T., Takemura K., Takahata N. and Sano Y.: Diffusive fractionation of noble gases in mantle with magma channels: Origin of low He/Ar in mantle-derived rocks. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 280, 167-174, 2009.

Ocean Floor Geoscience

Ashi J., Kawamura K. and Kinoshita M.: Seafloor observation and monitoring in the Nankai accretionary prism. In: “Accretionary Prisms and Megathrust Seismogenic Zones. Toward a Better Understanding of the Nankai Earthquakes”, Kimura G, and Kinoshita M. (eds.), pp. 65-122, University of Tokyo Press 2009. (in Japanese)

Catto N.R., Yim W.W.-S., Antonioli F. and Yokoyama Y.: Continental shelves, including contributions from the 17 th INQUA Congress, Cairns. Quaternary International, 206, 1-2, 2009.

Chang. Y.-P., Chen M.-T., Yokoyama Y., Matsuzaki H., Thompson W.G., Kao S.-J. and Kawahata H.: Monsoon hydrography and productivity changes in the East China Sea during the past 100,000 years ―Okinawa Trough evidence (MD012404). Paleoceanography, 24, PA3208, 2009.

DeDeckker P. and Yokoyama Y.: Micropalaeontolobical evidence for Late Quaternary sea-level changes in Bonaparte Gulf, Australia. Global and Planetary Change, 66, 85-92, 2009.

Felis T., Suzuki A., Kuhnert H., Dima M., Lohmann G. and Kawahata H.: Subtropical coral reveals abrupt early 20th century freshening in the western North Pacific Ocean. Geology, 37, 527-530, 2009.

Imanishi Y.: High-frequency parasitic modes of superconducting gravimeters. Journal of Geodesy, 83, 455-467, 2009.

Imanishi Y., Tamura Y., Ikeda H. and Okubo S.: Permanent gravity changes recorded on superconducting gravimeters fromearthquakes in central Japan ―The Noto Hantou and Niigataken Chuetsu-oki events in 2007. Journal of Geodynamics, 48, 260-268, 2009.

Iryu Y., Kawahata H., Kuroda J., Nishi H., Yokoyama Y. and Ohkouchi N.: Earth’s surface environment study, Gekkan Chikyu, 32, 112-119, 2009. (in Japanese)

Ishizaki Y., Ohkushi K., Ito T. and Kawahata H.: Abrupt changes of intermediate-water oxygenation in the northwestern Pacific during the last 27 kyr. Geo-Marine Letters, 29, 125-131, 2009.

Isono D., Yamamoto M., Irino T., Oba T., Murayama M., Nakamura T. and Kawahata H.: The 1,500-year climate oscillation in themid-latitude North Pacific during the Holocene. Geology, 37, 591-594, 2009.

Kawahata H.: Environments in Jomon era I: Life style of Jomon people and climatic change. Chishitu News, 659, 11-20, 2009. (in Japanese)

Kawahata H. and Minoshima K.: Ocean environmental change in Samriku productive region. In:“Dynamics of Ocean Biosystems 5, Ocean and Life - Seeking for the view of life for marine organisms”, Tsukamoto K. (eds.), Tokai University Press, pp. 13-30, 2009. (in Japanese)

Kawahata H. and Minoshima K.: Influence to global environments by eolian dust ―glacial-interglacial times and the present. The Quaternary Research, 49, 163-178，2009. (in Japanese)

Kawahata H., Minoshima K., Ishizaki Y., Yamaoka K., Gupta L.P., Nagao M. and Kuroyanagi A.: Comparison of settling particles and sediments at IMAGES coring site in the northwestern North Pacific ―effect of resuspended particles on paleorecords―. Sedimentary Geology, 222, 254-262, 2009.

Kawahata H. and Suzuki A.: Ocean acidification and its effect on calcification ―negative feedback system in coral reefs―. Gekkan Chikyu, 362, 584-587, 2009. (in Japanese)

Kim Y.-M., Lee S.-M. and Okino K.: Comparison of gravity anomaly between mature and immature intra-oceanic subduction zones in the western Pacific. Tectonophysics, 474, 657-673, 2009.

Kitada Y., Kawahata H., Suzuki A. and Oomori T.: Environmental pollution by toxic chemicals ―Contamination of pesticides within coral reefs and adjacent river mouths in the Ryukyu islands. Chishitu News, 656, 39-44, 2009. (in Japanese)

Kuroyanagi A., Kawahata H., Suzuki A., Fujita K. and Irie T.: Impacts of ocean acidification on large benthic foraminifers: Resultsfrom laboratory experiments. Marine Micropaleontology, 73, 190-195, 2009.

Mishima M., Kawahata H., Suzuki A., Inoue M., Okai T. and Omura A.: Reconstruction of Paleoenvironment at 16 ka in the last glacial period by Faviidae coral collected from Ryukyus, southwestern Japan. Journal of Quaternary Science, 24, 928-936, 2009.

Miyahara H., Yokoyama Y., Yamaguchi Y.T.: Influence of the Schwabe/Hale solar cycles on climate change during the Maunder Minimum, Solar and Stellar Variability ―Impact on Earth and Planets. Proceedings IAU Symposium, 264, 59-63, 2009.

Moore G.F., Park. J.-O., Bangs N.L., Gulick. S.P., Tobin H.J., Nakamura Y., Sato S., Tsuji T., Yoro T., Tanaka H., Uraki S., KidoY., Sanada Y., Kuramoto S. and Taira A.: Structural and seismic stratigraphic framework of the NanTroSEIZE Stage 1 transect. Proceedings of the Integrated Ocean Dorilling Program, 314/315/316, 2009.

Morishita T., Hara K., Nakamura K., Sawaguchi T., Tamura A., Arai S., Okino K., Takai K. and Kumagai H.: Igneous, alteration, and exhumation processes recorded in abyssal peridotites and related fault rocks from an oceanic core complex alongthe Central Indian Ridge. Journal of Petrology, 50, 1299-1325, 2009.

Nakamura K., Morishita T., Bach W., Klein F., Hara K., Okino K., Takai K. and Kumagai H.: Serpentinized troctolites exposednear the Kairei Hydrothermal Field, Central Indian Ridge: Insights into the origin of the Kairei hydrothermal fluidsupporting a unique microbial ecosystem. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 280, 128-136, 2009.

Nakazawa T., Ueno K., Kawahata H., Fujikawa M. and Kashiwagi K.: Facies stacking patterns in high-frequency sequences influenced by long-term sea-level change on a Permian Panthalassan oceanic atoll ―An example from the Akiyoshi Limestone, SW Japan. Sedimentary Geology, 214, 35-48, 2009.

Okino K., Ohara Y., Fujiwara T., Lee S.-M., Koizumi K., Nakamura Y. and Wu S.: Tectonics of the southern tip of the Parece Vela Basin, Philippine Sea Plate. Tectonophysics, 466, 213-228, 2009.

Park. J.-O., Hori T. and Kaneda Y.: Seismotectonic implications of the Kyushu-Palau ridge subducting beneath the westernmost Nankai forearc. Earth, Planets and Space, 61, 1013-1018, 2009.

Sato T., Okino K. and Kumagai H.: Magnetic structure of an oceanic core complex at the southernmost Central Indian Ridge ―Analysis of shipboard and deep-sea three-component magnetometer data. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 10, Q06003, 2009.

Simms A.R., Aryal N., Yokoyama Y., Matsuzaki H. and Dewitt R.: Insights on a proposed mid-Holocene highstand along the northwestern Gulf of Mexico from the evolution of small coastal ponds. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 79, 757-772, 2009.

Strasser M., Moore F.G., Kimura G., Kitamura Y., Kopf A.J., Lallemant S., Park J.-O., Screaton J.E., Su X., Underwood B.M. and Zhao X.: Origin and evolution of a splay fault in the Nankai accretionary wedge. Nature Geoscience, 2, 648-652, 2009.

Suzuki A., Endo K. and Kawahata H.: Biomineralization and calcification ―from gene to global environments. Gekkan Chikyu, 362, 581-583, 2009. (in Japanese)

Suzuki A., Tsuoda T. and Kawahata H.: Coral skeletal climatology ―winter monsoon variability and climate regime hift recordedin a Porites coral from Ishigaki Island. Gekkan Chikyu, 362, 599-603, 2009. (in Japanese)

Takashima R., Nishi H., Hayashi K., Okada H., Kawahata H., Yamanaka T. and Mampuku M.: Litho-, bio- and chemostratigraphy across the Cenomanian/Turonian boundary (OAE 2) in the Vocontian Basin of southeastern France. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 273, 61-74, 2009.

Takeuchi M., Kawahata H., Gupta L.P., Itouga M., Sakakibara H., Ohta H., Komai T. and Ono Y.: Chemistry of fly ash andcyclone ash leachate from waste materials and effects of ash leachates on bacterial growth, nitrogen-transformation activity, and metal accumulation. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 165, 967-973, 2009.

Thomas A.L., Henderson G.M., Deschamps P., Yokoyama Y., Mason A.J., Bard E., Hamelin B., Durand N. and Camoin G.: Penultimate deglacial sea level timing from uranium/thorium dating of Tahitian corals. Science, 324, 1186-1189, 2009.

Tobin H., Kinoshita M., Ashi J., Lallemant S., Kimura G., Screaton E., Thu M.-K., Masago H., Curewitz D. and IODP Expeditions314/315/316 Scientific Party: NanTroSEIZE Stage 1 expeditions 314, 315, and 316 ―First drilling program of the Nankai Trough seismogenic zone experiments. Scientific Drilling, 8, 4-17 , 2009.

Tsuji T., Park J.-O., Moore G., Kodaira S., Fukao Y., Kuramoto S. and Bangs N.: Intraoceanic thrusts in the Nankai Trough offthe Kii Peninsula ―Implications for intraplate earthquakes. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L06303, 2009.

Uraki S., Kido Y., Sanada Y., Kuramoto S., Okano T., Saga H. Park J.-O., Moore G.F. and Taira A.: Kumano-nada 3D seismicdata acquisition and processing. Geophysical Exploration (BUTSURI-TANSA), 62, 277-288, 2009.

Yamaguchi, Y.T., Chikaraishi, Y., Yokoyama, Y., and Ohkouchi, N. GC/MS analysis of amino acids as ethoxycarbonyl ethyl ester. Researches in Organic Geochemistry, 25, 71-83, 2009. (in Japanese)

Marine Ecosystem Dynamics

Adachi T., Hagihara S., Itoh M., Shinohara G., Hayashi I. and Kojima S.: Genetic population structure and morphological characters of Japanese psychrolutids of genus Malacocottus (Scorpaeniformes: Psychrolutidae). Ichyological Research, 56, 323-329, 2009.

Baki M.A., Motegi C., Shibata A., Fukuda H., Shimode S. and Kikuchi T.: Temporal changes in chlorophyll a concentrations, bacterial, viral and heterotrophic nanoflagellate abundance in the coastal zone of Sagami Bay, Japan ―implications of bottom-up and top-down effects. Coastal Marine Science, 33, 29-38, 2009.

Chiura, H.X., Uchiyama N., Kogure K: Broad-host range gene transporter particles produced by Aliivibrio fischeri. Microbes and Environments, 24, 322-329. 2009.

Fujikura K., Nishida S. and Shirayama Y.: Census of Marine Life. Bulletin of the Plankton Society of Japan, 56, 131-135, 2009. (in Japanese)

Higgins J.L., Kudo I., Nishioka J., Tsuda A. and Whilhelm S.W.: The response of the virus community to the SEEDS II mesoscale iron fertilization. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 56, 2788-2795, 2009.

Iwamoto Y., Narita Y., Tsuda A. and Uematsu M.: Single particle analysis of oceanic suspended matter during the SEEDS II iron fertilization experiment. Marine Chemistry, 113, 212-218, 2009.

Kameyama S., Tsunogai U., Nakagawa F., Sasakawa M., Komatsu D.D., Ijiri A., Yamaguchi J., Horiguchi T., Kawamura H., Yamaguchi A. and Tsuda A.: Enrichment of alkanes within a phytoplankton bloom during an in situ iron enrichment experiment in the western subarctic Pacific. Marine Chemistry, 115, 92-101, 2009.

Kamiyama T., Yamauchi H., Iwai T. and Hamasaki K.: Seasonal variations in abundance and biomass of picoplankton in an oyster farming area of northern Japan. Plankton and Benthos Research, 4, 62-71, 2009.

Kataoka T., Suzuki K., Hayakawa M., Kudo I., Higashi S. and Tsuda A.: Temporal changes in community composition of heterotrophic bacteria during in situ iron enrichment in the western subarctic Pacific (SEEDS-II). Deep-Sea Research Part II, 56, 2779-2787, 2009.

Kodama Y. and Kojima S.: The population history of the deep-sea demersal fish Bothrocara hollandi in the Japan Sea revealed by tandem repeat units in the mitochondrial non-coding region. Plankton and Benthos Research, 4, 115-119, 2009.

Kogure K.: Reevaluation of hyperthemophiles. In:“Dynamics of Ocean Biosystems 5, Ocean and Life ―Seeking for the view of life for marine organisms”, Tsukamoto K. (eds.), Tokai University Press, pp. 262-277, 2009. (in Japanese)

Kojima S.: Dispersal and genetic deviation of benthic organisms in the coastal areas around Japan. In: “Dynamics of Ocean Biosystems 5, Ocean and Life ―Seeking for the view of life for marine organisms”, Tsukamoto K. (eds.), Tokai University Press, pp. 141-154, 2009. (in Japanese)

Kojima S., Moku M. and Kawaguchi K.: Genetic diversity and population structure of three dominant myctophid fishes (Diaphus theta, Stenobrachius leucopsarus, and S. nannochir) in the North Pacific Ocean. Journal of Oceanography, 65, 187-193, 2009.

Kojima S., Watanabe H. and Fujikura K.: Estimation of history of hydrothermal activities based on evolutionary ecology of chemosynthesis-based communities. Journal of Geology, 118, 1174-1185, 2009. (in Japanese)

Lizotte M., Levasseur M., Ku I., Suzuki K., Tsuda A., Kiene R.P. and Scarratt M.G.: Iron-induced alterations of bacterial DMSP metabolism in the western subarctic Pacific during SEEDS-II. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 56, 2889-2898, 2009.

Machida R.J., Hashiguchi Y., Nishida M. and Nishida S.: Zooplankton diversity analysis through single-gene sequencing of a community sample. BMC Genomics, 10, 438, 2009.

Morimoto A., Takikawa T., Onitsuka G., Watanabe A., Moku M. and Yanagi T.: Seasonal variation of horizontal material transport through the eastern channel of the Tsushima Straits. Journal of Oceanography, 65, 61-71, 2009.

Nishida S.: Deep-sea ecosystem: Biodiversity of zooplankton and food web. In:“Dynamics of Ocean Biosystems 5, Ocean and Life ― Seeking for the view of life for marine organisms”, Tsukamoto K. (eds.), Tokai University Press, pp. 338-363, 2009. (in Japanese)

Nishida S., Fujikura K. and Shirayama Y.: Accomplishments and prospects of the Census of Marine Life ―Towards a synthesis of marine biodiversity information. Bulletin of the Plankton Society of Japan, 56, 129-130, 2009. (in Japanese)

Nishida S., Lindsay D.J. and Machida R.: Census of Marine Zooplankton (CMarZ) ―Accomplishments and prospects. Bulletin of the Plankton Society of Japan, 56, 139-144, 2009. (in Japanese)

Nishikawa J., Thu N.T., Mohd-Yusoff F., Lindsay D.J., Mulyadi, Mujiono N., Ohtsuka S. and Nishida S.: Jellyfish fisheries in Southeast Asia, with special reference to those in Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. Kaiyo Monthly, 41, 401-411, 2009. (in Japanese)

Ohtsuka S., Koike K., Lindsay D., Nishikawa J., Miyake H., Kawahara M., Mulyadi Mujiono M., Hiromi J. and Komatsu H.: Symbionts of marine medusae and ctenophores ―a brief review. Plankton and Benthos Research, 4, 1-13, 2009.

Ohtsuka S., Tanimura A., Mahchida R. and Nishida S.: Bipolar and antitropical distribution of planktonic copepods. Fossils, 85, 6-13, 2009. (in Japanese)

Onitsuka G., Morimoto A., Takikawa T., Watanabe A., Moku M., Yoshikawa Y. and Yanagi T.: Enhanced chlorophyll associated with island-induced cyclonic eddies in the eastern channel of the Tsushima Straits. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 81, 401-408, 2009.

Sawabe T., Koizumi S., Fukui Y., Nakagawa S., Ivanova E.P., Kita-Tsukamoto K., Kogure K., Thompson F.L.: Mutation is the main driving force in the diversification of the Vibrio splendidus clade. Microbes and Environments, 24. 281-285. 2009.

Shimode S., Hiroe Y., Hidaka K., Takahashi K. and Tsuda A.: Life history and ontogenetic vertical migration of Neocalanus gracilis (Dana) in the western North Pacific. Aquatic Biology, 7, 295-306, 2009.

Suzuki K., Saito H., Isada T., Hattori A., Kiyosawa H., Nishioka J., McKay R.M.L., Kuwata A. and Tsuda A.: Community structure and photosynthetic physiology of phytoplankton in the northwest subarctic Pacific during an in situ iron fertilization experiment (SEEDS II). Deep-Sea Research Part II, 56, 2733-2744, 2009.

Tada Y., Taniguchi A. and Hamasaki K.: Phylotype-specific productivity of marine bacterial populations in eutrophic seawater, as revealed by bromodeoxyuridine immunocytochemistry combined with fluorescence in situ hybridization. Microbes and Environments, 24, 315-321, 2009.

Takagi K., Yatsu A., Itoh H., Moku M. and Nishida H.: Comparison of feeding habits of myctophid fishes and juvenile small epipelagic fishes in the western North Pacific. Marine Biology, 156, 641-659, 2009.

Tsuda A.: Aquatic ecology. In:“Introduction to Aquatic Life Science”, Aida K. (eds.), pp. 34-48, Kouseisha-kouseikaku, 2009. (in Japanese)

Tsuda A.: Iron fertilization experiment and global environment. In:“Fe, the Core of Existence through the History of 13.7 Billion Years”, Miyamoto H. and Tachibana S. (eds.), pp. 103-108, 2009. (in Japanese)

Tsuda A., Saito H., Machida R.J. and Shimode S.: Meso- and microzooplankton responses to an in situ iron fertilization experiment (SEEDS-II) in the northwest subarctic Pacific. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 56, 2767-2778, 2009.

Tsumune D., Nishioka J., Shimamoto A., Watanabe Y.W., Aramaki T., Nojiri Y., Takeda S., Tsuda A. and Tsubono T.: Physical behaviors of iron fertilized patch in SEEDS II. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 56, 2948-2957, 2009.

Watanabe H., Kojima S.: Dispersal and speciation of hydrothermal-vent endemic animal groups. In:“Dynamics of Ocean Biosystems 1, Evolution in the Sea: Molecular Phylogenetic Approaches to the Marine Biodiversity”, Nishida M. (eds.), pp. 244-260, 2009. (in Japanese)

Yoshida N., Nishimura M., Inoue K., Yoshizawa S., Kamiya E., Taniguchi A., Hamasaki K. and Kogure K.: Analysis of nanoplankton community structure using flow sorting and molecular techniques. Microbes and Environments, 24, 297-304, 2009.

Yoshizawa S., Wada M., Kita-Tsukamoto K., Yokota A. and Kogure K.: Photobacterium aquimaris sp. nov., luminous marine bacteria isolated from seawater. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 59, 1438-1442, 2009.

Yoshizawa S., Wada M., Kita-Tsukamoto K., Yokota A. and Kogure K.: Vibrio azureus sp. nov, a luminous marine bacterium isolated from seawater. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 59, 1645-1649, 2009.

Marine Bioscience

Aoyama J.: Spawning areas of anguillid eels in the world. In: “Eels at the Edge, 58”, Casselman J. and Cairns D. (eds.), American Fisheries Society, pp. 847-849, 2009.

Aoyama J.: Life history and evolution of migration in catadromous eels (Genus Anguilla). Aqua-BioScience Monograph, 2, 1-42, 2009.

Aoyama J.: Molecular phylogeny and evolution of eel migration. In: “Dynamics of Ocean Biosystems 1, Evolution in the Sea ― Molecular Phylogenetic Approaches to the Marine Biodiversity”, Nishida M. (eds.), Tokai University Press, pp. 341-358, 2009. (in Japanese)

Boisnier E., Sagawa T., Komatsu T., Takagi N., Katayama M. and Katayama T.: A habitat association index to distinguish resident species. Community Ecology, 10, 165-172, 2009.

Chow S., Kurogi H., Mochioka N., Kaji S., Okazaki M. and Tsukamoto K.: Discovery of mature freshwater eels in the open ocean. Fisheries Science, 75, 257-259, 2009.

Filippi B., Komatsu T. and Tanaka K.: Simulation of drifting seaweeds in East China Sea. Ecological Informatics, 5, 67-72, 2010 (published online 2009).

Fukuda N., Kuroki M., Shinoda A., Yamada Y., Okamura A., Aoyama J. and Tsukamoto K.: Influence of water temperature and feeding regime on otolith growth in Anguilla japonica glass eels and elvers ―does otolith growth cease at low temperatures? Journal of Fish Biology, 74, 1915-1933, 2009.

Gagnaire P.A., Minegishi Y., Aoyama J., Réveillac E., Robinet T., Bosc P., Tsukamoto K., Feunteun E. and Berrebe P.: Ocean currents drive secondary contact between Anguilla marmorata populations in the Indian Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 379, 267-278, 2009.

Hanashima A., Kubokawa K. and Kimura S.: Structure of the amphioxus nebulin gene and evolution of the nebulin family genes. Gene, 443, 76-82, 2009.

Hanashima A., Kubokawa K. and Kimura S.: Characterization of amphioxus nebulin and similarity to the human nebulin. Journal of Experimental Biology, 212, 668-672, 2009.

Hashiguchi Y. and Nishida M.: Screening the V2R-type putative odorant receptor gene repertoire in bitterling Tanakia lanceolata. Gene, 441, 74-79, 2009.

Hyodo S., Kakumura K., Takabe S. and Yamaguchi Y.: Promotion of cartilaginous fish research through the international collaborations with researchers in Australia and Hawaii. Kaiyo Monthly (Supplement), 52, 149-158, 2009. (in Japanese)

Iida M., Watabane S. and Tsukamoto K.: Life history traits of the temperate amphidromous goby Sicyopterus japonicus and its relatives, compared with other amphidromous fishes. In: “Challenges for Diadromous Fishes in a Dynamic Global Environment, 69”, Haro A. et al. (eds.), American Fisheries Society, pp. 355-373, 2009.

Inoue J.G., Kumazawa Y., Miya M. and Nishida M.: The historical biogeography of the freshwater knifefishes using mitogenomic approaches: A Mesozoic origin of the Asian notopterids (Actinopterygii: Osteoglossomorpha). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 51, 486-499, 2009.

Ishizaki D., Otake T., Sato T., Yodo T., Yoshioka M. and Kashiwagi M.: Use of otolith microchemistry to estimatethe migratory history of Japanese dace Tribolodon hakonensis in the Kamo River, Mie Prefecture. Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi, 75, 419-424, 2009. (in Japanese)

Johnson G.D., Paxton J.R., Sutton T.T., Satoh T.P., Sado T., Nishida M. and Miya M.: Deep-sea mystery solved: astonishing larval transformations and extreme sexual dimorphism unite three fish families. Biology Letters, 5, 235-239, 2009.

Kakioka R., Watanabe K., Takeshima H. and Nishida M.: Isolation and characterization of 12 microsatellite loci for crossspecies amplification in the cyprinid gudgeons Squalidus chankaensis and S. japonicus. Molecular Ecology Resources, 9, 1141-1144, 2009.

Kakumura K., Watanabe S., Bell J.D., Donald J.A., Toop T., Kaneko T. and Hyodo S.: Multiple urea transporter proteins in the kidney of holocephalan elephant fish (Callorhinchus milii). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B, 154, 239-247, 2009.

Kato A., Yoshioka A. and Sato K.: Foraging behaviour of Adélie penguins during incubation period in Lützow-Holm Bay. Polar Biology, 32, 181-186, 2009.

Kawabe R., Yoshiura N., Nashimoto K., Tsuda Y., Kojima T., Takagi T., Yasuda T., Kato A., Sato K. and Naito Y.: High-frequency depth recording reveals the vertical movement of flounder in the Tsugaru Strait of northern Japan. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 42, 275-295, 2009.

Kawaguchi M., Fujita H., Yoshizaki N., Hiroi J., Okouchi H., Nagakura Y., Noda T., Watanabe S., Katayama S., Iwamuro S., Nishida M., Iuchi I. and Yasumasu S.: Different hatching strategies in embryos of two species, pacific herring Clupea pallasii and Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus, that belong to the same order Clupeiformes, and their environmental adaptation. Journal of Experimental Zoology, Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 312B, 95-107, 2009.

Kawahara R., Miya M., Mabuchi K., Near T.J. and Nishida M.: Stickleback phylogenies resolved: Evidence from mitochondrial genomes and 11 nuclear genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 50, 401-404, 2009.

Kawatsu S., Sato K., Watanabe Y., Hyodo S., Breves J.P., Fox B.K., Grau E.G, and Miyazaki N.: A new method to calibrate attachment angles of data loggers in swimming sharks. Kaiyo Monthly, 52, 129-138, 2009. (in Japanese)

Komaru A., Onouchi K., Yanase Y., Narita T. and Otake T.: Shell strontium/calcium ratios of Corbicula japonica collected from brackish area with different salinity. Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi, 75, 443-450, 2009. (in Japanese)

Komatsu T., Mikami A., Ajisaka T., Uwai S., Aoki M., Tanaka K., Fukuda M., Kkubu Y., Tanaka K., Michida Y. and Sugimoto T.: Ecological characteristics of drifting seaweed rafts composed of Sargassum species. Coastal Oceanography Research, 46, 127-136, 2009. (in Japanese)

Komatsu, T., Sagawa T., Rhomdhane H.B., Fukuda M., Boisnier E., Ishida K., Belsher T., Sakanishi Y., M. Ibrahim Seeni Mohd, Ahmad S., Lanuru M., Mustapha K.B. and Hattour A.: Utilization of ALOS AVNIR-2 data for mapping coastal habitats ―examples of seagrass beds from boreal to tropical waters. Proceeding of ALOS PI 2008 Symposium, Island of Rhodes, Greece, 3-7 November 2008, European Space Agency, SP-664, 2009.

Konno N., Hyodo S., Yamaguchi Y., Kaiya H., Miyazato M., Matsuda K. and Uchiyama M.: African lungfish (Protopterus annectens) possess an arginine vasotocin receptor homologous to the tetrapod V2-type receptor. Journal of Experimental Biology, 212, 2183-2193, 2009.

Kubokawa K.: Evolution of chordates from amphioxus to vertebrates. In: “Dynamics of Ocean Biosystems 1, Evolution in the Sea: Molecular Phylogenetic Approaches to the Marine Biodiversity”, Nishida M. (eds.), Tokai University Press, pp.182-195, 2009. (in Japanese)

Kuroki M., Aoyama J., Kim H., Miller M.J., Kimura S. and Tsukamoto K.: Migration scales of catadromous eels ―diversity and evolution of larval migration based on their distribution, morphology and early life history. In: “Challenges for Diadromous Fishes in a Dynamic Global Environment. American Fisheries Society, Symposium, 69”, Haro A., Smith K.L., Rulifson R.A., Moffitt C.M., Klauda R.J., Dadswell M.J., Cunjak R.A., Cooper J.E., Beal K.L. and Avery T.S. (eds.), the American Fisheries Society, pp. 887-889, 2009.

Kuroki M., Aoyama J., Miller M.J., Yoshinaga T., Shinoda A., Hagihara S. and Tsukamoto K.: Sympatric spawning of Anguilla marmorata and Anguilla japonica in the western North Pacific Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology, 74, 1853-1865, 2009.

Kusakabe M., Zuccarelli M.D., Nakamura I. and Young G.: Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein in white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) ―cDNA cloning, sites of expression and transcript abundance in corticosteroidogenic tissue after an acute stressor. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 162, 233-240, 2009.

Lavoué S., Miya M. and Nishida M.: Mitochondrial phylogenomics of anchovies (family Engraulidae) and recurrent origins of pronounced miniaturization in the order Clupeiformes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 56, 480-486, 2010 (published online 2009).

Loretz C.A., Pollina C., Hyodo S. and Takei Y.: Extracellular calcium-sensing receptor expression in osmoregulatory and endocrine tissues of the tilapia. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 161, 216-228, 2009.

Mabuchi K.: The history of the Japanese reef fish community: Ichthyofaunal exchanges among Pacific coastal regions revealed by molecular phylogenies. In:“Dynamics of Ocean Biosystems 1, Evolution in the Sea ―Molecular Phylogenetic Approaches to the Marine Biodiversity”, Nishida, M. (eds.), Tokai University Press, pp. 359-375, 2009. (in Japanese)

Maeda K., Takeda M., Kamiya K., Aibara M., Mzighani S.I., Nishida M., Mizoiri S., Sato T., Terai Y., Okada N. and Tachida H.: Population structure of two closely related pelagic cichlids in Lake Victoria, Haplochromis pyrrhocephalus and H. laparogramma. Gene, 441, 67-73, 2009.

Matsumoto S., Kon T., Yamaguchi M., Takeshima H., Yamazaki Y., Mukai T., Kuriiwa K., Kohda M. and Nishida M.: Cryptic diversification of the swamp eel Monopterus albus in East and Southeast Asia, with special reference to the Ryukyuan populations. Ichthyological Research, 57, 71 -77, 2009.

Matsuzaki S.S., Mabuchi K., Takamura N., Nishida M. and Washitani I.: Behavioral and morphological differences between feral and domesticated strains of common carp. Journal of Fish Biology, 75, 1206-1220, 2009.

Mayden R.L., Chen W.J., Bart H.L., Doosey M.H., Simons A.M., Tang K.L., Wood R.M., Agnew M.K., Yang L., Hirt M.V., Clements M.D., Saitoh K., Sado T., Miya M. and Nishida M.: Reconstructing the phylogenetic relationships of the earth's most diverse clade of freshwater fishes ―Order Cypriniformes (Actinopterygii: Ostariophysi): A case ctudy using multiple nuclear loci and the mitochondrial genome. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 51, 500-514, 2009.

Meguro Y., Takahashi H., Takeshima H., Nishida M. and Goto A.: Isolation and characterization of 13 microsatellite loci in the nine-spined stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) and cross-species amplification in 5 stickleback species (family Gasterosteidae). Conservation Genetics Resources, 1, 31-34, 2009.

Miller M.J.: Ecology of anguilliform leptocephali: remarkable transparent fish larvae of the ocean surface layer. Aqua-BioSci Monographs, 2, 1-94. 2009.

Miller M.J., Aoyama J. and Tsukamoto K.: New perspectives on the early life history of tropical anguillid eels ―Implications for management. In: “Eels at the Edge. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 58”, Casselman J. and Cairns D. (eds.), American Fisheries Society, pp. 71-84, 2009.

Miller M.J., Kimura S., Friedland K.D., Knights B., Kim H., Jellyman D.J. and Tsukamoto K.: Review of ocean-atmospheric factors in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans influencing spawning and recruitment of anguillid eels. In: “Challenges for Diadromous Fishes in a Dynamic Global Environment. American Fisheries Society, Symposium, 69”, Haro, A., Smith K.L., Rulifson R.A., Moffitt C.M., Klauda R.J., Dadswell M.J., Cunjak R.A., Cooper J.E., Beal K.L. and Avery T.S. (eds.), American Fisheries Society, pp. 231-249, 2009.

Miller M.J., Powell J. and Tsukamoto K.: Observation of a large metamorphosing leptocephalus in coral reef habitat of Sangeang Island, Indonesia. Zoological Studies, 48, 107, 2009.

Minegishi Y., Aoyama J., Inoue J.G., Azanza R.V. and Tsukamoto K.: Inter- specific and subspecific genetic divergences of freshwater eels, Genus Anguilla including a recently described species, A. luzonensis, based on whole mitochondrial genome sequences. Coastal Marine Science, 33, 64-77, 2009.

Mitani Y., Andrews R.D., Sato K., Kato A., Naito Y. and Costa D.P.: Three-dimensional resting behaviour of northern elephant seals: drifting like a falling leaf. Biology Letters, 6, 163-166, 2010 (published online 2009).

Miyazaki J., Higa R., Toki T., Ashi J., Tsunogai U., Nunoura T., Imachi H. and Takai K.: Molecular characterization of potential nitrogen fixation by anaerobic methane-oxidizing archaea in the methane seep sediments at the number 8 Kumano Knoll in the Kumano Basin, offshore of Japan. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75, 7153-7162, 2009.

Morita M., Futami K., Zhang H., Kubokawa K., Ojima Y. and Okamoto N.: Evolutionary analysis of amhioxus myc gene. Journal of the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 5, 11-16, 2009.

Mukai T., Nakamura S. and Nishida M.: Genetic population structure of a reef goby, Bathygobius cocosensis, in the northwestern Pacific. Ichthyological Research, 56, 380-387, 2009.

Nakamura I., Kusakabe M., Young G.: Differential suppressive effects of low physiological doses of estradiol-17 beta in vivo on levels of mRNAs encoding steroidogenic acute regulatory protein and three steroidogenic enzymes in previtellogenic ovarian follicles of rainbow trout. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 163, 318-323, 2009.

Narazaki T., Sato K., Abernathy K.J., Marshall G.J. and Miyazaki N.: Sea turtles compensate deflection of heading at the sea surface during directional travel. Journal of Experimental Biology, 212, 4019-4026, 2009.

Nishida M. (eds.): “Dynamics of Ocean Biosystems 1, Evolution in the Sea ―Molecular Phylogenetic Approaches to the Marine Biodiversity”, Tokai University Press, 420pp, 2009. (in Japanese)

Nishida M. and Tachihara K.: Rivers in Okinawa. In:“Rivers in Japan”, Ogura N., Shimatani Y. and Tanida K. (eds.), Asakura Publishing, pp. 154-157, 2009. (in Japanese)

Nishikawa U., Yonekura R., Iwasaki K., Nishida M., Kawamura K. and Kawai H.: Molecular approaches to the study of biological invasions: applicability to ecosystem management. Japanese Journal of Ecology, 59, 161-166, 2009. (in Japanese)

Okamura A., Oka H.P., Horie N., Utoh T., Yamada Y., Mikawa N., Tanaka S. and Tsukamoto K.: Assessing sexual maturity of feminized Japanese eel Anguilla japonica by measuring eye size. Aquaculture International, 17, 91-99, 2009.

Okamura A., Yamada Y., Horie N., Mikawa N., Utoh T., Tanaka S. and Tsukamoto K.: Toxicity and antibacterial activity of silver ions in the rearing water of Japanese eel eggs and larvae. Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi, 75. 786-792, 2009. (in Japanese)

Okamura A., Yamada Y., Horita T., Horie N., Mikawa N., Utoh T., Tanaka S. and Tsukamoto K.: Short communication rearing eel leptocephali (Anguilla japonica Temminck & Schlegel) in a planktonkreisel. Aquaculture Research, 40, 509-512, 2009.

Okamura A., Yamada Y., Mikawa N., Horie N., Utoh T., Kaneko T., Tanaka S. and Tsukamoto K.: Growth and survival of eel leptocephali (Anguilla japonica) in low-salinity wate. Aquaculture, 296, 367-372, 2009.

Otsubo H., Hyodo S., Hashimoto H., Kawasaki M., Suzuki H., Saito T., Ohbuchi T., Yokoyama T., Fujihara H., Matsumoto T., Takei Y. and Ueta Y.: Centrally administered adrenomedullin 5 activates oxytocin-secreting neurons in the hypothalamus with elevation of plasma oxytocin level in rats. Journal of Endocrinology, 202, 237-247, 2009.

Poulsen J.Y., Moller P.R., Lavoue S., Miya M., Knudsens W. and Nishida M.: Higher and lower-level relationships of the deepsea fish order Alepocephaliformes (Teleostei: Otocephala) inferred from whole mitogenome sequences. Biological Journal of Linnean Society, 98, 923-936, 2009.

Quang D.L., Shirai K., Nguyen D.C., Miyazaki N. and Arai T.: Heavy metals in a tropical eel Anguilla marmorata from the central part of Vietnam. Water Air Soil Pollution, 204, 69-78, 2009.

Sakamoto K.Q., Sato K., Ishizuka M., Watanuki Y., Takahashi A., Daunt F. and Wanless S.: Can ethograms be automatically generated using body acceleration data from free-ranging birds? PLoS ONE, 4, e5379, 2009.

Sakamoto K.Q., Sato K., Kato A., Fukui D., Bando G., Naito Y., Habara Y., Ishizuka M. and Fujita S.: Metabolic alkalosis due to feeding chicks in breeding Adélie penguins Pygoscelis adeliae under natural conditions. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 83, 232-238, 2010 (published online 2009).

Sakamoto K.Q., Sato K., Naito Y., Habara Y., Ishizuka M. and Fujita S.: Morphological features and blood parameters of Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) mothers and pups during the breeding season. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 71, 341-344, 2009.

Sato K.: Teaching behavior of Weddell seal mothers. In:“Bio-Logging Science ―New approach to investigate wild animals”, Japanese Society for Bio-Logging Science (eds.), Kyoto Tsushin Sya, pp. 52-54, 2009. (in Japanese)

Sato K., Sakamoto K.Q., Watanuki Y., Takahashi A., Katsumata N., Bost C.-A and Weimerskirch H.: Scaling of soaring seabirds and implications for flight abilities of giant pterosaurs. PLoS ONE, 4, e5400, 2009.

Sato K., Shiomi K., Watanabe Y., Watanuki Y., Takahashi A. and Ponganis P.J.: Scaling of swim speed and stroke frequency in geometrically similar penguins ―they swim optimally to minimize cost of transport. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B, 277, 707-714, 2010 (published online 2009).

Sato Y. and Nishida M.: Whole genome duplication and the evolution of fishes. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 56, 89-109, 2009. (in Japanese)

Sato Y., Hashiguchi Y. and Nishida M.: Temporal pattern of loss/persistence of duplicate genes involved in signal transduction and metabolic pathways after teleost-specific genome duplication. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 9, 127, 2009.

Sato Y., Hashiguchi Y. and Nishida M.: Evolution of multiple phosphodiesterase isoforms in stickleback involved in cAMP signal transduction pathway. BMC Systems Biology, 3, 23, 2009.

Sato Y. and Nishida M.: Electric charge divergence in proteins: insights into the evolution of their three-dimensional properties. Gene, 441, 3-11, 2009.

Setiamarga D.H.E., Miya M., Yamanoue Y., Azuma Y., Inoue J.G., Ishiguro N.B., Mabuchi K. and Nishida M.: Divergence time of the two regional medaka populations in Japan as a new time scale for comparative genomics of vertebrates. Biology Letters, 5, 812-816, 2009.

Tait L.W., Simpson C.W.C., Takei Y. and Forster M.E: Hagfish natriuretic peptide changes urine flow rates and vascular tensions in a hagfish. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 150C, 45-49, 2009.

Takada M., Tachihara K. and Nishida M.: Simple and easy method using multiplex PCR for distinguishing between Ryukyuan domestic and introduced Carassius auratus. Fish Genetics and Breeding Science, 39, 109-114, 2009. (in Japanese)

Takei Y.: Life and water. In: “Dynamics of Ocean Biosystems 5, Ocean and Life ―Seeking for the view of life for marine organisms”. Tsukamoto K. (eds.), Tokai University Press, pp. 156-170, 2009. (in Japanese)

Takei Y. and Balment R.J.: The neuroendocrine regulation of fluid intake and fluid balance. In: “Fish Physiology. Vol. 28: Fish Neuroendocrinology”, Bernier N. et al. (eds.), Academic Press, pp. 365-419, 2009.

Takei Y., Ogoshi M., Wong M.K. and Nobata S.: Molecular and functional evolution of the adrenomedullin family in vertebrates ―What do fish studies tell us? In: “The Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Family ―Form, Function and Future Perspectives”, Hay D.L. and Dickerson I. (eds.), Springer Verlag, pp. 1-21, 2009.

Takeshima H., Iguchi K. and Nishida M.: Ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis) at a contact zone between amphidromous and landlocked forms ―genetic analyses of populations in the Yodo River system. Zoological Science, 26, 536-542, 2009.

Tando Y. and Kubokawa K: Expression of the gene for ancestral glycoprotein hormone β subunit in the nerve cord of amphioxus. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 162, 329-339, 2009.

Tando Y. and Kubokawa K.: A homolog of the vertebrate thyrostimulin glycoprotein hormone α subunit (GPA2) is expressed in amphioxus neurons. Zoological Science, 26, 409-414, 2009.

Tsukamoto K.: Oceanic migration and spawning of anguillid eels. Journal of Fish Biology, 74, 1833-1852, 2009.

Tsukamoto K.: View of life for marine organisms has been obtained? For an epilogue. In: “Dynamics of Ocean Biosystems 5, Ocean and Life ―Seeking for the view of life for marine organisms”, Tsukamoto K. (eds.), Tokai University Press, pp. 487-495, 2009. (in Japanese)

Tsukamoto K., Aoyama J. and Miller M.J.: Present status of the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica: resources and recent research. In:“Eels at the Edge, 58”, Casselman J. and Cairns D. (eds.), American Fisheries Society, Maryland, USA, pp. 21-35, 2009.

Tsukamoto K., Miller M.J., Kotake A., Aoyama J. and Uchida K.: The origin of fish migration: the random escapement hypothesis. In:“Challenges for Diadromous Fishes in a Dynamic Global Environment, 69”, Haro A. et al. (eds.), American Fisheries Society, Maryland, USA, pp. 45-61, 2009.

Tsukamoto K. and Sato K.: Ecology of aquatic animals. In: “Introduction to Aquatic Biology”, Aida K. (eds.), Kouseisya- Kouseikaku, pp. 66-81, 2009. (in Japanese)

Tsukamoto K., Yamada Y., Okamura A., Kaneko T., Tanaka H., Miller M.J., Horie N., Mikawa N., Utoh T. and Tanaka S.: Positive buoyancy in eel leptocephali: an adaptation for life in the ocean surface layer. Marine Biology, 156, 835-846, 2009.

Umezawa Y., Komatsu T., Yamamuro M. and Koike I.: Physical and topographic factors affecting suspended particulate matter composition in a shallow tropical estuary. Marine Environmental Research, 68, 59-70, 2009.

Valade P., Lord C., Grondin H., Bosc P., Taillebois L., Iida M., Tsukamoto K. and Keith P.: Early life history and description of larval stages of an amphidromous goby, Sicyopterus lagocephalus (Gobioidei: Sicydiinae). Cybium, 33, 309-319, 2009.

Watanabe S., Aoyama J. and Tsukamoto K.: A new species of freshwater eel Anguilla luzonensis (Teleostei: Anguillidae) from Luzon Island of the Philippines. Fisheries Science, 75, 387-392, 2009.

Watanabe T., Inoue K. and Takei Y.: Identification of angiotensinogen genes with unique and variable angiotensin sequences in chondrichthyans. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 161, 115-122, 2009.

Watanabe Y., Lydersen C., Sato K., Naito Y., Miyazaki N. and Kovacs K.M.: Diving behavior and swimming style of nursing bearded seal pups. Marine Ecology Progress Seriese, 380, 287-294, 2009.

Weimerskirch H., Shaffer S.A., Tremblay Y., Costa D.P., Gadenne H., Kato A. Ropert-Coudert Y., Sato K. and Aurioles D.: Species- and sex-specific differences in foraging behaviour and foraging zones in blue-footed and brown boobies in the Gulf of California. Marine Ecology Progress Seriese, 391, 267-278, 2009.

Wong M.K.S. and Takei Y.: Cyclostome and chondrichthyan adrenomedullins reveal ancestral features of the adrenomedullin family. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 154B, 317-325, 2009.

Wouthuyzen S., Aoyama J., Sugeha Y.H., Miller M.J., Kuroki M., Minegishi Y., Suharti S. and Tsukamoto K.: Seasonality of spawning by tropical anguillid eels around Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. Naturwissenshaften, 96, 153-158, 2009.

Yagishita N., Miya M., Yamanoue Y., Shirai S.M., Nakayama K., Suzuki N., Satoh T.P., Mabuchi K., Nishida M. and Nakabo T.: Mitogenomic evaluation of the unique facial nerve pattern as a phylogenetic marker within the percifom fishes (Teleostei: Percomorpha). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 53, 258-266, 2009.

Yamada Y., Okamura A., Mikawa N., Utoh T., Horie N., Tanaka S., Miller M.J. and Tsukamoto K.: Ontogenetic changes in phototactic behavior during metamorphosis of artificially reared Japanese eel Anguilla japonica larvae. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 379, 241-251, 2009.

Yamaguchi Y., Takaki S. and Hyodo S.: Subcellular distribution of urea transporter in the collecting tubule of shark kidney is dependent on environmental salinity. Journal of Experimental Zoology, 311A, 705-718, 2009.

Yamanoue Y., Miya M., Matsuura K., Miyazawa S., Tsukamoto N., Doi H., Takahashi H., Mabuchi K., Nishida M. and Sakai H.: Explosive speciation of Takifugu ―another use of fugu as a model system for evolutionary biology. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 26, 623-629, 2009.

Yamanoue Y., Miya M., Matsuura K., Sakai H., Katoh M. and Nishida M.: Unique patterns of pelvic fin evolution ―a case study of balistoid fishes (Pisces: Tetraodontiformes) based on whole mitochondrial genome sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 50, 179-189, 2009.

Yokouchi K., Aoyama J., Miller M.J., McCarthy T.K. and Tsukamoto K.: Depth distribution and biological characteristics of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in Lough Ennell, Ireland. Journal of Fish Biology, 74, 857-871, 2009.

Yokouchi K., Sudo R., Kaifu K., Aoyama J. and Tsukamoto K.: Biological characteristics of silver-phase Japanese eels, Anguilla japonica, collected from Hamana Lake, Japan. Coastal Marine Science, 33, 54-63, 2009.

Watanabe S., Miller M.J., Aoyama J. and Tsukamoto K.: Morphological and meristic evaluation of the population structure of Anguilla marmorata across its range. Journal of Fish Biology, 74, 2069-2093, 2009.

Living Marine Resources

Chimura M., Watanabe Y., Okouchi H., Shirafuji N. and Kawamura T.: Hatch-period-dependent early growth and survival of Pacific herring Clupea pallasii in Miyako Bay, Japan. Journal of Fish Biology, 74, 604-620, 2009.

Furuya, K and Yasuda, I.: Aquatic Environment, In “Introduction to Aquatic Bioligical Science”, Aida K. (eds.), Koseisha-Koseikaku, pp. 1-29, 2009. (in Japanese)

Hayakawa J., Kawamura T., Ohashi S., Horii T. and Watanabe Y.: The settlement cues of an articulated coralline alga Marginisporum crassissima for the Japanese top shell Turbo cornutus. Journal of Shellfish Research, 28, 569-575, 2009.

Hayakawa J., Kawamura T., Ohashi S., Horii T. and Watanabe Y.: Early life ecology of the top shell, Turbo cornutus, in relation to coralline algal turfs. Proceedings of the 5th World Fisheries Congress, CD-ROM, 2009.

Hayakawa J., Kawamura T. and Watanabe Y.: Relationships among long-term fluctuations in the abalone and turban snail, global climate change, and macro-algal communities. Bulletin of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography, 73, 323-325, 2009. (in Japanese)

Hiramatsu K.: Evaluation of the reliability of VPA used for stock assessment for the Pacific stock of Japanese sardine. Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi, 75, 661-665,2009. (in Japanese)

Ikeya T., Horimoto N. and Kashino Y.: A practical method for sensitive determination of the fluorescent water-tracer uranine by reversed phase HPLC under alkaline conditions. Talanta, 79, 818-823, 2009.

Itoh S., Yasuda I., Nishikawa H., Sasaki H. and Sasai Y.: Transport and environmental temperature variability of eggs and larvae of the Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) and Japanese sardine (Sardinops melanostictus) in the western North Pacific estimated via numerical particle tracking experiments. Fisheries Oceanography, 18, 118-133, 2009.

Kanaji Y., Watanabe Y., Kawamura T., Xie S., Yamashita Y., Sassa C. and Tsukamoto Y.: Multiple cohorts of juvenile jack mackerel Trachurus japonicus in waters along. Fisheries Research, 95, 139-145, 2009.

Kawamura T., Onitsuka T., Fukazawa H., Takami H. and Horii T.: Maturation and spawning processes of abalone ―strategies for successful fertilization, larval and post-larval survival. Proceedings of the 5th World Fisheries Congress, CD-ROM, 2009.

Kitagawa T.: Sensitive Pacific bluefin tuna to water temperature. In:“Bio-Logging Science ―New approach to investigate wild animals”, Japanese Society for Bio-Logging Science (eds.), Kyoto Tsushin Sya, pp. 108-111, 2009. (in Japanese)

Kitagawa T.: Light-based geolocation dataloggers. In:“Bio-Logging Science ― New approach to investigate wild animals”, Japanese Society for Bio-Logging Science (eds.), Kyoto Tsushin Sya, pp. 116, 2009. (in Japanese)

Kitagawa T.: Studies on the behavioral ecology and thermal adaptation of Pacific bluefin tuna in Japanese waters. Research Journal of Food and Agriculture, 32, 10-14, 2009. (in Japanese)

Kitagawa T., Kimura S., Nakata H., Yamada H., Nitta A., Sasai Y. and Sasaki H.: Immature Pacific bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis, utilizes cold waters in the Subarctic Frontal Zone for trans-Pacific migration. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 84, 193-196, 2009.

Kodama M., Komatsu K. and Tanaka K.: Impacts of load substances from the rivers on the marine coastal environment. In: “Japanese littleneck clam and basin region environments”, Ikuta K., Higano J., Kuwahara H. and Tsujimoto T. (eds.), Kouseisya-Kouseikaku, pp.101-114, 2009. (in Japanese)

Masujima M. and Yasuda I.: Distribution and modification of North Pacific Intermediate Water around the Subarctic frontal zone east of 150°E. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 39, 1462-1474, 2009.

Miller M.J., Kimura S., Friedland K.D., Knights B., Kim H., Jellyman D.J. and Tsukamoto K.: Potential effects of oceanatmospheric changes on recruitment of temperate anguillid eels in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. American Fisheries Society Symposium, 69, 231-249, 2009.

Miyake Y., Kimura S., Kawamura T., Horii T., Kurogi H. and Kitagawa T.: Simulating larval dispersal processes for abalone using a coupled particle-tracking and hydrodynamic model ―implications for refugium design. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 387, 205-222, 2009.

Miyazawa Y.，Zhang R.，Guo X.，Tamura H.，Ambe D.，Lee J.-S.，Okuno A.，Yoshinari H.，Setou T. and Komatsu K.: Water mass variability in the western North Pacific detected in a 15-year eddy resolving ocean reanalysis, Journal of Oceanography, 65, 737-756, 2009.

Nakamura. Y., Shibuno T., Lecchini D., Kawamura T. and Watanabe Y.: Spatial variability in habitat associations of pre- and post-settlement stages of coral reef fishes at Ishigaki Island, Japan. Marine Biology, 156, 2413-2419, 2009.

Oohara I., Hoshino K., Takashima Y., Kobayashi T., Namba A., Shigenobu Y., Saruwatari T. and Yonezawa J.: Identification of 6 fish species in genus Cypselurus by using cytochrome b. DNA Polymorphism, 17, 121-125, 2009. (in Japanese)

Onitsuka T., Kawamura T., Horii T. and Watanabe Y.: Reproduction and early life ecology of abalone Haliotis diversicolor. Proceedings of the 5th World Fisheries Congress, CD-ROM, 2009.

Oshima M., Kato Y., Masuda R., Kimura S. and Yamashita Y.: Effect of turbulence on feeding intensity and survival of Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus pelagic larvae. Journal of Fish Biology, 75, 1639-1647, 2009.

Shimizu Y., Takahashi K., Ito S.-I., Kakehii S., Tatebe H., Yasuda I., Kusaka A. and Nakayama T.: Transport of subarctic large copepods from the Oyashio area to the mixed water region by Oyashio intrusions. Fisheries Oceanography, 18, 312-327, 2009.

Shirakihara K.: Marine protected area and fishery resource management. Gekkan Kaiyo, 41, 535-549, 2009. (in Japanese)

Tadokoro K., Ono T., Yasuda I., Osafune S., Shiomoto A. and Sugisaki H.: Possible mechanisms of decadal scale variations in PO₄ concentration in the western North Pacific. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L08606, 2009.

Takahashi M., Hayakawa J., Kawamura T., Ohashi S., Horii T. and Watanabe Y.: The settlement cues of an articulated coralline alga Marginisporum crassissima for the Japanese top shell Turbo cornutus. Journal of Shellfish Research, 28, 569-575.

Takahashi M., Watanabe Y., Yatsu A. and Nishida H.: Contrasting responses in larval and juvenile growth to a climate-ocean regime shift between anchovy and sardine. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 66, 972-982, 2009.

Tanaka H., Saruwatari T. and Minami T.: Redescription of the first zoea of Zosimus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Decapoda. Xanthidae). Crustacean Research, 38, 64-69, 2009.

Watanabe Y.: Recruitment variability of small pelagic fish populations in the Kuroshio-Oyashio transition region of the western North Pacific. Journal of North Atlantic Fisheries Science, 41, 197-204, 2009.

Watanabe Y.: Fluctuating living marine resources. In:“Dynamics of Ocean Biosystems 5, Ocean and Life ― Seeking for the view of life for marine organisms”, Tsukamoto K. (eds.), Tokai University Press, pp. 388-401, 2009. (in Japanese)

Won N.-I., Kawamura T., Takami H. and Watanabe Y.: Ecological niches of abalone, Haliotis discus hannai, estimated by stable isotope analyses. Proceedings of the 5th World Fisheries Congress, CD-ROM, 2009.

Yasuda I.: The 18.6-year period moon-tidal cycle in Pacific Decadal Oscillation reconstructed from tree-rings in western North America. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L05605, 2009.

Zenimoto K., Kitagawa T., Miyazaki S., Sasai Y., Sasaki H. and Kimura S.: The effects of seasonal and interannual variability of oceanic structure in the western Pacific North Equatorial Current on larval transport of the Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica). Journal of Fish Biology, 74, 1878-1890, 2009.

Multiple Field Marine Science

Aoki M., Tanaka K., Kumagai N., Ito A., Subham B. and Komatsu T: Patterns of organization in epiphytic animal communities on floating seaweed. Bulletin of Coastal Oceanography, 46, 137-140, 2009. (in Japanese)

Chambers S., Zahorowski W., Matsumoto K. and Uematsu M.: Seasonal variability of radon-derived fetch regions for Sado Island, Japan, based on 3 years of observations: 2002-2004. Atmospheric Environment, 43, 271-279, 2009.

Harino H., Arai T., Ohji M. and Miyazaki N.: Contamination profiles of antifouling biocides in selected coastal regions of Malaysia. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 56, 468-478. 2009.

Harino H., Arai T., Ohji M. and Miyazaki N.: Organotin contamination in deep sea environment. In: “Ecotoxicology of Antifouling Biocides”, Arai T., Harino H., Ohji M. and Langston W.J. (eds.), Springer, pp. 95-108, 2009.

Harino H., Arai T., Ohji M. and Miyazaki N.: Asia. 2009. In: “Ecotoxicology of Antifouling Biocides”, Arai T., Harino H., Ohji M. and Langston W.J. (eds.), Springer, pp. 345-362, 2009.

Hashimoto S., Toda S., Narita Y., Kurihara M.K., Akatsuka Y., Oda H., Nagai T., Nagao I., Kato S., Kudo I., Suzuki K. and Uematsu M.: Production and air-sea flux of methyl halides in the western subarctic Pacific in relation to phytoplankton pigment concentrations during iron fertilization experiment (SEEDS II). Deep-Sea Research Part II, 56, 2928-2935, 2009.

Isobe T., Ochi Y., Ramu K., Yamamoto T., Tajima Y., Yamada T.K., Amano M., Miyazaki N., Takahashi S. and Tanabe S.: Organohalogen contaminats in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from Japan ―Present contamination status, body distribution and temporal trends (1978-2003). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 58, 396-401, 2009.

Jung. J., Jang. Y., Arimoto R., Uematsu M. and Lee G.: Atmospheric nitrogen deposition and its impact to Lake Sihwa in South Korea from January 2004 to September 2005. Geochemical Journal, 43, 305-314, 2009.

Kato S., Watari M., Nagao I., Uematsu M. and Kajii Y.: Atmospheric trace gas measurements during SEEDS-II over the Northwestern Pacific. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 56, 2918-2927, 2009.

Kawahata H., Yamamoto K., Ohkushi K., Yokoyama Y., Kimoto K., Ohshima H. and Matsuzaki H.: Changes of environments and human activity at the Sannai-Maruyama ruins in Japan during the mid-Holocene Hypsithermal climatic interval. Quaternary Science Reviews, 28, 964-974, 2009.

Kohzu A., Tayasu I., Yoshimizu C., Maruyama A., Kohmatsu Y., Hyodo F., Onoda Y., Igeta A., Matsui K., Nakano T., Wada E., Nagata T. and Takemon Y.: Nitrogen-stable isotopic signatures of basal food items, primary consumers and omnivores in rivers with different levels of human impact. Ecological Research, 24, 127-136, 2009.

Matsumoto K. and Uematsu M.: Geographical distribution of particle number density in the accumulation mode range over the North Pacific Ocean. Atmospheric Research, 92, 251-257, 2009.

Matsumoto K., Minami H., Uyama Y. and Uematsu M.: Size partitioning of particulate inorganic nitrogen species between the fine and coarse mode ranges and its implication to their deposition on the surface ocean. Atmospheric Environment, 43, 4259-4265, 2009.

Michida Y.: Do you have the experience to touch the sea water ?, School Education, 1103, 70-73, 2009. (in Japanese)

Miller N.L., Duffy P., Cayan D., Hidalgo H., Jin J., Kanamaru H., Kanamitsu M., O’Brien T., Schlegel N., Sloan L., Snyder M. and Yoshimura K.: An evaluation of simulated California climate using multiple dynamical and statistical downscaling techniques. California Energy Commission Report, CEC-500-2009-017-F, 2009.

Nagao I., Hashimoto S., Toda S., Narita Y., Suzuki K., Tsuda A., Saito H., Kudo I., Kato K, Kajii Y. and Uematsu M.: Responses of seawater and atmospheric DMS to iron enrichment experiment (SEEDS-II) in the subarctic western North Pacific. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 56, 2899-2917, 2009.

Nakayama A., Yagi H., Fujii Y., Watanabe K., Okano T., Takeda M., Watanabe H., Takagi, T. and Ogawa H.: Field Observation and development of numeric method for lower trophic production effect grasp by artificial upwelling producing structure. Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshuu B2, 65, 801-805, 2009. (in Japanese)

Nishioka J., Takeda S., Kondo Y., Obata H., Doi T., Tsumune D., Wong C.S., Johnson W.K. and Tsuda A.: Changes in iron concentrations and bio-availability during an open ocean mesoscale iron enrichment in the western subarctic Pacific, SEEDS II. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 56, 2796-2809, 2009.

Oka A., Hasumi H., Obata H., Gamo T. and Yamanaka Y.: Study on vertical profiles of rare earth elements by using an ocean general circulation model. Global Biogeohemical Cycles, 23, GB4025, 2009.

Oka M., Arai T., Shibata Y. and Miyazaki N.: Concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in masu salmon, Oncorhynchus masou. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 83, 393-397, 2009.

Oka M., Arai T. and Miyazaki N.: Differences in accumulation pattern of organochlorine compounds in masu salmon between fluvial and sea-run form. American Fisheries Society Symposium, 69, 863-865, 2009.

Radhakrishnan G., Yamamoto M., Maeda H., Nakagawa A., Katare Gopalrao R., Okada H., Nishimori H., Wariishi S., Toda E., Ogawa H. and Sasaguri S.: Intake of dissolved organic matter from seawater inhibits atherosclerosis progression. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 387, 25-30, 2009.

Saito H., Tsuda A., Nojiri Y., Aramaki T., Ogawa H., Yoshimura T., Imai K., Kudo I., Nishioka J., Ono T., Suzuki K. and Takeda S.: Biogeochemical cycling of N and Si during the mesoscale iron-enrichment experiment in the western subarctic Pacific (SEEDS-II). Deep-Sea Research Part II, 56, 2852-2862, 2009.

Saruwatari T.: Collaborating research with aquariums. Their charm, accompolishment and what to be aware of. In:“Research activities at aquariums ―An intelligent world not limited to aquarium exhibits”, Saruwatari T. and Nishi G. (eds.), Tokai University Press, pp. 13-34, 2009. (in Japanese)

Saruwatari T. and Nishi G. (eds.): Research activities at aquariums ―An intelligent world not limited to aquarium exhibits, Tokai University Press, 238pp, 2009. (in Japanese)

Shibata A., Yasui H., Fukuda H., Ogawa H., Kikuchi T., Toda T. and Taguchi S.: Fate of the bacterial cell envelope component, lipopolysaccharide, that is sequentially mediated by viruses and flagellates. Coastal Marine Science, 33, 39-45, 2009.

Suzuki I., Naito Y., Folkow L.P., Miyazaki N. and Blix A.S.: Validation of a device for accurate timing of feeding events in marine mammals. Polar Biology, 32, 667-671, 2009.

Takahashi T., Nakata H., Hirano K., Matsuoka K., Iwataki K., Yamaguchi H. and Kasuya K.: Upwelling of oxygen-depleted water (Sumishio) in Omura Bay, Japan. Journal of Oceanography, 65, 113-120, 2009.

Tanaka H. and Saruwatari T.: Describing larval ontogeny of crabs ―Larval developments of Artegatis floridus and A. subdentatus as examples. In:“Research activities at aquariums. An intelligent world not limited to aquarium exhibits.”, Saruwatari T. and Nishi G. (eds.), Tokai University Press, pp. 119-134, 2009. (in Japanese)

Uematsu M: Science of Kosa ―flying in the sky and settling down on the deep-sea floor. Ohm bulletin, 44, 8-9, 2009. (in Japanese)

Uematsu M: Does air pollution make global warming weaken? Japan Geoscience Letters, 5, 1-3, 2009. (in Japanese)

Uno I., Eguchi K., Yumimoto K., Takemura T., Shimizu A., Uematsu M., Liu Z., Wang Z., Hara Y. and Sugimoto N.: Asian dust transported one full circuit around the globe. Nature Geoscience, 2, 557-560, 2009.

Williams A.G., Chambers S., Zahorowski W., Crawford J., Matsumoto K. and Uematsu M.: Estimating the Asian radon flux density and its latitudinal gradient in winter using ground-based radon observations at Sado Island. Tellus, 61B, 732-746, 2009.

Yang J., Oshima Y., Ito S. and Miyazaki N.: Metabolism of tributyltin and phenyltin by Dall’s porpoise hepatic microsomes. Chemosphere, 76, 1013-1015, 2009.

Yoshimura T., Ogawa H., Imai K., Aramaki T., Nojiri Y., Nishioka J. and Tsuda A.: Dynamics and elemental stoichiometry of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in particulate and dissolved organic pools during a phytoplankton bloom induced by in situ iron enrichment in the western subarctic Pacific (SEEDS-II). Deep-Sea Research Part II, 56, 2863-2874, 2009.

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Jamieson A.J., Fujii T., Solan M., Matsumoto A.K., Bagley P.M. and Priede I.G.: Liparid and Macrourid fishes of the hadal zone ―In situ observations of activity and feeding behaviour. Proceedings of the Royal Society Part B, 276, 1037-1045, 2009.

Jamieson A.J., Fujii T., Solan M., Matsumoto A.K., Bagley P.M. and Priede I.G.: First findings of decapod crustacea in the hadal-zone. Deep-Sea Research Part I, 56, 641-647, 2009.

Jamieson A.J., Solan M. and Fujii T.: Imaging deep-sea life beyond the abyssal zone. Sea Technology, 50(3), 41-46, 2009.

Jamieson A.J., Fujii T., Solan M. and Priede I.G.: HADEEP: Free-falling landers to the deepest places on Earth. Marine Technology Society Journal, 43 (5), 151-160, 2009.

Kaim A., Bitner M. A., Jenkins R.G. and Hikida Y.: A monospecific assemblage of terebratulide brachiopods in the Upper Cretaceous seep deposits of Omagari, Hokkaido, Japan. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 55, 73-84, 2009.

Kaim A., Jenkins R.G. and Hikida Y.: Gastropods from Late Cretaceous Omagari and Yasukawa hydrocarbon seep deposits in the Nakagawa area, Hokkaido, Japan. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 54, 463-490, 2009.

Machida S., Hirano N. and Kimura J.-I.: Evidence for recycled plate material in Pacific upper mantle unrelated to plumes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73, 3028-3037, 2009.

Oji T., Ogawa Y., Hunter A. and Kitazawa K.: Discovery of dense aggregations of stalked crinoids in Izu-Ogasawara Trench, Japan. Zoological Science, 26, 406-408, 2009.

Sawai E., Yamanoue Y., Sakai Y. and Hashimoto H.: On the abnormally morphological forms in Mola sunfish (Mola spp. A and B)taken from Japanese coastal waters. Journal of the Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, 48, 9-17, 2009. (in Japanese)

Yamanoue Y.: Redescription of Amioides grossidens Smith and Radcliffe 1912 as a valid genus and species of Acropomatidae (Perciformes). Ichthyological Research, 56, 407-410, 2009.

Yamanoue Y., Johnson G.D. and Starnes W.C.: Redescription of a poorly known acropomatid, Verilus sordidus Poey 1860, and comparison with Neoscombrops atlanticus Mochizuki and Sano 1984 (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyological Research, 56, 400-406, 2009.

Yoshita Y., Yamanoue Y., Sagara K., Nishibori M., Kuniyoshi H., Umino T., Sakai Y., Hashimoto H. and Gushima K.: Phylogenetic relationship of two Mola sunfishes (Tetraodontiformes: Molidae) occurring around the coast of Japan, with notes on their geographical distribution and morphological characteristics. Ichthyological Research, 56, 232-244, 2009.