Physical Oceanography

Arai T., Hayano H., Asami H. and Miyazaki N. : Coexistence of anadromous and lacustrine life histories of the shirauo, Salangichtys microdon. Fisheries Oceanography, 12, 134-139, 2003.

Kawabe M., Fujio S. and Yanagimoto D. : Deep-water circulation at low latitudes in the western North Pacific. Deep-Sea Research, Part I. 50, 631-656, 2003.

Kishi M., Higashi N., Takagi M., Sekiguchi K.,Otobe H. and Furuya K. : Effect of aquaculture on material cycles in Otsuchi Bay, Japan. Otsuchi Marine Science, 28, 65-71, 2003.

Michida Y. and Yoritaka H. : Seasonal change of the surface circulation in the Alaskan gyre observed with surface drifters. Proceedings of International Symposium on Okhotsk Sea & Sea Ice, 18, 90-95, 2003.

Nakamura K., Fujiyoshi Y., Saito K. and Yoshizaki M. : A numerical experiment of a mesoscale disturbance along the Mei-yu front observed during GAME/HUBEX 98. Proceedings of 23th International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. JSM14/08A/A05-003, B75, 2003.

Noda A. and Niino H. : Critical Grid Size for Simulating Convective Storms: A Case Study of the Del City Supercell Storm. Geophysical Research Letters, 30, 1844-1847, 2003.

Oka E. and Kawabe M. : Dynamic structure of the Kuroshio south of Kyushu in relation to the Kuroshio path variations. Journal of Oceanography, 59, 595-608, 2003.

Otobe H., Taira K., Kitagawa S., Asai T. and Hanawa K. : Variability of upper ocean heat balance in the Shikoku Basin during the Ocean Mixed Layer Experiment (OMLET). Journal of Oceanography, 59, 619-627, 2003.

Tateoka A., Michida Y.,Kinoshita H., Namiki M. and Odamaki M. : The seasonal change of sea level at Syowa Station. Antarctica for the period of 1981-2000. Proceedings of International Symposium on Okhotsk Sea & Sea Ice, 18, 83-89, 2003.

Tokunaga T., Nakata T., Mogi K.,Watanabe M., Shimada J., Shang J.,Gamo T., Taniguchi M.,Asai K. and Saegusa H. : Detection of submarine fresh groundwater discharge and its relation to onshore groundwater flow system: An example from offshore Kurobe alluvial fan. Journal of Groundwater Hydrology, 45, 133-144, 2003.

Yanagimoto D. and Taira K. : Current measurements of the Japan Sea Proper Water and the intermediate water by ALACE floats. Journal of Oceanography, 59, 359-368, 2003.

Chemical Oceanography

Arai T., Maeda M., Yamakawa H., Kamatani A., Ohji M. and Miyazaki N. : Uptake and elimination of trace metals in shells of abalones Haliotis spp. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 71, 75-82, 2003.

Arai T., Sato H.,Ishii T. and Tsukamoto K. : Alkaline earth metal and Mn distribution in otoliths of Anguilla spp. glass eels and elvers. Fisheries Science, 69, 421-423, 2003.

Gamo T. : Geochemical studies of submarine hydrothermal systems of back-arc basins and mid-oceanic ridges. Chikyukagaku, 37, 111-131, 2003.

Gamo T. and Glasby G. : Hydrothermal activity in coastal zones. : In Land and Marine Hyadrogeology (M. Taniguchi., K. Wang. And T. Gamo eds.), Elsevier, 151-163, 2003.

Kato Y., Kitazato H., Shimanaga M., Nakatsuka T., Shirayama Y. and Masuzawa T. : 2100Pb and 2377Cs in sediments from Sagami Bay, Japan: Sedimentation rates and inventories. Progress in Oceanography, 57, 77-95, 2003.

Matsumoto K., Hayano T. and Uematsu M. : Positive artifact in the measurement of particulate carbonaceous substances using an ambient carbon particulate monitor. Atmospheric Environment, 37, 4713-4717, 2003.

Matsumoto K., Uematsu M., Hayano T., Yoshioka K., Tanimoto H. and Iida T. : Simultaneous measurements of particulate elemental carbon on the ground observation network over the western North Pacific during the ACE-Asia campaign. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108, 10.1029/2002JD002744, 2003.

Matsumoto K., Uyama Y., Hayano T., Tanimoto H., Uno I. and Uematsu M. : Chemical properties and outflow patterns of anthropogenic and dust particles in Rishiri Island during the ACE-Asia Experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108, 10.1029/2003.JD 003426, 2003.

Mochida M., Umemoto N., Kawamura K., Uematsu M. and Bates T.S. : Size distribution of C₂-C₄ dicarboxylic acids in the marine boundary layer: Their association with sea-salt aerosols. Geophysical Research Letters, 30, 1672, 10.1029/2003.GL017451, 2003.

Nakatsuka T., MasuzawaT., Kanda J., Kitazato H., Shirayama Y., Shimanaga M. and Yamaoka A. : Particle dynamics in the deep water column of Sagami Bay, Japan- I: Origins of apparent flux of sinking particles. Progress in Oceanography, 57, 31-45, 2003.

Nishioka. J., Takeda S., Kudo I., Tsumune D., Yoshimura T., Kuma K. and Tsuda A. : Size-fractionated iron distributions and iron-limitation process in the subarctic NW Pacific. Geophysical Research Letters, 300, 958-961, 2003.

Nozaki Y. and D. S. Alibo: Importance of vertical geochemical processes in controlling the oceanic profiles of dissolved rare earth elements in the northeastern Indian Ocean. Earth Planet. Science Letter, 205, 155-172, 2003.

Nozaki Y. and D. S. Alibo : Dissolved rare earth elements on the Southern Ocean, southwest of Australia: Unique patterns compared to the South Atlantic data. Geochemistry Journal, 37, 47-62, 2003.

Ogawa H. and Tanoue E. : Dissolved organic matter in oceanic waters. Journal of Oceanography, 59, 129-147, 2003.

Ogawa H., Usui T. and Koike I. : Distribution of dissolved organic carbon in the East Chinesesea. Deep Sea Research II, 50, 353-366, 2003.

Okubo A. and Nozaki Y. : Efficiency of biological pump estimated by using the short-lived Th isotopes. (in Japanese with English abstract). Chikyukagaku, 37, 83-99, 2003.

Ohki A., Miura K. and Uematsu M. : The increase of biogenic sulfate and particle number over the high primary productive region in the northwestern North Pacific. Journal of Oceanography, 59, 799-807, 2003.

Sasakawa M., Ooki A. and Uematsu M. : Aerosol size distribution during sea fog and its scavenge process of chemical substances over the northwestern North Pacific. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108, 10.1029/2002JD002329, 2003.

Uematsu M., Wang Z. and Uno I. : Atmospheric input of mineral dust to the western north Pacific based on direct measurements and a regional chemical transport model. Geophysical Research Letters, 30, 1342. 10.1029/2002GL016645, 2003.

Uno I., Carmicahel G.R., Streets D.G., Tang S.Y., Yienger J.J., Satake S., Wang Z., Woo. J-H., Guttikunda S., Uematsu M., Matsumoto K., Tanimoto H., Yoshioka K. and Iida T. : Regional chemical weather forecasting using CFORS: Analysis of surface observations at Japanese island stations during the ACE-Asia experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108, 8668. 10.1029/2002JD002845, 2003.

Uno I., Carmichael G.R., Streets D., Satake S., Takemura T., Woo J-H., Uematsu M. and Ohta S. : Analysis of surface black carbon distributions during ACE Asia using a regional scale aerosol model. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108, 10.1029/2002JD00 3252 ,2003.

Watanabe Y. W., Wakita M.,Maeda N., Ono T. and Gamo T. : Synchronous bidecadal periodic changes of oxygen. phosphate and temperature between the Japan Sea deep water and the North Pacific intermediate water. Geophysical Research Letters, 30, 2273, 2003.

Ocean Floor Geoscience

Arai T., Sato H., Ishii T. and Tukamoto K. : Alkaline earth metal and Mn distribution in otolioths of Anguilla spp. glass eels and elvers. Fisheries Science, 69, 421-423, 2003.

Borissova. I., Coffin. M.F., Charvis P. and Operto S. : Structure and development of a microcontinent: Elan Bank in the southern Indian Ocean. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems (G3), 4, 1071. doi: 10.1029, 2003.

Coffin M. and Hirata N. : Large earthquake strikes Hokkaido. Japan. Eos, 84, 442, 2003.

Coffin M.F. : Kerguelen Plateau and Broken Ridge. in Nybakken. J. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Oceanography and Marine Science, 0, 0, 2003.

Daczko N.R., Wertz K.L., Mosher S., Coffin M.F. and Meckel T.A. : Extension along the Australian-Pacific transpressional transform plate boundary near Macquarie Island. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems (G3), 4, 1080. doi: 10.1029/2003.GC000523, 2003.

Frey F.A., Coffin M.F., Wallace P.J. and Quilty P.G. editors : Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program. Scientific Results. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program. Scientific Results, 193, Available online: www-odp.tamu.edu/publications/183_SR/183sr.htm, 2003.

Frey F.A., Coffin M.F., Wallace P.J. and Weis D. : Leg 183 synthesis: Kerguelen Plateau-Broken Ridge a large igneous province. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program. Scientific Results, 183, Available online: www-odp.tamu.edu/publications/183_SR/synth/synth.htm, 2003.

Haraguchi S., Ishii T., Kimura J. and Ohara Y. : Formation of tonalite from basaltic magma at the Komahashi-Daini Seamount. northern Kyushu-Palau Ridge in the Philippine Sea. and growth of the Izu-Ogasawara (Bonin)-Mariana arc crust. Contribution to the Mineralogy Petrology, 145, 151-168, 2003.

Higashi T., Fukuda Y., Abe M., Takemoto S., Sjafra Dwipa., Dendi Surya Kusuma., Achmad Andan., Doi K,. Imanishi Y. and Arduino G. : Determination of absolute gravity values using a FG5 #210 in Bandung and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Journal of the Geodetic Society of Japan, 49, 177-180, 2003.

Machida S. and Ishii T. : Backarc volcanism along the en echelon seamounts; The Enpo seamount chain in the northern Izu-Ogasawara arc. Geochemistry, Geophysics, and Geosystems, (G-Cubed), 4, 9006.doi:10.1029/2003.GC000554. 9006, 2003.

Meckel T.A., Coffin M.F., Mosher S., Symonds P.,Bernadel G. and Mann P. : Geophysical characterization of incipient subduction at the Hjort Trench. Australian-Pacific plate boundary. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems (G3), 4, 1099. doi: 10.1029/2002GC00 0498, 2003.

Ohara Y., Fujioka K., Ishii T. and Yurimoto H. : Peridotites and gabbros from the Parece Vela backarc basin: Unique tectonic window in an extinct backarc spreading ridge. Geochemistry, Geophysics, and Geosystems, (G-Cubed), 4, 8611. doi:10.1029/2002GC 000469. 22, 2003.

Ohara Y., Okino K., Snow J.E. and KR03-01 Shipboard Scientific Party : Preliminary report of Kairei KR03-01 cruise: amagmatic tectonics and lithospheric composition of the Parece Vela Basin. InterRidge News, 12, 27-29, 2003.

Okino K. and Fujioka K. : The Central Basin Spreading Center: variations in spreading style and implications for marginal basin formation. Journal of Geophysical Researches, 108, 10.1029/2001JB001095, 2003.

Sohn W., Shoji T., Kaneda H. and Ishii T. : Implications of analcime hydrothermally formed from Na-alumino-borosilicate glasses containing Cs and Sr for the stability of high-level radioactive waste. Resource Geology, 53, 51-59, 2003.

Tamura Y., Yuhara M., Ishii T., Irino N. and Shukuno H. : Andesites and dacites from Daisen Volcano. Japan: Partial-to-total remelting of an ndesite magma body. Journal of Petrology, 44, 2243-2260, 2003.

Wertz K., Mosher S., Daczko N. and Coffin M.F. : Macquarie Island's Finch-Langdon fault: a ridge-transform inside corner structure. Geology, 31, 661-664, 2003.

Yamazaki T., Seama N., Okino K., Kitada K., Joshima M., Oda H. and Naka J. : Spreading process of the northern Mariana Trough: rifting-spreading transition at 22°N. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 4, 10.1029/2002GC00492, 2003.

Marine Ecosystem Dynamics

Amano M., Nakahara F., Hayano A. and Shirakihara K. : Abundance estimate of finless porpoise off the Pacific coast of eastern Japan based on aerial surveys. Mammal Study, 28, 103-110, 2003.

Johnson T.B. and Terazaki M. : Species composition and depth distribution of chaetognaths in a Kuroshio warm-core ring and Oyashio water. Journal of Plankton Research, 25, 1279-1289, 2003.

Kinoshita. K., Wada M., Kogure K. and Furota T. : Effect of burrow of the mud shrimp, Upogebia major on bacterial abundance and electrontransport system activity (ETSA). and accumulation of organic matter in intertidal sediment. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 247, 159-164, 2003.

Kitazato H., Nakatsuka T., Shimanaga M., Kanda J., Soh W. ,Kato Y., Okada Y., Yamaoka A., Masuzawa T., Suzuki K. and Shirayama Y. : Long-term monitoring of the sedimentary process at the central part of Sagami Bay, Japan: Rationale, logistics and overview of results. Progress in Oceanography, 57, 3-16, 2003.

Kobari T., Shinada A. and Tsuda A. : Functional roles of interzonal migrating mesozooplankton in the western subarctic Pacific. Progress in Oceanography, 57, 279-298, 2003.

Kojima S., Ohta S., Yamamoto T., Yamaguchi T., Miura T., Fujiwara Y., Fujikura K. and Hashimoto J. : Molecular taxonomy of vestimentiferans of the western Pacific and their phylogenetic relationship to species of the eastern Pacific. III. Alaysia-like vestimentiferans and relationships among families. Marine Biology, 142, 625-635, 2003.

Kojima S., Kamimura S., Kimura T., Hayashi I., Iijima A. and Furota T. : Phylogenetic relationships between the tideland snails Batillaria flectosiphonata in the Ryukyu Islands and B. multiformis in the Japanese Islands. Zoological Science, 20, 1423-1433, 2003.

Moku M., Tsuda A. and Kawaguchi K : Spawning season and migration of the myctophid fish Diaphus theta in the western North Pacific. Ichthyological Research, 50, 52-58, 2003.

Nagata E., K Kazuhiro., Kita-Tsukamoto K., Wada M. and Eguchi M. : Na⁺ dependent respiratory chain in Vibrio anguillarum, a fish pathogen. isolated from a freshwater area. FEMS Microbial Ecology, 44, 225-230, 2003.

Nishikawa J. : Prey-predator relationships conserning the marine gelatinous zooplankton, salps. Bulletin of Plankton Society of Japan, 50, 98-103, 2003. (in Japanese with English abstract)

Nishino T., Nayak B.B. and Kogure K. : Density dependent sorting of physiologically different cells of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69, 3569-3572, 2003.

Nishino. T. and Kogure K. : Transient temperature up-shift suppresses the loss of culturability of Vibrio parahaemolyticus stressed by low temperature and nutrient deficiency. Microbes and Environments, 18, 227-230, 2003.

Ohwada K., Nishimura M., Wada M.,Nomura H., Shibata A., Okamoto K., Toyoda K., Yoshida A., Takada H. and Yamada M. : Study of the effect of water-soluble fractions of heavy-oil on coastal marine organisms using enclosed ecosystems, mesocosms. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 47, 78-84, 2003.

Saito H. and Tsuda A. : Influence of light intensity on diatom physiology and nutrient dynamics in the Oyashio region. Progress in Oceanography, 57, 251-263, 2003.

Shimanaga M. and Shirayama Y. : Sex ratio and reproductive activity of benthic copepods in bathyal Sagami Bay (1430m), Central Japan. Progress in Oceanography, 57, 3-16, 2003.

Takahashi A., Watanuki Y., Sato K., Kato A., Arai N., Nishikawa J. and Naito Y. : Parental foraging effort and offspring growth in Adelie penguins: does working hard improve reproductive success? Functional Ecology, 17, 590-597, 2003.

Tsukamoto K.,Otake T., Mochioka N., Lee T.W., Fricke H., Inagaki T., Aoyama J.,Ishikawa S.,Kimura S., Miller M., Hasumoto H., Oya M and Suzuki Y : Seamount, new moon and eel spawning: The search for spawning site of the Japanese eel. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 66, 221-229, 2003.

Wu S.S., Tsutsumi H., Kita-Tsukamoto K., Kogure K., Ohwada K. and Wada M. : Visualization of the respiring bacteria in sediments inhabited by Capitella sp. 1. Fisheries Science, 69, 170-175, 2003.

Yamada M. ,Takada H.,Toyoda K., Yoshida A., Shibata A., Nomura H., Wada M., Nishimura M., Okamoto K. and Ohwada K. : Study on the fate of petroleum-derived polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and the effect of chemical dispersant using an enclosed ecosystem, mesocosm. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 47, 105-113, 2003.

Marine Life Science

Amano M. and Yoshioka M. : Sperm whale diving behavior monitored using a suction-cup-attached TDR tag. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 258, 291-295, 2003.

Amano M., Nakahara F., Hayano A. and Shirakihara K. : Abundance estimate of finless porpoises off the Pacific coast of eastern Japan based on aerial surverys. Mammal Study, 28, 103-110, 2003.

Amano M., Yoshioka M. and Mori K. : Study on diving behavior of sperm whales using suction cup attached TDR tag: an overview. Otsuchi Marine Science, 28, 1-5, 2003.

Aoyama J.,Wouthuyzen S.,Miller J. M., Inagaki T. and Tsukamoto K : Short-distance spawning migration of tropical freshwater eels. Biological buliten, 204, 104-108, 2003.

Arai T., Goto A. and Miyazaki N. : Use of otolith microchemistry to estimate the migratory history of the threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 83, 223-230, 2003.

Arai T., Kotake A., Lokman P. M. and Tsukamoto K. : Migratory history and habitat use by New Zealand freshwater eels Anguilla dieffenbachii and A. australis, as revealed by otolith microchemistry. Ichthyological Research, 50, 190-194, 2003.

Arai T., Kotake A., Ohji M., Miller M. J., Tsukamoto K. and Miyazaki N. : Occurrence of sea eels of Anguilla japonica along the Sanriku coast of Japan. Ichthylogical Research, 50, 78-81, 2003.

Arai T., Kotake A., Ohji M.,Miyazaki N. and Tsukamoto K. : Migratory history and habitat use of Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica in the Sanriku Coast of Japan. Fisheries Science, 69, 813-818, 2003.

Arai T., Kotake A., Ohji M., Yamane S., Miyazaki N. and Tsukamoto K. : Environmental history of Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica collected in Miyako Bay. northeastern Japan. Otsuchi Marine Science, 28, 59-64, 2003.

Arai T., Limbong D. and Tsukamoto K. : Migration and recruitment of tropical glass eels to the mouth of the Poigar River, Sulawese Island, Indonesia. American Fisheries Society Symposium, 33, 37-46, 2003.

Arai T., Miller M. J. and Tsukamoto K. : Larval duration of the tropical eel Anguilla celebesensis from Indonesian and Phillippine coasts. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 251, 255-261, 2003.

Balment R. J., Warne J. M. and Takei Y. : Isolation, synthesis and biological activity of flounder [Asn1. Ile5. Thr9 ] angiotensin I. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 130, 92-98, 2003.

Dou S. and Tsukamoto K. : Observations on the nocturnal activity and feeding behavior of Anguilla japonica glass eels under laboratory conditions. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 67, 389-395, 2003.

Dou S., Masuda R., Tanaka M. and Tsukamoto K. : Identificaton of factors affecting the growth and survival of Japanese flounder larvae during settling stage. Aquaculture, 218, 309-327, 2003.

Dou S., Miller M. J. and Tsukamoto K. : Growth. pigmentation and activity of juvenile Japanese eels i n relation to temperature and fish size. Journal of Fish Biology, 63(Suppl), 152-165, 2003.

Eckert S. M., Leedom T. A., Takei Y., Hirano T. and Grau E. G. : Effects of angiotensin II and natriuretic peptides on prolactin and growth hormone release in the tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 130, 333-339, 2003.

Fujiwara-Nagata E., Kogure K., Kita-Tsukamoto K.,Wada M. and Eguchi M. : Characteristics of Na⁺-dependent respiratory chain in Vibrio anguilarum, a fish pathogen, in comparison with other marine Vibrios. FEMS Microbial Ecology, 44, 225-230, 2003.

Fukuda I., Ooki S., Fujita T., Murayama E., Nagasawa H., Isa Y. and Watanabe T. : Molecular cloning of a cDNA encoding a soluble protein in the coral exoskeleton. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 304, 11-17, 2003.

Hayano A., Amano M. and Miyazaki N. : Phylogeography and population structure of the Dall's porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli, in Japanese waters revealed by mitochondrial DNA. Genes & Genetic Systems, 78, 81-91, 2003.

Hirose S., Kaneko T., Naito N. and Take Y. : Molecular biology of major components of chloride cells. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology part B, 136, 593-620, 2003.

Iguchi K., Yamamoto G. and Nishida M. : Morphological and genetic analysis of fish of a Carassius complex (Cyprinidae) in Lake Kasumigaura with reference to the taxonomic status of all-female triploid morph. Biological Journal of Linnean Society, 79, 351-357, 2003.

Inoue J. G., Miya M., Tsukamoto K. and Nishida M. : Basal actinopterygian relationships: a mitogenomic perspective on the phylogeny of the "ancient fish". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 26, 110-120, 2003.

Inoue J. G., Miya M., Tsukamoto K. and M. Nishida : Evolution of the deep-sea gulper eel mitochondrial genomes: large-scale gene rearrangements orininated within the eels. Molecular Biology and Evolultion, 20, 1917-1924, 2003.

Inoue K. and Takei Y. : Asian medaka fishes offer new models for studying seawater adaptation. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B, 136, 635-645, 2003.

Inoue K., Iwatani H. and Takei Y. : Growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I of a euryhaline fish Cottus kazika: cDNA cloning and expression after seawater acclimation. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 131, 77-84, 2003.

Inoue K., Naruse K., Yamagami S., Mitani H., Suzuki N. and Takei Y. : Four functionally distinct C-type natriuretic peptides found in fish reveal evolutionary history of the natriuretic peptide system. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United State of America, 100, 10079-10084, 2003.

Inoue K., Russell M.J., Olson K.R. and Takei Y. : C-type natriuretic peptide of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): primary structure and vasorelaxant activities. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 130, 185-192. 2003.

Ishiguro N., Miya M. and Nishida M. : Basal euteleostean relationships: A mitogenomic perspective on the phylogenetic reality of the "Protacanthopterygii". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 27, 476-488, 2003.

Katoh F., Hyodo S. and Kaneko T. : Vacuolar-type proton pump in the basolateral plasma membrane energizes ion uptake in branchial mitochondria-rich cells of killifish Fundulus heteroclitus, adapted to a low ion environment. Journal of Experimental Biology, 206, 793-803, 2003.

Kawakoshi A., Hyodo S., Yasuda A. and Takei Y. : A single and novel natriuretic peptide is expressed in the heart and brain of the most primitive vertebrate, the hagfish (Eptatretus burgeri). Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, 31, 209-220, 2003.

Kimura Y., Ishikawa S., Nishida M. and Tsukamoto K. : Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci from the Japanese conger eel Conger myriaster. Molecular Ecology Notes, 3, 203-204, 2003.

Kinoshita M., Yamauchi M., Sasanuma M., Ishikawa Y., Osada T., Inoue K., Wakamatsu Y. and Ozato K. : A transgene and its expression profile are stably transmitted to offspring in transgenic medaka generated by the particle gun method. Zoological Science, 20, 869-875, 2003.

Komatsu T., Nakaoka M., Kawai H., Yamamoto T., Marine Life Research Group of Takeno and Ohwada K. : Impacts of the Nakhodka heavy-oil spill on an intertidal ecosystem: An approach to impact evaluation using GIS. Marine Pollution Bullentin, 47, 99-104, 2003.

Komatsu T., Igarashi C., Tatsukawa K., Sultana S., Matsuoka Y. and Harada S. : Use of multi-beam sonar to map seagrass beds in Otsuchi Bay, on the Sanriku Coast of Japan. Aquatic Living Resources, 16, 223-230, 2003.

Komatsu T., Mikami A., Sultana S., Ishida K., Hiraishi T. and Tatsukawa K. : Hydro-acoustic methods as a practical tool for cartography of seagrass beds. Otsuchi Marine Science, 28, 72-79, 2003.

Komatsu T., Ishikawa T., Yamaguchi N., Hori Y. and Ohba H. : But Next Time?: Unsuccessful Establishment of the Mediterranean-Strain of the Green Seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia in the Sea of Japan. Biological Invasion, 5, 275-277, 2003.

Kotake A., Arai T., Ozawa T., Nojima S., Miller M. J. and Tsukamoto K. : Variation in migratory history of Japanese eels, Anguilla japonica, collected in coastal waters of the Amakusa Islands, Japan, inferred from otolith Sr/Ca ratios. Marine Biology, 142, 849-854, 2003.

Kubokawa K., Mizuta T., Morisawa M. and Azuma N : Gonadal state of wild amphioxus populations and spawning success in captive conditions during the breeding period in Japan. Zoological Science, 20, 889-895, 2003.

Li. Y.-Y., Inoue K. and Takei. Y. : Interrenal steroid 21-hydroxylase in eels: primary structure, progesterone-specific activity and enhanced expression by ACTH. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, 31, 327-340, 2003.

Li Y.-Y. and Takei Y. : Ambient salinity-dependent effects of homologous natriuretic peptides (ANP, VNP and CNP) on plasma cortisol levels in the eel. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 130, 317-323, 2003.

Li Y.-Y., Inoue K. and Takei Y. : Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein in eels: cDNA cloning and effects of ACTH and seawater transfer on its mRNA expression. Zoological Science, 20, 211-219, 2003.

Mabuchi K., Okuda N., Kokita T. and Nishida M. : Genetic comparison of two color-morphs of Apogon properuptus from southern Japan. Ichthyological Research, 50, 293-296, 2003.

Miller M. J., Kawakami Y., Aoyama J., Inagaki T., Oya M., Shinoda A.,Sameshima M., Inoue J., Kawai M., Marquet G., Limbong D., Wouthuyzen S. Mujino., Matsubara H., Feunteun E., Noakes D. and Tsukamoto K. : Distribution, abundance and life history characteristics of the anguilliform leptocepali in the Celebes and Sulu Seas during the KH-00-1 cruise. Preliminary Report of the R/V Hakuho Maru Cruise KH-00-1, 39-47, 2003.

Miya M., Takeshima H., Endo H., Ishiguro N., Inoue J.G. ,Mukai T., Satoh T.P., Yamaguchi M., Kawaguchi A., Mabuchi K., Shirai S.M. and Nishida M. : Major patterns of higher teleostean phylogenies: a new perspective based on 100 complete mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 26, 121-138, 2003.

Mukai T. and Nishida M. : Mitochondrial DNA phylogeny of Japanese freshwater goby, Odontobutis obscura, and an evidence for artificial transplantation to Kanto district. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 50, 71-76, 2003.

Mukai T., Suzuki T. and Nishida M. : Genetic differentiation of the brackish water goby, Eutaeniichthys gilli (Perciformes. Gobiidae), between the Japanese and the Ryukyu Archipelagos. Biogeography, 5, 49-53, 2003.

Ogoshi M., Inoue K. and Takei Y. : Identification of a novel adrenomedullin gene family in teleost fish. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 311, 1072-1077, 2003.

Perrin. W. F., Dolar. M. L. L., Amano. M. and Hayano. A. : Cranial sexual dimorphism and geographic variation in Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei. Marine Mammal Science, 19, 484-501, 2003.

Robinet T., Guyet S., Marquet G., Mounaix B., Olivier J. M., Tsukamoto K., Valade P. and Feunteun E. : Elver invasion, population structure and growth of marbled eels Anguilla marmorata in a tropical river on R'eunion Island in the Indian Ocean. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 68, 339-348, 2003.

Saitoh K., Miya M., Inoue J. G., Ishiguro N. and Nishida M. : Mitochondrial genomics of ostariophysan fishes: perspectives on phylogeny and biogeography. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 56, 464-472, 2003.

Sasaki A., Ikejima K., Aoki S., Azuma N., Kashimura N. and Wada M. : Field evidence for bioluminescent signaling in the pony fish, Leiognathus elongatus. Environmental Biology of Fish, 6, 307-311, 2003.

Sultana S. and Komatsu T. : Change in shoot density, biomass and leaf area of Zostera caulescen Miki from summer to autumn in Funakoshi Bay of the Sanriku Coast, Japan. Otsuchi Marine Science, 28, 91-98, 2003.

Takada N., Kubokawa K. and Matsumoto G. : Immunoreactivity for progesterone in the giant Rohde cells of the amphioxus, Branchiostoma belcheri. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 132, 379-383, 2003.

Takei Y. : A collection from the international symposium on "Function of Marine Organisms- Mechanisms of adaption to diverse enviornments" held in Tokyo February 22-23. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology part B, 136, 575, 2003.

Taniuchi T., Ishihara H., Tanaka S., Hyodo S., Murakami M. and Seret B. : Occurrence of two species of elasmobranchs, Carcharhinus leucas and Pristis microdon, in Betsiboka River, West Madagascar. Cybium, 27, 237-241, 2003.

Terai Y., Takahashi K., Nishida M., Sato T. and Okada N. : Using SINEs to probe ancient explosive speciation: "hidden" radiation of African cichlids?. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 20, 924-930, 2003.

Tsukamoto K., Otake T., Mochioka N., Lee T. W., Fricke H., Inagaki T., Aoyama J., Ishikawa S., Kimura S., Miller M. J., Hasumoto H.,Oya M. and Suzuki Y. : Seamounts. new moon and eel spawning: the search for the spawning site of the Japanese eel. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 66, 221-229, 2003.

Watanabe K. and Nishida M. : Genetic population structure of Japanese bagrid catfishes. Ichthyological Research, 50, 140-148, 2003.

Watanabe K., Mori S. and Nishida M. : Genetic relationships and origin of the two geographic populations of the freshwater threespine stickleback. 'Hariyo'. Zoological Science, 20, 265-274, 2003.

Watanabe T., Fukuda I., China K. and Isa Y. : Molecular analyses of protein components of the organic matrix in the exoskeleton of two scleractinian coral species. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 136B, 767-774, 2003.

Yamamoto T., Nakaoka M., Komatsu T., Kawai H., Marine Life Research Group of Takeno. and Ohwada K. : Impacts by Heavy-oil spill from the Russian Tanker Nakhodka on intertidal ecosystems:Recovery of animal community. Marine Pollution Bullentin, 47, 91-98, 2003.

Yamauchi M., Miya M.and Nishida M. : Complete mitochondrial DNA sequence in swimming crab, Portunus trituberculatus (Crustacea; Decapoda: Brachyura). Gene, 311, 129-135, 2003.

Yamazaki Y., Goto A. and Nishida M. : Mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence between two cryptic species of genus Lethenteron, with reference to an improved identification technique. Journal of Fish Biology, 62, 591-619, 2003.

Yoshinaga T., Hagiwara A. and Tsukamoto K. : Life history response and age-specific tolerance to starvation in Brachionus plicatilis O.F. Muller (Rotifera). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 287, 261-271, 2003.

Yoshinaga T., Kaneko G., Kinoshita S., Tsukamoto K. and Watabe S. : The molecular mechanisms of life history alterations in a rotifer: a novel approach in population dynamics. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B, 136, 715-722, 2003.

Yuge S., Inoue K., Hyodo S. and Takei Y. : A Novel Guanylin Family (Guanylin, Uroguanylin, and Renoguanylin) in eels. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278, 22726-22733, 2003.

Marine Biological Resources

Arai T., Hayano H., Asami H. and Miyazaki N. : Coexistence of anadromous and lacustrine life histories of the shirauo, Salangichthys microdon. Fisheries Oceanography, 12, 134-139, 2003.

Ho J-S., Kim I-H., Nagasawa K. and Saruwatari T. : Paeonocanthus antarcticensis (Hewitt. 1965): a rare copepod parasite of bathypelagic fish, Bathylagus antarcticus Gunther, from the Antarctic Ocean. Zoological Science, 20, 1315-1321, 2003.

Katsukawa T. and Matsuda H : Simulated effects of target switching on yield and sustainability of fish stocks. Fisheries Research, 60, 515-525, 2003.

Kimura R., Yamamura O., Ozeki Y. and Tsuda A. : Elemental analysis of otoliths of walleye pollock: A trial to discriminate the local stocks around Hokkaido. Japan. Fisherries Science, 69, 1207-1215, 2003.

Kitagawa T., Kimura S., Nakata H. T. and Yamada H. : Diving patterns and performance of Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus orientalis) as recorded by archival tags. Otsuchi Marine Science, 28, 52-58, 2003.

Kitagawa T., Kudo H. and Kimura S. : Hatchling transport of loggerhead turtles in the North Pacific. Proc of the 3rd SEASTAR 2000 workshop, 3, 39-44, 2003.

Komatsu T., Mikami A., Sultana S., IShida K., Hiraishi T. and Tatsukawa K. : Hydro-acoustic methods as a practical tool for cartography of seagrass beds. Otsuchi Marine Science, 28, 72-79, 2003.

Komatsu T.,Mikami A.,Sultana S.,Ishida K.,Hiraishi T. and Tatsukawa K. : Hydro-acoustic methods as a practical tool for cartography of seagrass beds. Otsuchi Marine Science, 28, 101-104, 2003.

KomatsuT.,Igarashi C.,Tatsukawa K.,Sultana S.,Matsuoka Y. and Harada S. : Use of multi-beam sonar to map seagrass beds in Otsuchi bay on the Sanriku Coast of Japan. Aquatic Living Resources, 16, 223-230, 2003.

Kudo H., Kitagawa T. and Kimura S. : Effect of beach use and environmental conditions on emergence success of loggerhead turtles in Yakushima Island, Japan. Proceedings of the 3rd SEASTAR 2000 workshop, 3, 49-52, 2003.

Nakaoka M.,Aioi K.,Kouchi K.,Omori N.,Tanaka Y. and Tatsukawa K. : Distribution. productivity. life histry and biodiversity of seagrass community along Sanriku Coast: a review. Otsuchi Marine Science, 28, 31-38, 2003.

Okazaki Y., Nakata H., Kimura S and Kasai A. : Offshore entrainment of anchovy larvae and its implication for their survival in a frontal region of the Kuroshio. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 248, 237-244, 2003.

Oozeki Y., Watanabe Y., Kurita Y., Nakata K. and Kitagawa D. : Growth rate variability of Pacific saury Cololabis saira larvae in the Kuroshio. Fisheries Oceanography, 12, 419-424, 2003.

Sasaki T., Saruwatari T. and Watanabe S. : Spawning ecology of anadromous wakasagi, Hypomesus nipponensis inhabiting the Hei River in Iwate, Japan. Suisanzoshoku, 51, 141-150, 2003.

Shirakihara M., Yoshida H. and Shirakihara K. : Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins Tursipos aduncus in Amakusa, western Kyushu, Japan. Fisheries Science, 69, 654-656, 2003.

Takami H. and Kawamura T. : Dietary transitions in the abalone Haliotis discus hannai and the relationship with development of digestive organ. Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly, 37, 91-100, 2003.

Takami H., Muraoka D., Kawamura T. and Yamashita Y. : When is the abalone Haliotis discus hannai Ino 1953 first able to use brown macroalgae? Journal of Shellfish Research, 22, 795-800, 2003.

Watanabe Y., Kurita Y., Noto M., Oozeki Y. and Kitagawa D. : Growth and survival processes of Pacific saury Cololabis saira in the Kuroshio-Oyashio transitional waters. Journal of Oceanography, 59, 403-414, 2003.

Multiple Field Marine Science

Anand M., Taylor L.A., Neal C.R., Snyder G.A., Patchen A., Sano Y. and Terada K. : Petrogenesis of lunar meteorite EET96008. Geochimca et Cosmochimica Acta, 67, 3499-3518, 2003.

Arai T., Goto A. and Miyazaki N. : Migratory history of the threespine stickleback Gasteosteus aculeatus. Ichthyological Research, 50, 9-14, 2003.

Arai T., Goto A. and Miyazaki N. : Growth history and migration of the threespine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus in Otsuchi Bay. northeastern Japan. Ichthyological Research, 50, 90-93, 2003.

Harino H., Yamamoto Y., Kawai S. and Miyazaki N. : Butyltin and phenyltin residues in water. sediment and biological samples collected from Otsuchi Bay, Japan. Otsuchi Marine Science, 28, 84-90, 2003.

Katayama I., Muko A., Iizuka T., Maruyama S., Terada K., Tsutsumi Y., Sano Y. ,Zhang R.Y. and Liou J.G. : Dating of zircon from Ti-clinohumite-bearing garnet peridotite: Implication for timing of mantle metasomatism. Geology, 31, 713-716, 2003.

Limbong D., Kumampung J., Rimper J., Arai T. and Miyazaki N. : Emissions and environmental implications of mercury from artisanal gold mining in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Science of the Total Environment, 302, 227-236, 2003.

Limbong D., Kumampung J., Rumemgan I.F.M., Arai T. and Miyazaki N. : Measurement of total mercury concentration in the water source pool of public drink water installations around Manado City, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Otsuchi Marine Science, 28, 99-101, 2003.

Nam T.N., Toriumi M., Sano Y., Terada K. and Thang T.T. : 2.9 Ga. 2.36 Ga and 1.96 Ga zircons in orthogneiss south of the Red River shear zone in Vietnam: evidence from SHRIMP U-Pb dating and tectonothermal implications. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 21, 743-753, 2003.

Ohishi K., Ninomiya A., Kida H., Maruyama T., Arai T. and Miyazaki N. : Influenza virus infection in seal (Phocidae): seroepidemiological survey of influenza virus in Caspian seals (Phoca caspica). Otsuchi Marine Science, 28, 39-44, 2003.

Ohishi K., Zenitani R., Bando T., Goto Y., Uchida K., Maruyama T., Yamamoto S., Miyazaki N. and Fujise Y. : Pathological and serological evidence of Brusella -infection in Baleen whales (Mysticeti) in the western North Pacific. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 26, 125-136, 2003.

Ohizumi H., Kuramochi T., Kubodera T., Yoshioka M. and Miyazaki N. : Feeding habits of Dall's porpoises (Phocoenoides dalli in the subarctic North Pacific and the Bering Sea basin and the impact of predation on mesopelagic micronekton. Deep Sea Research, 50, 593-610, 2003.

Ohji M., Arai T. and Miyazaki N. : Bioavailability and effects of tributyltin in the caprellid amphipod, Caprella danilevskii. Otsuchi Marine Science, 28, 14-30, 2003.

Ohji M., Arai T. and Miyazaki N. : Biological effects of tributyltin exposure on the caprelid amphipod, Caprella danilevskii. Journal of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 83, 111-117, 2003.

Ohji M., Arai T. and Miyazaki N. : Timing of sex disturbance caused by tributyltin exposure during the embryonic stage in the caprellid amphipod, Caprella danilevskii. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 83, 943-944, 2003.

Ohji M., Arai T. and Miyazaki N. : Chronic effects of tributyltin on the caprelid amphipod Caprella danilevskii. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 46, 1263-1272, 2003.

Rumengan I.F.M., Rumampuk D., Limbong D., Arai T. and Miyazaki N. : Total mercury contents in plankton collected from Talawaan Watershed, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Otsuchi Marine Science, 28, 80-83, 2003.

Sakashima T., Terada K., Takeshita T. and Sano Y. : Large-scale displacement along the Median Tectonics Line, Japan: evidence from SHRIMP U-Pb dating of granites and gneisses from the South Kitakami and paleo-Ryoke belts. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 21, 1019-1039, 2003.

Takahata N., Yokochi R., Nishio Y. and Sano Y. : Volatile element isotope systematics at Ontake volcano, Japan. Geochemical Journal, 37, 299-310, 2003.

Tanabe S., Niimi S.,Minh T.B., Miyazaki N. and Petrov E.A. : Temporal trends of persistent organochlorine contamination in Russia: A case study of Baikal and Caspian seal. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 44, 533-545,2003.

Terada K. and Sano Y. : In-situ U-Pb dating and REE analysis of phosphates in extraterrestrial materials. Applied Surface Science, 203/204, 810-813, 2003.

Terada K. ,Monde T. and Sano Y. : Ion microprobe U-Th-Pb dating of phosphates in Martian Meteorite ALH84001. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 38, 1697-1703, 2003.

Tsuda A., Takeda S., Saito H. ,Nishioka J., Nojiri Y., Kudo I., Kiyosawa H., Shiomoto A., Imai K., Ono T., Shimamoto A., Tsumune D., Yoshimura T., Aono T., Hinuma A., Kinugasa M., Suzuki K., Sohrin Y., Tani H., Deguchi Y., Tsurushima N., Ogawa H., Fukami K., Kuma K. and Saino T. : A mesoscale iron enrichment in the Western Subarctic Pacific induces a large centric diatom bloom. Science, 300, 958-961, 2003.

Tsutsumi Y., Yokoyama K., Terada K. and Sano Y. : SHRIMP-U-Pb dating of detrital zircons in metamorphic rocks from northerm Kyushu, western Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Science, 98, 181-193, 2003.

Wang L.-B., Mueller P., Holt R.J., Lu Z.-T. ,O'Connor T.P. ,Sano Y. and Sturchio N.S. : Laser spectroscopic measurement of helium isotope ratio. Geophysical Research Letters, 30, no.-1592, 2003.

Yang J. and Miyazaki N. : Moisture content in Dall's porpoise(Phocoenoides dalli) tissues: a reference base for conversion factors between dry and wet weight trace element concentrations in cetaceans. Environmental Pollution, 121, 345-347, 2003.

Yang J., Kunito T., Tanabe S. and Miyazaki N. : Comparative study of mercury in liver and muscle of Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) off Sanriku coast of Japan. Journal of Physiology IV France, 107, 1393-1398, 2003.

Yang J.,Kunito T., Tanabe S. and Miyazaki N. : Accumulation of iron in Dall's porpoise Phocoenoides dalli off the Sanriku coast of Japan. Journal of Fisheries of China, 27, 420-424, 2003.

Yoshitome R., Kunito T., Ikemoto T.,Tanabe S., Zenke H., Yamauchi M. and Miyazaki N. : Global distribution of radionuclides (137Cs and 40K) in marine mammals. Environmental Science & Technology, 37, 4597-4602, 2003.