Taijun Myosho

The paper investigates whether carcasses contribute to environmental RNA/DNA contamination and its implications for interpreting survey results.

The paper identifies a genomic region in Oryzias sakaizumii showing signs of balancing selection, potentially linked to sexual selection and female mating behavior.

The paper uses eDNA analysis to compare the geographic distributions of two eel species in western Kyushu, finding distinct patterns between Japanese and giant mottled eels.

This study shows Wnt4a is essential for genital duct elongation in medaka but not for gonadal sex differentiation, suggesting homology between mouse Mullerian ducts and teleost genital ducts.