Arata Nakayama
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2026.1.27

Our paper on cuttlefish polarization commmunication has been published in PNAS. Article NYT

2026.1.26

Attended to 36th Congress of Animal Behavior and Ecology (CABE) held in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Arata Nakayama ─ Ph.D. (Agriculture)

Fascinated by the diverse and intricate morphologies and behaviors of animals, I explore their functions and adaptations, mainly working on Cephalopods and Crustaceans.

Rm. F208, No. 88, Sec. 4, Tingzhou Rd., Wenshan Dist., Taipei City 116059, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

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Email: nakayama.ceph [at] gmail.com

Biography

2025.06 -

NSTC Research Fellowat National Taiwan Normal University

2025.04 - 2025.06

Research Fellowat The University of Tokyo

2024.04 - 2025.03

JSPS Research Fellow (PD)at The University of Tokyo

2024.03

Ph.D, The University of Tokyo(Adviser: Dr. Yoko Iwata)

2023.04 - 2024.03

JSPS Research Fellow (DC2)

2021.03

M.Sc, The University of Tokyo(Adviser: Dr. Yoko Iwata)

2019.03

B.Sc, The University of Tokyo

2014.03

Publications

Papers

  1. Arata Nakayama, Ryosuke Ohnuki, Shinya Yoshioka, Nobuhiro Ogawa, Toshihiko Kushihiki, Shunsuke Momoi, Noriyosi Sato, Tomohiko Kawamura, Yoko Iwata
    Transmission through muscle tissue shapes polarization signals during cuttlefish courtship
    PNAS. 123 (6) e2517167123. (2026) DOI:10.1073/pnas.2517167123
  2. Shota Hosono, Yoshio Masuda, Arata Nakayama, Tatsuya Toda, Tomohiko Kawamura, Yoko Iwata
    Intrasexual variations in arm morphology related to alternative reproductive tactics in Japanese spear squid
    Marine Biology. 172, 1–10. (2025) DOI:10.1007/s00227-024-04585-1
  3. Noriyosi Sato, Ryohei Tanabe, Wen-Sung Chung, Mizuki Yamada, Arata Nakayama, Yoko Iwata
    Squirting ink may play a role in the copulation of the pygmy squid
    Journal of Ethology, 1–4. (2024) DOI:10.1007/s10164-024-00829-1
  4. Arata Nakayama, Shunsuke Momoi, Noriyosi Sato, Tomohiko Kawamura, Yoko Iwata
    Ritualized ink use during visual courtship display by males of the sexually dimorphic cuttlefish Sepia andreana
    Ecology & Evolution 14, e10852. (2024) DOI:10.1002/ece3.10852

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