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2026.1.26
Attended to 36th Congress of Animal Behavior and Ecology (CABE) held in Taipei, Taiwan.
2025.10.28
Made an oral presentation in Cephalopod International Advisory Council (CIAC) Meeting 2025 held in Okinawa, Japan.
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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.)
Lab WebsiteEmail: 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
- Arata Nakayama, Ryosuke Ohnuki, Shinya Yoshioka, Nobuhiro Ogawa, Toshihiko Kushihiki, Shunsuke Momoi, Noriyosi Sato, Tomohiko Kawamura, Yoko Iwata. (2026). Transmission through muscle tissue shapes polarization signals during cuttlefish courtship. PNAS. 123 (6) e2517167123. DOI:10.1073/pnas.2517167123
- Shota Hosono, Yoshio Masuda, Arata Nakayama, Tatsuya Toda, Tomohiko Kawamura, and Yoko Iwata. (2025). Intrasexual variations in arm morphology related to alternative reproductive tactics in Japanese spear squid. Marine Biology. 172, 1–10. DOI:10.1007/s00227-024-04585-1
- Noriyosi Sato, Ryohei Tanabe, Wen-Sung Chung, Mizuki Yamada, Arata Nakayama, and Yoko Iwata. (2024). Squirting ink may play a role in the copulation of the pygmy squid. Journal of Ethology, 1–4. DOI:10.1007/s10164-024-00829-1
- Arata Nakayama, Shunsuke Momoi, Noriyosi Sato, Tomohiko Kawamura, and Yoko Iwata. (2024). Ritualized ink use during visual courtship display by males of the sexually dimorphic cuttlefish Sepia andreana. Ecology & Evolution 14, e10852. DOI:10.1002/ece3.10852
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