Ecology and Evolution, 17 Jan. 2025, Lead author, Corresponding author
A Parasite Plant Promotes the Coexistence of Two Annual Plants
Naoto Shinohara; Riku Nomiya; Akira Yamawo
Ecology Letters, 24 Oct. 2024, Last author, Corresponding author
Evolution of secondary metabolites, morphological structures and associated gene expression patterns in galls induced by four closely related aphid species on a host plant species
Joint evolution of mutualistic interactions, pollination, seed dispersal mutualism, and mycorrhizal symbiosis in trees
Akira Yamawo; Misuzu Ohno
New Phytologist, 09 May 2024, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author
Plant–mycorrhizal associations may explain the latitudinal gradient of plant community assembly
Naoto Shinohara; Yuta Kobayashi; Keita Nishizawa; Kohmei Kadowaki; Akira Yamawo
Oikos, 27 Feb. 2024, Last author, Corresponding author
Aphids increase their rate of survival on emergent aquatic plants through niche construction
Taisei Kodera; Haruna Ohsaki; Akira Yamawo
Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 18 Jan. 2024, Corresponding author
Wax on the surface of Phragmites australis leaves provides enemy-free space for the aphid Hyalopterus pruni
Akira Yamawo; Hiromi Mukai
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 29 Nov. 2023, Corresponding author
Plant size, latitude, and phylogeny explain within-population variability in herbivory
M. L. Robinson; P. G. Hahn; B. D. Inouye; N. Underwood; S. R. Whitehead; K. C. Abbott; E. M. Bruna; N. I. Cacho; L. A. Dyer; L. Abdala-Roberts; W. J. Allen; J. F. Andrade; D. F. Angulo; D. Anjos; D. N. Anstett; R. Bagchi; S. Bagchi; M. Barbosa; S. Barrett; C. A. Baskett; E. Ben-Simchon; K. J. Bloodworth; J. L. Bronstein; Y. M. Buckley; K. T. Burghardt; C. Bustos-Segura; E. S. Calixto; R. L. Carvalho; B. Castagneyrol; M. C. Chiuffo; D. Cinoğlu; E. Cinto Mejía; M. C. Cock; R. Cogni; O. L. Cope; T. Cornelissen; D. R. Cortez; D. W. Crowder; C. Dallstream; W. Dáttilo; J. K. Davis; R. D. Dimarco; H. E. Dole; I. N. Egbon; M. Eisenring; A. Ejomah; B. D. Elderd; M.-J. Endara; M. D. Eubanks; S. E. Everingham; K. N. Farah; R. P. Farias; A. P. Fernandes; G. W. Fernandes; M. Ferrante; A. Finn; G. A. Florjancic; M. L. Forister; Q. N. Fox; E. Frago; F. M. França; A. S. Getman-Pickering; Z. Getman-Pickering; E. Gianoli; B. Gooden; M. M. Gossner; K. A. Greig; S. Gripenberg; R. Groenteman; P. Grof-Tisza; N. Haack; L. Hahn; S. M. Haq; A. M. Helms; J. Hennecke; S. L. Hermann; L. M. Holeski; S. Holm; M. C. Hutchinson; E. E. Jackson; S. Kagiya; A. Kalske; M. Kalwajtys; R. Karban; R. Kariyat; T. Keasar; M. F. Kersch-Becker; H. M. Kharouba; T. N. Kim; D. M. Kimuyu; J. Kluse; S. E. Koerner; K. J. Komatsu; S. Krishnan; M. Laihonen; L. Lamelas-López; M. C. LaScaleia; N. Lecomte; C. R. Lehn; X. Li; R. L. Lindroth; E. F. LoPresti; M. Losada; A. M. Louthan; V. J. Luizzi; S. C. Lynch; J. S. Lynn; N. J. Lyon; L. F. Maia; R. A. Maia; T. L. Mannall; B. S. Martin; T. J. Massad; A. C. McCall; K. McGurrin; A. C. Merwin; Z. Mijango-Ramos; C. H. Mills; A. T. Moles; C. M. Moore; X. Moreira; C. R. Morrison; M. C. Moshobane; A. Muola; R. Nakadai; K. Nakajima; S. Novais; C. O. Ogbebor; H. Ohsaki; V. S. Pan; N. A. Pardikes; M. Pareja; N. Parthasarathy; R. R. Pawar; Q. Paynter; I. S. Pearse; R. M. Penczykowski; A. A. Pepi; C. C. Pereira; S. S. Phartyal; F. I. Piper; K. Poveda; E. G. Pringle; J. Puy; T. Quijano; C. Quintero; S. Rasmann; C. Rosche; L. Y. Rosenheim; J. A. Rosenheim; J. B. Runyon; A. Sadeh; Y. Sakata; D. M. Salcido; C. Salgado-Luarte; B. A. Santos; Y. Sapir; Y. Sasal; Y. Sato; M. Sawant; H. Schroeder; I. Schumann; M. Segoli; H. Segre; O. Shelef; N. Shinohara; R. P. Singh; D. S. Smith; M. Sobral; G. C. Stotz; A. J. M. Tack; M. Tayal; J. F. Tooker; D. Torrico-Bazoberry; K. Tougeron; A. M. Trowbridge; S. Utsumi; O. Uyi; J. L. Vaca-Uribe; A. Valtonen; L. J. A. van Dijk; V. Vandvik; J. Villellas; L. P. Waller; M. G. Weber; A. Yamawo; S. Yim; P. L. Zarnetske; L. N. Zehr; Z. Zhong; W. C. Wetzel
Science, 10 Nov. 2023
When to help juveniles, adults, or both: analyzing the evolutionary models of stage-structured mutualism
Plant Species Biology, Jul. 2021, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author
Correction to: Extraforal nectary-bearing plant Mallotus japonicus uses diferent types of extraforal nectaries to establish efective defense by ants (Journal of Plant Research, (2019), 132, 4, (499-507), 10.1007/s10265-019-01119-5)
Akira Yamawo; Nobuhiko Suzuki; Jun Tagawa
Journal of Plant Research, 01 Jul. 2020
Outcome of interspecific competition depends on genotype of conspecific neighbours
Akira Yamawo; Hiromi Mukai
Oecologia, Jun. 2020, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author
Seed dispersal by the omnivorous ant Tetramorium tsushimae Emery (Formicidae) in three common weed species.
Ohtsuka S., Hada Y., Nakamura K., Yamawo A., Tagawa J.
Arthropod-Plant Interactions., Mar. 2020, Peer-reviewed, Lead author
Biochemical recognition in seeds: Germination of Rumex obtusifolius is promoted by leaves of facilitative adult conspecifics
Haruna Ohsaki; Hiromi Mukai; Akira Yamowo
PLANT SPECIES BIOLOGY, 2020, Last author, Corresponding author
Assessing temporal dynamics of predation and effectiveness of caterpillar visual defense using sawfly larval color and resting posture as a model.
Pan X; Mizuno T; Ito K; Ohsugi T; Nishimichi S; Nomiya R; Ohno M; Yamawo A; Nakamura A
Insect Science, 2020, Peer-reviewed
Self/non-self and conspecies discrimination ability in tendril vines
Akira Yamawo; Yuya Fukano
Japanese Journal of Ecology, 2019
巻きひげにおける自己・自種識別能力
山尾 僚
日本生態学会誌, 2019, Peer-reviewed
Damage to leaf veins suppresses root foraging precision.
Yamawo A; Ohsaki H; Cahill Jr, JF
American Journal of Botany, 2019, Peer-reviewed
Extrafloral nectary-bearing plant Mallotus japonicus uses different types of extrafloral nectaries to establish effective defense by ants.
Yamawo A; Suzuki N; Tagawa J
Journal of Plant Research, 2019, Peer-reviewed
Competitive responses based on kin-discrimination underlie variations in leaf functional traits in Japanese beech (Fagus crenata) seedlings.
Takigahira H; Yamawo A
Evolutionary Ecology, 2019, Peer-reviewed
Self-discrimination in vine tendrils of different plant families
Seed dispersal by ants in the fully mycoheterotrophic plant Sciaphila secundiflora (Triuridaceae)
Kenji Suetsugu; Takuto Shitara; Akira Yamawo
JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGY, Sep. 2017, Peer-reviewed
Seeds integrate biological information about conspecific and allospecific neighbours
Akira Yamawo; Hiromi Mukai
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, Jun. 2017, Peer-reviewed
Concentration and retention of chlorophyll around the extrafloral nectary of Mallotus japonicus
Akira Yamawo; Nobuhiko Suzuki
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, Jun. 2017, Peer-reviewed
Plasticity and efficacy of defense strategies against herbivory in ant-visited plants growing in variable abiotic conditions
Akira Yamawo
Ant-Plant Interactions: Impacts of Humans on Terrestrial Ecosystems, 01 Jan. 2017, Peer-reviewed
Experimental evidence for benefit of self discrimination in roots of a clonal plant.
Yamawo A; Sato M; Mukai H
AoB PLANTS, 2017, Peer-reviewed
Dimorphism in the production of leaf trichomes in Persicaria lapathifolia (Polygonaceae) and their multiple defensive effects against herbivores insects.
Shirahama S; Yamawo A; Tokuda M
Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2017, Peer-reviewed
Aggressiveness of ants attracted to the extrafloral nectary-bearing plant, Mallotus japonicus, and temporal fluctuations in their abundance
Akira Yamawo; Yoshio Hada; Jun Tagawa
ENTOMOLOGICAL SCIENCE, Jan. 2017, Peer-reviewed
Leaf damage effects on leaf expansion timing in Mallotus japonicus (Euphorbiaceae)
Akira Yamawo; Jun Tagawa
PLANT SPECIES BIOLOGY, Apr. 2016, Peer-reviewed
Self-discrimination in the tendrils of the vine Cayratia japonica is mediated by physiological connection
Yuya Fukano; Akira Yamawo
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, Sep. 2015, Peer-reviewed
Adaptive Advantage of Myrmecochory in the Ant-Dispersed Herb Lamium amplexicaule (Lamiaceae): Predation Avoidance through the Deterrence of Post-Dispersal Seed Predators
Koki Tanaka; Kanako Ogata; Hiromi Mukai; Akira Yamawo; Makoto Tokuda
PLOS ONE, Jul. 2015, Peer-reviewed
Ant-Attendance in Extrafloral Nectar-Bearing Plants Promotes Growth and Decreases the Expression of Traits Related to Direct Defenses
Akira Yamawo; Makoto Tokuda; Noboru Katayama; Tetsukazu Yahara; Jun Tagawa
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, Jun. 2015, Peer-reviewed
Relatedness of Neighboring Plants Alters the Expression of Indirect Defense Traits in an Extrafloral Nectary-Bearing Plant
Akira Yamawo
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, Mar. 2015, Peer-reviewed
Extrafloral nectar production and plant defense strategies
Yamawo A; Tokuda M
Nectar: Production, Chemical Composition and Benefits to Animals and Plants, 2015, Peer-reviewed
Seed dispersal by ants in Carex oxyandra var. oxyandra (Cyperaceae) from Japan.
Tanaka K; Yamawo A; Yano O
Journal of Japanese Botany, 2015, Peer-reviewed
Two Mallotus species of different life histories adopt different defense strategies in relation to leaf age
Akira Yamawo; Jun Tagawa; Nobuhiko Suzuki
PLANT SPECIES BIOLOGY, May 2014, Peer-reviewed
Variations in defense traits against herbivores on Mallotus japonicus plants in relation to soil water and nutrient conditions and leaf use by insects in artificial slope
山尾 僚; 波田善夫
昆虫ニューシリーズ, 2014, Peer-reviewed
Effects of a deer-proof fence in a high-deer-density area on the recovery of bumblebee communities in Oku-Nikko, Japan
Variations in direct and indirect defenses against herbivores on young plants of Mallotus japonicus in relation to soil moisture conditions
Akira Yamawo; Yoshio Hada; Nobuhiko Suzuki
JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH, Jan. 2012, Peer-reviewed
Effects of light on direct and indirect defences against herbivores of young plants of Mallotus japonicus demonstrate a trade-off between two indirect defence traits
Akira Yamawo; Yoshio Hada
ANNALS OF BOTANY, Jul. 2010, Peer-reviewed
Misc.
Spatial heterogeneity of host plant populations induces the aggregation of herbivores.
大崎晴菜; 山尾僚; 立木佑弥
日本生態学会大会講演要旨(Web), 2025
Spatial structure of host plants evolves the chemical preferences of specialist herbivores
大崎晴菜; 山尾僚; 立木佑弥
日本生態学会大会講演要旨(Web), 2023
The influence of spatial structure in plant community on the evolution of chemical preference and aggregation of leaf beetles
Plasticity and efficacy of defense strategies against herbivory in ant-visited plants growing in variable abiotic conditions. In Ant-Plant Interactions Impacts of Humans on Terrestrial Ecosystems.
Yamawo A
Cambridge University Press, 2017, Not refereed
Extrafloral nectar production and plant defense strategies. In Nectar: production, chemical composition and benefits to animal and plants
Yamawo A; Tokuda M
Nova science publishers, 2015, Not refereed
Awards
23 Mar. 2016
日本生態学会奨励賞(鈴木賞)
30 Nov. 2013
種生物学会片岡奨励賞
20 Sep. 2020
日本植物学会論文賞
list
Last Updated :2026/10/20
Education
Teaching subject(s)
From 01 Apr. 2026, To 31 Mar. 2027
Laboratory work in Biological Science D
3765, Fall, Faculty of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2026, To 31 Mar. 2027
Biotic Interactions
3751, Fall, Faculty of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2026, To 31 Mar. 2027
Seminar on Ecological Sciences II-IA
8536, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2026, To 31 Mar. 2027
Advanced Lectures: Ecological Science II-IB
8513, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2026, To 31 Mar. 2027
Advanced Lectures: Ecological Science II-IA
8512, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2026, To 31 Mar. 2027
Seminar on Ecological Sciences II-ID
8539, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2026, To 31 Mar. 2027
Seminar on Ecological Sciences II-IC
8538, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2026, To 31 Mar. 2027
Seminar on Ecological Sciences II-IB
8537, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026
Laboratory work in Biological Science D
3765, Fall, Faculty of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026
Biotic Interactions
3751, Fall, Faculty of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026
Seminar on Ecological Sciences II-IA
8536, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026
Advanced Lectures : Ecological Science II-IB
8513, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026
Advanced Lectures : Ecological Science II-IA
8512, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026
Seminar on Ecological Sciences II-ID
8539, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026
Seminar on Ecological Sciences II-IC
8538, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026
Seminar on Ecological Sciences II-IB
8537, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Biotic Interactions
3751, Fall, Faculty of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Laboratory work in Biological Science D
3765, Fall, Faculty of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Advanced Lectures : Ecological Science II-IA
8512, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Seminar on Ecological Sciences II-IB
8537, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Seminar on Ecological Sciences II-IA
8536, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Advanced Lectures : Ecological Science II-IB
8513, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Seminar on Ecological Sciences II-IC
8538, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Seminar on Ecological Sciences II-ID
8539, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Seminar on Ecological Sciences II-IA
8536, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Advanced Lectures : Ecological Science II-IB
8513, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Advanced Lectures : Ecological Science II-IA
8512, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Seminar on Ecological Sciences II-ID
8539, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Seminar on Ecological Sciences II-IC
8538, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Seminar on Ecological Sciences II-IB
8537, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Laboratory work in Biological Science D
3765, Fall, Faculty of Science, 2
Participation in PhD Defense
Theoretical Studies on Plant Competition and Cooperation for Belowground Resources
Bo-Moon Kim, Graduate School of Science, Sub-chief Examiner
23 Mar. 2026
Ecological processes and keystone drivers of forest root-microbiome assembly
NOGUCHI MIKIHITO, Graduate School of Science, Sub-chief Examiner
23 Mar. 2026
Redefining sapromyophily: floral traits associated with pollination by non-anthophilous flies
Li Junnan, Graduate School of Science, Sub-chief Examiner