A5009917377- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- HIV Research and Treatment
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Click Chemistry and Applications
- Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Chemokine receptors and signaling
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Kyoto University
2016-2025
Japan Wildlife Research Center
2022-2025
Institute of Primate Research
1993-2021
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
2010-2016
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
2015-2016
Nihon University
2011
Weatherford College
2011
Inuyama Chuo Hospital
2010
National Institute of Infectious Diseases
2010
Numerous protected areas (PAs) have been created in Africa to safeguard wildlife and other natural resources. However, significant threats from anthropogenic activities decline of populations persist, while conservation efforts most PAs are still minimal. We assessed the impact level common within tropical relationship with threat level. collated data on 98 forest cover 15 countries across West, Central East Africa. For this, we assembled information about local as well published unpublished...
Abstract Tool use in nonhuman apes can help identify the conditions that drove extraordinary expansion of hominin technology. Chimpanzees and bonobos are our closest living relatives. Whereas chimpanzees renowned for their tool use, few tools none foraging. We investigated whether extrinsic (ecological social opportunities) or intrinsic (predispositions) differences explain this contrast by comparing at Kalinzu (Uganda) Wamba (DRC). assessed ecological opportunities based on availability...
Abstract Dispersal is a rare event that difficult to observe in slowly maturing, long‐lived wild animal species such as the bonobo. In this study we used sex‐linked (mitochondrial DNA sequence and Y‐chromosome microsatellite) markers from same set of individuals estimate magnitude difference effective dispersal between sexes investigate long‐term demographic history bonobos. We sampled 34 males four distinct geographical areas across bonobo distribution range. As predicted for...
Abstract A network of resource management areas (RMAs) exists across tropical Africa to protect natural resources. However, many are poorly managed and weakly protected. We evaluated how the lack conservation effort influences extinction risk African great apes. compiled information on presence/absence primary (law enforcement guards) secondary (tourism, research) activities nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) support for 109 RMAs over last 20 years. Along with these data, we collected...
Abstract Cultural variation has been identified in a growing number of animal species ranging from primates to cetaceans. The principal method used establish the presence culture wild populations is exclusion. This problematic, since it cannot rule out influence genetics and ecology geographically distant populations. A new approach study compares neighbouring groups belonging same population. We applied this by comparing ant-dipping tool length between two communities chimpanzees ( Pan...
HIV-1 integrase (IN) is an enzyme which indispensable for the stable infection of host cells because it catalyzes insertion viral DNA into genome and thus attractive target development anti-HIV agents. Earlier, we found Vpr-derived peptides with inhibitory activity against IN. These are originally located in α-helical region parent Vpr protein. Addition octa-arginyl group to caused significant inhibition HIV replication associated increase cell permeability but also relatively high...
Abstract Patterns of kinship among individuals in different groups have been rarely examined animals. Two closest living relatives humans, bonobos and chimpanzees share many characteristics social systems including male philopatry, whereas one major difference between the two species is nature intergroup relationship. Intergroup relationship basically antagonistic males sometimes kill other chimpanzees, it much more moderate copulations are often observed during encounters. Such behavioural...