Publications

development of microsatellite markers for a soricid water shrew, chimarrogale platycephalus, and their successful use for individual identification.	the soricid water shrew chimarrogale platycephalus is a mammalian species endemic to the japanese islands. the animals inhabit the islands of honshu and kyushu, and are considered to be extinct in shikoku. information on this water shrew from honshu and kyushu is scarce, and c. platycephalus is registered on many local governments' red lists as an endangered species. there are very few studies on their ethology, ecology or phylogenetics, due to difficulties related to the shrews being both noctu ...	2020	33012772
discovery of natural infection by metagonimus hakubaensis shimazu, 1999 (trematoda: heterophyidae) in japanese water shrews (chimarrogale platycephala) in japan.	a total of 611 preserved adult metagonimus spp. specimens recovered from 32 of 53 japanese water shrews (chimarrogale platycephala) that had previously been collected in aomori prefecture between june 1994 and august 1996, were examined in this study. morphological examination revealed that 603 of these flukes were identical to m. hakubaensis shimazu, 1999, and that the others were m. takahashii suzuki, 1930 (n=4), m. otsurui saito et shimizu, 1968 (n=2), and m. miyatai saito et al., 1997 (n=2). ...	2014	25131808
a mitochondrial phylogeny and biogeographical scenario for asiatic water shrews of the genus chimarrogale: implications for taxonomy and low-latitude migration routes.	the six species and three subspecies in the genus chimarrogale (soricomorpha: soricidae) are commonly referred to as asiatic water shrews. the chimarrogale are the most widely distributed group of nectogaline shrews, extending throughout the oriental region and japan. because of the limited numbers of specimens available for study, the phylogenetic relationships and biogeographical history of this genus have not been comprehensively discussed. we used mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences to ...	2013	24124605