2015 - 2018 Function of socializing behavior in sperm whales
2013 - 2016 Levels and temporal trends of brominated flame retardants and organochlorine POPs
2012 - 2015 Niche division between two sympatric deep diving odontocete species
2010 - 2014 Research on co-evolutionary behavior between large meso-pelagic squids and sperm whale
2009 - 2011 Estimating detection probability and population changes for conservation of finless porpoises
2009 - 2011 Social structure of young male sperm whales and its determinant factors
2007 - 2010 Studies on Distribution and Biology of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) around Japan
2007 - 2008 Impacts of bycatch on a year-round resident population of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus
2006 - 2008 Cultural difference in feeding behavior of sperm whales
2006 - 2008 Fundamental studies on systematics, ecology and potential biomass of deep-sea large cephalopods
2003 - 2005 Diving ecology of sperm whales
2001 - 2004 Life history of marine mammals and their environunental condition
2000 - 2002 Studies on diving behavior of odontocetes using the suction-cup attached TDR tag.
1997 - 2000 POPULATION MANAGEMENT OF MARINE MAMMALS AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY ON THEIR HABITATS
1996 - 1998 Study on the social structure of Tappanaga off Muroran based on individual identification
1995 - 1996 Animal Community, Environment and Phylogeny in Lake Baikal
1994 - 1996 Marine Pollution of chemicals and Biological Impact
1995 - 1995 タッパナガ(コビレゴンドウ北方系)の回遊生態と長期観察フィールドの構築
Biological study on toothed whales
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Papers (113):
Miki Shirakihara, Masato Nishiyama, Miki Nishita, Masao Amano, Kunio Shirakihara, Teruo Kasedou, Toshiyuki Onoue. Habitat Use by Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins Settled in a New Area around Amakusa-Shimoshima Island, Japan. Mammal Study. 2024. 49. 3. 159-169
Masao Amano, Kagari Aoki, Hayao Kobayashi, Shingo Minamikawa, Katsufumi Sato, Tsunemi Kubodera. Stereotypical diel movement and dive pattern of male sperm whales in a submarine canyon revealed by land-based and bio-logging surveys. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2023. 10
Akira Shiozaki, Shotaro Nakagun, Yuko Tajima, Masao Amano. A first record of digenean parasites of the dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima with morphological and molecular information. Advances in Marine Biology. 2023. 39-61
Matsuda AyakaT, Matsuishi Takashi F, Noto Fumika, AmanoMasao, Tajima Yuko, YamadaTadasu K. Notes on stomach contents of pygmy and dwarf sperm whales (Kogia spp.) from around Japan. Advances in Marine Biology. 2023. in press
Hayao KOBAYASHI, Tsuyoshi KUWAHARA, Tomomi KIMURA, Masao AMANO. The first record of Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes off the Goto Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Japanese Journal of Ornithology. 2022. 71. 2. 203-205
Aizu, M, Nishida, S, Kusumi, J, Tajima, Y, Yamada,T.K, Amano, M, Araya, K. Genetic population structure of finless porpoise in Japanese coastal waters. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. 2013. SC/65a/SM/24. 1-12
2008/04 - 現在 Nagasaki University Graduate School of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences Professor
2006/04 - 2008/09 Teikyo University of Science Faculty of Life & Environmental Sciences Associate Professor
1994/06 - 2006/03 Former Institution / Organization The University of Tokyo International Coastal Research Center Attached To Ocean Research Institute Research associate
Committee career (9):
2024/09 - 現在 Mammal Society of Japan, Editor-in-Chief, Mammal Study
2024/06 - 現在 日本セトロジー研究会 代表
2024 - 現在 Society for Marine Mammalogy Taxonomy Committee
2013/09 - 現在 Society for Marine Mammalogy Conservation Committee
2013 - 現在 Cetology Study Group of Japan Editor of Japan Cetology
2008 - 現在 IUCN Cetacean Specialist Group
2016/09 - 2024/09 Mammal Society of Japan Senior Editor of Mammal Study
2006/06 - 2024/06 Cetology Study Group of Japan Secretary
2014/09 - 2016/09 Mammal Society of Japan Associate Editor of Mammal Study
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Association Membership(s) (4):
Cetology Study Group of Japan
, Society for Marine Mammalogy
, THE MAMMAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
, American Society of Mammalogists