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Soma Tomihara

Hiroshima UniversityORCID 0000-0002-3711-6512Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Chie UmataniiD· 1 shared Daiki Haraguchi· 1 shared Masahiro Omura· 1 shared Mikoto NakajoiD· 1 shared Rinko Shimomai· 1 shared Ryuhei MineiiD· 1 shared Shuichi Wada· 1 shared Yoshitaka OkaiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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The mitochondrial genome of the hammerhead flatworm Bipalium nobile and its phylogenetic implications

Masahiro Omura, Soma Tomihara, Ryuhei Minei, Daiki Haraguchi, Shuichi Wada

This study sequences the mitochondrial genome of Bipalium nobile and uses it to support the monophyly of a clade within the Geoplanidae family.

bioRxiv · Jun 2, 2026 · PreprintZoology

Sexual receptivity increases in synchrony with the ovulatory cycle in female medaka

Soma Tomihara, Rinko Shimomai, Mikoto Nakajo, Yoshitaka Oka, Chie Umatani

This study shows that ovulation is essential for female sexual receptivity in medaka, and progesterone signaling in specific brain regions synchronizes sexual behavior with the ovulatory cycle.

Journal of Neuroendocrinology · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology