Toru Miura

Axial Patterning Beyond the Individual: Colony-level Organization in a Siphonophore Colony

The paper investigates colony-level axial patterning in siphonophores using gene expression analysis, showing that developmental regulators like Hox and Wnt genes are expressed in specific regions of the colony stem.

Postembryonic Development and Morphology of the Reproductive System in the Acoel Hofstenia atroviridis

This study examines the postembryonic development of the reproductive system in Hofstenia atroviridis, revealing structural differentiation in the male system and traumatic insemination as the fertilization method.

Histological transition during ovotestis formation in a female-to-male sex-change fish, the harlequin sandsmelt (Parapercis pulchella)

This study examines the histological changes in gonads of female-to-male sex-changing fish, finding that gonads initially develop as ovaries and later transition into ovotestes through the emergence of male germ cells.

Genomic and transcriptomic analyses of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes speratus: gene duplication facilitates social evolution

This study analyzes the genome, transcriptome, and methylome of Reticulitermes speratus, showing gene duplication contributes to caste-specific functions and social evolution.