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Masaki Takenaka

University of TsukubaORCID 0000-0002-9565-524XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1

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Koji TojoiD· 3 shared Gaku UekiiD· 2 shared Akira S. HiraoiD· 1 shared Hayato NiinumaiD· 1 shared Hirohisa SuzukiiD· 1 shared Kensuke Kobayashi· 1 shared Koki YanoiD· 1 shared Seiya OkamotoiD· 1 shared

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2020-2026 · peak 2/yr

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ZoologybioRxivPreprintSep 28, 2026

Comparing the Influence of Habitat Configuration on Population Connectivity and Genetic Structure Using Congeneric Species Across Multiple Taxa

Masaki Takenaka, Seiya Okamoto, Hirohisa Suzuki…·Koji Tojo

This study compares genetic structure and population connectivity across congeneric species in river habitats, finding higher genetic diversity upstream and lower differentiation in hygropetric microhabitats.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.25.754572

statistical model

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintJun 18, 2026

Genetic structures of the Japanese stone loach Barbatula oreas (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) in Sakhalin and Hokkaido: back dispersal from Hokkaido to Sakhalin

Hayato Niinuma, Kensuke Kobayashi, Masaki Takenaka…·Koji Tojo

The paper investigates the genetic structure and phylogeographic history of Barbatula oreas in Hokkaido and Sakhalin, finding back dispersal from islands to the mainland and challenging the conventional dispersal paradigm.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.17.732794

DNA methylationstatistical model

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintNov 10, 2025

Phylo-MIP: Phylogeny-based Molecular Identification Pipeline for DNA metabarcoding, and assessment of insect communities in subalpine river ecosystems

Takumi Yshida, Shonosuke Shigeta, Yuta Hasebe, Masaki Takenaka

Phylo-MIP improves species identification in eDNA metabarcoding by integrating phylogenetic analysis, increasing detected species by 28% over BLAST-based methods.

DOI 10.1101/2025.11.10.687572

metagenomicsstatistical model

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Molecular BiologyGenes & Genetic SystemsPeer-reviewedDec 1, 2020

Development of microsatellite markers for a giant water bug, Appasus japonicus, distributed in East Asia

Tomoya Suzuki, Akira S. Hirao, Masaki Takenaka…·Koji Tojo

The paper develops 20 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the endangered giant water bug Appasus japonicus to study its genetic structure.

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experimental assay

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