Akifumi Yao

The paper examines gene expression patterns in isopod crustaceans to explore the developmental basis of pleopodal gill evolution.

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.

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.

The paper demonstrates that medaka fish eggs can attach to waterbirds and travel passively, providing empirical evidence for ectozoochory in freshwater fish.