Molecular Phylogenetics; Phylogeography; Molecular Population Genetics; Conservation Genetics; Ecogenomics; Evolution and speciation of fishes

- To provide reliable, comprehensive phylogenetic frameworks of ray-finned fishes on the basis of whole mitochondrial genome sequence data

- To estimate process of evolution of genes and genomes of fishes based on reliable molecular phylogenies

- To clarify genetic population structure and speciation of aquatic animals

- To search for genes responsible for adaptation to local conditions and to examine their microevolution

Postdoctoral fellows:  4

Secretary & technicians:  3

Graduate students:  2

Sato, Y., Y. Hashiguchi, and M. Nishida (2009) Evolution of multiple phosphodiesterase isoforms in stickleback involved in cAMP signal transduction pathway. BMC Systems Biol., 3, Article#23.

Inoue, J. G., Y. Kumazawa, M. Miya, and M. Nishida (2009) The historical biogeography of the freshwater knifefishes using mitogenomic approaches: A Mesozoic origin of the Asian notopterids (Actinopterygii: Osteoglossomorpha). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., in press.

Kawahara, R., M. Miya, K. Mabuchi, T. J. Near, and M. Nishida (2009) Stickleback phylogenies resolved: Evidence from mitochondrial genomes and 11 nuclear genes. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 50, 401-404.

Hashiguchi, Y., Y. furuta, and M. Nishida (2008) Evolutionary patterns and selective pressures of odorant/pheromone receptor gene families in teleost fishes. PLoS ONE, 3, Article#e4083.

Setiamarga, D., H. E., M. Miya, Y. Yamanoue, K. Mabuchi, T. P. Satoh, J. G Inoue, and M. Nishida (2008) Interrelationships of Atherinomorpha (medakas, flyingfishes, killifishes, silversides, and their relatives): The first evidence based on whole mitogenome sequences. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 49, 598-605.

Azuma, Y., Y. Kumazawa, M. Miya, K. Mabuchi, and M. Nishida (2008) Mitogenomic evaluation of the historical biogeography of cichlids toward reliable dating of teleostean divergences. BMC Evol. Biol., 8, Article#215.

Yamanoue, Y., M. Miya, K. Matsuura, M. Katoh, H. Sakai, and M. Nishida (2008) A new perspective on phylogeny and evolution of tetraodontiform fishes (Pisces: Acanthopterygii) based on whole mitochondrial genome sequences: Basal ecological diversification? BMC Evol. Biol., 8, Article#212.

Mabuchi, K., H. Senou, and M. Nishida (2008) Mitochondrial DNA analysis reveals cryptic large-scale invasion of non-native genotypes of common carp Cyprinus caprio in Japan. Mol. Ecol., 17, 796-809.

Kawahara, R. and M. Nishida (2007) Extensive lineage-specific gene duplication and evolution of the spiggin multi-gene family in stickleback. BMC Evol. Biol., 7, Article#209.

Sato, Y. and M. Nishida (2007) Post-duplication charge evolution of phosphoglucose isomerases in teleost fishes through weak selection on many amino acids. BMC Evol. Biol., 7, Article#204.