Expertise

We study nest construction and movement coordination in termites, asking how collective-level phenomena are regulated by individual-level behaviors and how behavioral coordination has evolved in the history of life. Our research is based on detailed behavioral observations and the life history of each termite species but extends the analysis to multiple species in a phylogenetic context to understand their environmental adaptation and evolutionary process.

Past Affiliations

Post Doctoral Scholar, School of Life Sciences, Natural Sciences Division, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University Tempe Campus, Arizona State University (past)

Communities
Plant Pathology, Entomology
Degrees
Ph.D, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, 2018
MS, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, 2015
BS, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, 2013
Keywords
social insects comparative analysis tracking movement tracking video analysis behavioral ecology collective behavior phylogenetics evolutionary biology computer simulation or modeling
Languages
English, Japanese