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Ongoing project on bush warbles 1

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Contact

Work: College of Arts and Sciences
         Tokyo Medical and Denta University
         2-8-30 Kohnodai, Ichikawa-shi
         Chiba 272-0827 JAPAN

         Phone&FAX +81-47-300-7125 / FAX(college office) +81-47-300-7100

         e-mail wada@tmd.ac.jp

Home: 348-10 Sonno-cho, Inage-ku
          Chiba 263-0051 JAPAN

          Phone +81-43-287-4080 / FAX +81-43-287-3452

Education

   Buchelor of Sience from University of Tokyo 1969
   DSc from University of Tokyo (Zoology) 1974

Activity

   Japan Society of Zoology
   Japan Society for Comparative Endocrinology
   Japan Society for Animal Reproduction
   Japan Society of Avian Studies

Research Field

   Zoology, Comparative Endocrinology

Research Interests

   Endocrinological Studies of Avian Reproductive Strategy
   Field Endocrinology of Birds
   Hormones and Birds' Reproductive Behavior
   Study of Breeding Seasonality, especially on Termination of Reproductive Activity - Comparative Study
   Breeding Strategy of Bush Warblers and their Stress Responses
   Endocrinology of Breeding and Molting in captive Humboldt Penguins
   Endocrinology of Molting in Black-faced Buntings

Works

Original Papers

Hatanaka, F and Wada, M. Mechanism controlling photostimulated LH secretion is different from preovulatory LH surge in Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 70, 101-108 (1988)
Wingfield, J. C. and Wada, M. Changes in plasma level of testosterone during male-male interactions in the song sparrow, Melospiza melodia: Time course and specificity of response. J. Comp. Physiol. 166, 189-194 (1989)
Hattori, A., Murakami, T., Suzuki, T., and Wada, M. Rhythms of blood melatonin in individual Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). St. Marianna Med. J. 18, 241-248 (1990)
Wada, M., Hatanaka, F., Tsuyoshi, H.,a nd Sonoda, Y. Temperature modulation of photoperiodically induced LH secretion and its termination in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 80, 465-472 (1990)
Wada, M., Akimoto, R., and Tsuyoshi, H. Annual changes in levels of plasma LH and size of cloacal protrusion in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) housed in outdoor cages under natural conditions. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 85, 415-423 (1992)
Tsuyoshi, H. and Wada, M. Termination of LH secretion in Japanese quail by high and low temperature cycles together with changes in photoperiods. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 85, 424-429 (1992)
Saito, N., Shimada, K., Nomura, N., Oguri, K., Sato, K., and Wada, M. Seasonal changes in the reproductive functions of Java sparrow (Padda oryzivora). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 101A, 459-463 (1992)
Kuwayama, T., Shimada, K., Saito, N. Ohkubo, T., Wada, M., and Ichinoe, K. Effects of removal of chicks from hens on concentrations of prolactin, luteinizing hormone and oestradiol in plasma of brooding Gifujidori hens. J. Reprod. Fert. 95, 617-622 (1992)
Wakabayashi, S., Kikuchi, M., Wada, M., Sakai, H., and Ishii, S. Induction of ovarian growth and ovulation by administration of a chicken gonadotrophin preparation to Japanese quail kept under a short-day regimen. Br. Poult. Sci. 33, 847-858 (1992)
Wada, M. Low temperature and short days together induced thyroid activation and suppression of LH release in Japanese quail. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 90, 355-363 (1993)
Wingfield, J. C., Kubokawa, K., Ishida, K., Ishii, S., and Wada, M. The adrenocortical response to stress in male bush warblers, Cettia diphone: a comparasion of breeding population in Honshu and Hokkaido, Japan. Zool. Sci. 12, 615-622 (1995)
Wingfield, J. C., Hahn, T. P. Wada, M., Astheimer, L. B., and Schoech, S. Interrelationship of day length and temperature on the control of gonadal development, body mass, and fat score in white-crowned sparrows, Zonotrichi aleucophrys gambelii. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 101, 242-255 (1996)
Otsuka, R., Aoki, K., Hori, H., and Wada, M.  Changes in circulating LH, sex steroid hormones, thyroid hormones and corticosterone in relation to breeding and molting in captive Humboldt penguins (Sphenicus humboldti) kept in an outdoor open display. Zool. Sci. 15, 103-109 (1998)


Monograph

Anatomy of Animals, Japan Society of Zoology, Maruzen, 1990 (in Japanese)
Endocrinology of Birds: Molecular to Behavioral, Japan Scientific Society Press/Springer Verlag, Tokyo and Berlin 1990
Handbook for Hormone Studies, Vol 1 Raising and Techniques, Japan Society for Comparative Endorinology, Japan Scientific Societies Press 1991 (in Japanese)


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