Tajima, Y. & M. Watanabe (2014) Counter-adaptation in response to sperm
removal by stimulating the sensory system in female Ischnura asiatica (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica (in press)
Hasegawa, M., R. A. Ligon, M. Giraudeau, M. Watanabe & K. J. McGraw
(2014) Urban and colorful male house finches are less aggressive. Behavioral
Ecology (in press)
Hasegawa, M., E. Arai, M. Watanabe & M. Nakamura (2014) Colourful males
hold high quality territories but exhibit reduced paternal care in barn
swallows. Behaviour, 151:591-612.
Hasegawa, M., E. Arai, M. Watanabe & M. Nakamura (2014) Male viability
is positively related to multiple ornaments in Asian Barn Swallows. Journal
of Ornithology, 155:359-397.
Hasegawa, M., E. Arai, M. Watanabe & M. Nakamura (2013) Male nestling-like courtship calls attract female barn swallows, Hirundo rustica gutturalis. Animal Behaviour, 86:949-953.
Tajima, Y. & M. Watanabe (2013) Male secondary genitalia mimic the female egg during oviposition for sperm displcement in the non-territorial damselfly Ischnura asiatica (Brauer) (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica, 42:229-236.
Takahashi, Y. & M. Watanabe (2013) Time constraints related to sexual maturation and prolonged copulation in the female-dimorphic damselfly Ischnura senegalensis. Entomological Science, 16:34-39.
Watanabe, M. & K. Kato (2012) Oviposition behaviour of the dragonfly, Sympetrum infuscatum (Selys), mistaking dried-up rice paddy fields as suitable oviposition sites (Anisoptera: Libellulidae). Odonatologica, 41:159-168.
Hasegawa, M., E. Arai, M. Watanabe & M. Nakamura (2012) Female mate choice based on territory quality in barn swallows. Journal of Ethology, 30:143-150.
Takahashi, Y., G. Morimoto & M. Watanabe (2012) Ontogenetic colour change in females as a function of antiharassment strategy. Animal Behaviour, 84:685-692.
Watanabe, M. & S. Irie (2011) Female abdomen position signals receptivity during courtship in the Japanese sulphur butterfly, Colias erate (Pieridae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 65:259-263.
Watanabe, M., D. Suda & H. Iwasaki (2011) The number of eggs developed in the ovaries of the dragongly Sympetrum infuscatum (Selys) in relation to daily food intake in forest gaps (Anisoptera: Libellulidae). Odonatologica, 40:317-325.
Takahashi, Y. & M. Watanabe (2011) Male mate choice based on ontogenetic colour changes of females in the damselfly Ischnura senegalensis. J. Ethol., 29:293-299.
Takahashi, Y., S. Morita, J. Yoshimura & M. Watanabe (2011) A geographic cline induced by negative frequency-dependent selection. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 11:256.
Watanabe, M. & N. Sasaki (2010) Pattern of sperm storage and migration in the reproductive tract of the swallowtail butterfly Papilio xuthus: cryptic female choice after second mating. Physiological Entomology,
35:328-333.
Takahashi, Y. & M. Watanabe (2010) Morph-specific reproductive strategy in the female-dimorphic damselfly Ischnura senegalensis. Zoological Science, 27:325-329.
Takahashi, Y. & M. Watanabe (2010) Female reproductive success affected by selective male harassment in the damselfly Ischnura senegalensis. Animal Behaviour, 79:211-216.
Takahashi, Y. & M. Watanabe (2010) Mating experience affecting male discrimination between sexes and female morphs in Ischnura senegalensis (Rambur) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica, 39:47-56.
Takahashi, Y. & M. Watanabe (2010) Diurnal changes in male mate preference to female dimorphism in Ischnura senegalensis (Rambur) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica, 39:145-148.
Tajima, Y. & M. Watanabe (2010) Sperm transfer process in the non-territorial Ischnura asiatica (Brauer) during copulation (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica,
39:245-250.
Takahashi, Y., J. Yoshimura, S. Morita & M. Watanabe (2010) Negative frequency-dependent selection in female color polymorphism of a damselfly. Evolution, 64:3620-3628.
Hasegawa, M., E. Arai, M. Watanabe & M. Nakamura (2010) Mating advantage of multiple male ornaments in the Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica gutturalis. Ornithological Science, 9:141-148.
Hasegawa, M., E. Arai, W. Kojima, W. Kitamura, G. Fujita, H. Higuchi, M. Watanabe & M. Nakamura (2010) Low level of extra-pair paternity in a population of the Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica gutturalis. Ornithological Science, 9:161-164.
Morimoto, M., Y. Yamamura & M. Watanabe (2010) Conservation ecology of the brackish water damselfly, Mortonagrion hirosei Asahina: Dynamics of a newly established reed community (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae).
Odonatologica, 39:333-340.
Iwata, S. & M. Watanabe (2009) Spatial distribution and species composition of larval Odonata in the artificial reed community established as a habitat for Mortonagrion hirosei Asahina (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica, 38:307-319.
Tajima, Y. & M. Watanabe (2009) Changes in the number of spermatozoa in the female sperm storage organs of Ischnura asiatica (Brauer) during copulation (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica, 38:141-149.
Takahashi, Y. & M. Watanabe (2009) Diurnal changes and frequency dependence in male mating preference for female morphs in the damselfly, Ischnura senegalensis (Rambur) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Entomological Science, 12:219-226.
Taki, W. & M. Watanabe (2009) Food intake and number of eggs laid by the carrion beetle, Eusilpha japonica (Coleoptera: Silphinae), collected using pitfall traps. Appl. Entomol.
Zool., 44:73-79.
Watanabe, M., S. Matsu'ura & M. Fukaya (2008) Changes in distribution and abundance of the endangered damselfly Mortonagrion hirosei Asahina (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae) in a reed community artificially established for its conservation. Journal of Insect Conservation, 12:663-670.
Hasegawa, M., E. Arai, M. Watanabe & M. Nakamura (2008) Methods for correcting plumage color fading in the Barn Swallow. Ornithol. Sci., 7:117-122.
Susa, K. & M. Watanabe (2007) Egg producation in Sympetrum infuscatum (Selys) females living in a forest-paddy field complex (Anisoptera: Libellulidae). Odonatologica, 36:159-170.
Watanabe, M. & S. Iwata (2007) Evaluation of line transect method for estimating Mortonagrion hirosei Asahina abundance in a dense reed community (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae).
Odonatologica, 36:275-283.
Watanabe, M. (2006) Mate location and competition for mates in relation to sunflecks of forest floors. In "Forest and Dragonflies"(ed. A. Cordero Rivera), 259-268.
Watanabe, M. & T. Kobayashi (2006) Total sperm ejaculation in monandrous (Papilio machaon) and polyandrous (P. xuthus) swallowtail butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) restricted to larval
stage-derived nutrients. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 39:1-7.
Watanabe, M. & S. Matsu'ura (2006) Fecundity and oviposition in Mortonagrion hirosei Asahina, M. selenion (Ris), Ischnura asiatica (Brauer) and I. senegalensis (Rambur), coexisting in estuarine landscapes of the warm temperate zone
of Japan (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica, 35:159-166.
Watanabe, M. & A. Hachisuka (2005) Dynamics of eupyrene and apyrene
sperm storage in ovipositing females of the swallowtail butterfly Papilio xuthus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Entomological Science, 8:65-71.
Watanabe, M. & M. Kamikubo (2005) Effects of saline intake on spermatophore and sperm ejaculation in the male swallowtail butterfly Papilio xuthus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Entomological Science, 8:161-166.
Watanabe, M., H. Matsuoka, K. Susa & M. Taguchi (2005) Thoracic temperature in Sympetrum infuscatum in relation to habitat and activity (Anisoptera: Libellulidae). Odonatologica,
34:271-283.
Watanabe, M. & Y. Mimura (2004) Diurnal changes in perching sites and low mobility of adult Mortonagrion hirosei Asahina inhabiting understory of dense reed community (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica, 33:303-313.
Watanabe, M., H. Matsuoka & M. Taguchi (2004) Habitat selection and population parameters of Sympetrum infuscatum during sexually mature stages in a cool temperate zone of Japan (Anisoptera:
Libellulidae). Odonatologica, 33:169-179.
Watanabe, M. & T. Imoto (2003) Thermoregulation and flying habits of the Japanese sulfur butterfly, Colias erate (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in an open habitat. Entomological Science, 6:111-118.
Watanabe, M. & Y. Mimura (2003) Population dynamics of Mortonagrion hirosei (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). International Journal of Odonatology, 6:65-78.
Watanabe, M. & M. Nishimura (2001) Reproductive output and egg maturation in relation to mate-avoidance in monandrous females of the small copper, Lycaena phlaeas (Lycaenidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 54:83-87.
Watanabe, M., M. Bon'no & A. Hachisuka (2000) Eupyrene sperm migrates to spermatheca after apyrene sperm in the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus L. (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Journal of Ethology, 18:91-99.
Watanabe, M. & M. Taguchi (2000) Behavioural protandry in the damselfly, Mnais pruinosa costalis Selys in relation to territorial behaviour (Zygoptera: Calopterygidae).
Odonatologica, 29:307-316.
Nakanishi, Y., M. Watanabe & T. Ito (2000/1996) Differences in lifetime reproductive output and mating frequency of two female morphs of the sulfur butterfly, Colias erate (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 35:1-8.
Watanabe, M. & M. Hirota (1999) Effects of sucrose intake on spermatophore mass produced by male swallowtail butterfly Papilio xuthus L. Zoological Science, 16:55-61.
Watanabe, M., C. Wiklund & M. Bon'no (1998) The effect of repeated matings on sperm numbers in successive ejavculates of the cabbage white
butterfly Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Journal of Insect Behavior, 11:559-570.
Watanabe, M., C. Wiklund & M. Bon'no (1998) Ejaculation timing of eupyrene and apyrene sperm in the cabbage white butterfly Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera, Pieridae) during copulation. Entomological Science, 1:15-19.
Watanabe, M., M. Taguchi & N. Ohsawa (1998) Population structure of the damselfly Calopteryx japonica Selys in an isolated small habitat in a cool temperate zone of Japan (Zygoptera:
Calopterygidae). Odonatologica, 27:213-224.
Watanabe, M. & M. Taguchi (1997) Competition for perching sites in the hyaline-winged males of the damselfly Mnais pruinosa costalis Selys that use sneaky mate securing tactics (Zygoptera: Calopterygidae).
Odonatologica, 26:183-191.
Watanabe, M. & T. Oh'ura (1997) Egg cannibalism by newly hatched larvae of the small white butterfly Pieris rapae crucivora (Pieridae) on an artificial diet. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 51:304-315.
Watanabe, M., Y. Nakanishi & M. Bon'no (1997) Prolonged copulation and spermatophore size ejaculated in the sulfur butterfly, Colias erate (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) under selective harassments of mated pairs by
conspecific lone males. Journal of Ethology, 15:45-54.
Watanabe, M. & Y. Nakanishi (1996) Population structure and dispersals of the sulfur butterfly Colias erate (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in an isolated plain located in a cool temperate
zone of Japan. Japanese Journal of Entomology, 64:17-29.
Watanabe, M. & K. Sato (1996/1993) A spermatophore structured in the bursa copulatrix of the small white Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera, Pieridae) during copulation and its sugar content. Journal of Reserch on Lepidoptera, 32:26-36.
Watanabe, M. & Y. Nakanishi (1996) Population structure and dispersals of the sulfur butterfly, Colias erate (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in an isolated plain located in a cool temperate zone of Japan. Japanese Journal of Entomology, 64:17-29.
Watanabe, M. (1995) Population dynamics of Papilio xuthus larvae in relation to the life history of the host tree. In "Swallowtail
Butterflies: Their Ecology and Evolutionary Biology" (eds. Scriber, J.M. et al.), Scientific Publishers, Inc., FL., 101-106.
Watanabe, M. and S. Ando (1994) Egg load in wild females of the small white Pieris rapae crucivora (Lepidoptera, Pieridae) in relation to mating frequency. Japanese Journal
of Entomology, 62:293-297.
Muraoka, K. & M. Watanabe (1994) A preliminary study of nectar production of the field cress, Rorippa indica, in relation to the ages of its flowers. Ecological Reseach, 9:33-36.
Watanabe, M. and S. Ando (1993) Influence of mating frequency on lifetime fecundity in wild females of the small white Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera, Pieridae). Japanese Journal of Entomology, 61:691-696.
Watanabe, M. and T. Higashi (1993) Egg release and egg load in the Japanese skimmer Orthetrum japonicum (Odonata, Libellulidae) with special reference to artificial oviposition.
Japanese Journal of Entomology, 61:191-196.
Watanabe, M. and M. Taguchi (1993) Thoracic temperatures of Lestes sponsa (Hansemann) perching in sunflecks in deciduous forests of the cool temperate
zone of Japan (Zygoptera: Lestidae). Odonatologica, 22:179-186.
Higashi, T. and M. Watanabe (1993) Fecundity and oviposition in three skimmers, Orthetrum japonicum, O. albistylum and O. triangulare (Odonata: Libellulidae). Ecological Reseach, 8:103-105.
Yamaguchi, H. and M. Watanabe (1993) Hatching process of pierid butterflies. 2. Changes in egg color and survival of Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera:Pieridae). Bull.Fac.Educ.Mie Univ., 44(Natur. Sci.):67-70.
Watanabe, M. (1992) Egg maturation in laboratory-reared females of the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus L. (Lepidoptera:Papilionidae), feeding on different concentration solutions of sugar. Zoological Science, 9:133-141.
Watanabe, M. (1991) Thermoregulation and habitat preference in two wing color forms of Mnais damselflies (Odonata:Calopterygidae). Zoological Science, 8:983-989.
Watanabe, M. and E. Matsunami (1990) A lek-like system in Lestes sponsa (Hansemann), with special reference to the diurnal changes in flight activity
and mate-finding tactics (Zygoptera: Lestidae). Odonatologica, 19:47-59.
Watanabe, M. and M. Taguchi (1990) Mating tactics and male wing dimorphism in the damselfly, Mnais pruinosa costalis Selys (Odonata: Calopterygidae). Journal of Ethology, 8:129-137.
Watanabe, M. and T. Higashi (1989) Sexual difference of lifetime movement in adult Japanese skimmer, Orthetrum japonucum (Odonata:Libellulidae), in forest-paddy field complex. Ecological Research,
4:85-97.
Watanabe, M. and M. Taguchi (1988) Community structure of coexisting Sympetrum species in the central Japanese paddy fields in autumn (Anisoptera: Libellulidae).
Odonatologica, 17:249-262.
Watanabe, M., H. Koizumi, N. Suzuki and K. Kiritani (1988) Studies on ecology and behavior of Japanese black swallowtail butterflies. 7. Nectar of a glory tree, Clerodendron trichotomum, as a food resource of adults in summer. Ecological Research, 3:175-180.
Watanabe, M. (1988) Multiple matings increase the fecundity of the yellow swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus L., in summer generations. Journal of Insect Behavior, 1:17-29.
Watanabe, M., N. Ohsawa and M. Taguchi (1987) Territorial behaviour in Platycnemis echigoana Asahina at sunflecks in climax deciduous forests (Zygoptera: Platycnemididae).
Odonatologica, 16:273-280.
Watanabe, M. and Y. Adachi (1987) Number and size of eggs in the three emerald damselflies, Lestes sponsa, L. temporalis and L. japonicus (Odonata:Lestidae). Zoological Science, 4:575-578.
Watanabe, M. and Y. Adachi (1987) Fecundity and oviposition pattern in the damselfly Copera annulata (Selys) (Zygoptera: Platycnemididae). Odonatologica, 16:85-92.
Watanabe, M., K. Nozato and K. Kiritani (1986) Studies on ecology and behavior of Japanese black swallowtail butterflies (Lepidoptera:Papilionidae). 5.
Fecundity in summer generations. Applied Entomology & Zoology, 21:448-453.
Watanabe, M. and K. Nozato (1986) Fecundity of the yellow swallowtail butterflies, Papilio xuthus and P. machaon hippocrates, in a wild environment. Zoological Science, 3:509-516.
Watanabe, M. and H. Koizumi (1986) Correlation between trunk and branch age in trees as a new parameter in the analysis of tree architecture. Vegetatio, 68:103-108.
Watanabe, M. (1986) A preliminary study of the population dynamics of Orthetrum j. japonicum (Uhler) in paddy fields (Anisoptera: Libellulidae). Odonatologica, 15:219-222.
Suzuki, N., A. Niizuma, K. Yamashita, M. Watanabe, K. Nozato, A. Ishida, K. Kiritani and S. Miyai (1985) Studies on ecology and behavior of Japanese
black swallowtail butterflies. 2. Daily activity patterns and thermoregulation in summer generations of Papilio helenus nicconicolens Butler and P. protenor demetrius Cramer (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Japanese Journal of Ecology, 35:21-30.
Watanabe, M., N. Suzuki, K. Nozato, K. Kiritani, K. Yamashita and A. Niizuma (1985) Studies on ecology and behavior of Japanese black swallowtail butterflies.
3. Diurnal tracking behavior of adults in summer generation. Applied Entomology & Zoology, 20:210-217.
Watanabe, M. and N. Ohsawa (1984) Flight activity and sex ratios of a damselfly, Platycnemis echigoana Asahina (Zygoptera, Platycnemididae). Kontyu, 52:435-440.
Watanabe, M, K. Nozato, K. Kiritani and S. Miyai (1984) Seasonal fluctuations of egg density and survival rate in Japanese black swallowtail butterflies. Japanese Journal of Ecology, 34:271-279.
Watanabe, M. (1983) Radial growth patterns of a pioneer tree, Zanthoxylum ailanthoides Sieb. et Zucc. (Rutales: Rutaceae) related to the population dynamics of a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus L. (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Japanese Journal of Ecology, 33:253-261.
Watanabe, M. (1982) Leaf structure of Zanthoxylum ailanthoides Sieb. et Zucc. (Rutales: Rutaceae) affecting the mortality of a swallowtail
butterfly, Papilio xuthus L. (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Applied Entomology & Zoology, 17:151-159.
Watanabe, M. (1981) Population dynamics of the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus L., in a deforested area. Reseaches on Population Ecology, 23:74-93.
Watanabe, M. (1979) Oviposition of the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus L., (Lepidoptera:Papilionidae) in a deforested area. Applied Entomology
& Zoology, 14:484-487.
Watanabe, M. (1979) Population sizes and resident ratios of the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio polytes L., at a secondary bush community in Dharan, Nepal. Kontyu, 47:291-297.
Watanabe, M. (1979) Natural mortalities of the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus L., at patchy habitats along the flyways in a hilly region. Japanese Journal of Ecology, 29:85-93.
Watanabe, M. (1979) Population dynamics of a pioneer tree, Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, a host plant of the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus. Reseaches on Population Ecology, 20:265-277.
Watanabe, M. and K. Omata (1978) On the mortality factors of the lycaenid butterfly, Artopoetes pryeri M. (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Japanese Journal of Ecology, 28:367-370.
Watanabe, M. (1978) Adult movements and resident ratios of the black-veined white, Aporia crataegi, in a hilly region. Japanese Journal of Ecology, 28:101-109.
Watanabe, M. (1976) A preliminary study on population dynamics of the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus L. in a deforested area. Reseaches on Population Ecology, 17:200-210.