Works

Publications

Ohsaki H. *, Mukai H., Yamawo A. * (2020) Biochemical Recognition in Seeds: Germination of Rumex obtusifolius is promoted by leaves of facilitative adult conspecifics. Plant Species Biology ( Link ) ( Press Release ).

Yamawo A. *, Ohsaki H., Cahill Jr, JF. (2019) Damage to leaf veins suppresses root foraging precision. American Journal of Botany (LINK) .

Sato M., Ohsaki H., Fukano Y., Yamawo A. * (2018) Self-discrimination in vine tendrils of different plant families. Plant Signaling & Behavior. E1451710.

Presentations

-International conference-

Ohsaki H., Yamawo A. Variation in competition environment of host plants promotes resource partition of leaf beetles 23rd Evolutionary Biology Meeting at Marseilles. Marseilles, France, 2019. 9. 24-27. (Poster)

Ohsaki H., Yamawo A. Does phenotypic plasticity of the leaves of host plants promote resource partition between leaf beetles? 8th EAFES International Congress. Nagoya, Japan, 2018. 4. 21-23. (Poster)

-Domestic conference-

Haruna Osaki, Akihiro Kimura, Ryo Yamao. Difference between leaf beetles that eat trees and leaf beetles that eat grass-Focusing on the external morphology and eating habits-. The 52nd Species Biology Symposium. Online (December 2020, poster).

Haruna Osaki and Ryo Yamao. Is the quality of food important? Distribution of predators according to the difference in the growth density of host plants. 36th Population Ecology Society ( LINK ). Online (November 2020, poster).Grand Prize

Haruna Osaki and Ryo Yamao. Resource selection of bitter dock based on the competitive environment of bitter dock. The 67th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan ( LINK ). Nagoya (March 2020, poster).

Haruna Osaki. Does competition between plants even affect the resource utilization of planters? .. The 40th Kanto Area Master's Research Presentation (LINK) . Tokyo (February 2020, oral). Best Oral Presentation Award

Haruna Osaki, Yosuke Senbongi, Shono Sakamoto, Rui Miyamoto, Miwa Tajima, Kei Okuda, and Ryo Yamao. Effect of competition between plants on planter resource selection: Experimental verification using white yomena and sika deer. The 51st Species and Biological Symposium (LINK) . Miyazaki (December 2019, poster).

Haruna Osaki, Yosuke Senbongi, Shono Sakamoto, Rui Miyamoto, Miwa Tajima, Kei Okuda, and Ryo Yamao. Resource utilization of sika deer depending on the growth density of prey plants. The 24th Annual Meeting of the Vegetation Society ( LINK ) . Hirosaki (October 2019, oral).

Haruna Osaki, Yosuke Senbongi, Shono Sakamoto, Rui Miyamoto, Miwa Tajima, Kei Okuda, and Ryo Yamao. Preference of sika deer determined by population density of prey plants. The 66th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan ( LINK ) . Kobe (March 2019, poster).

Haruna Osaki, Yosuke Senbongi, Shono Sakamoto, Rui Miyamoto, Miwa Tajima, Kei Okuda, and Ryo Yamao. Effect of growth density of white sika deer on sika deer palatability-Focusing on differences in leaf traits-. The 50th Society for the Study of Species Biology. Tokyo (December 2018, poster). Poster award

Haruna Osaki, Yosuke Senbongi, Shono Sakamoto, Rui Miyamoto, Miwa Tajima, Kei Okuda, and Ryo Yamao. Effect of intraspecific competition of prey plants on the palatability of sika deer. The 63rd Annual Meeting of the Tohoku District Association of the Ecological Society of Japan. Hirosaki (December 2018, oral). Best Presentation Award

Haruna Osaki and Ryo Yamao. Do mutations in leaf traits depending on the competitive environment of host plants promote resource division of herbivorous insects? .. The 65th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan. Sapporo (March 2018, poster).

Haruna Osaki and Ryo Yamao. Elucidation of the coexistence mechanism of herbivorous insects focusing on phenotypic plasticity according to the competitive environment of plants: Verification using two species of bitter dock and leaf beetle. The 49th Society for the Study of Species Biology, Fukui (December 2017, oral).

Haruna Osaki and Ryo Yamao. Mutations in leaf traits within plant species promote resource division of herbivorous insects. The 61st meeting of the Tohoku District Association of the Ecological Society of Japan. Fukushima (November 2017, oral)

Haruna Osaki and Ryo Yamao. Plant-Soil Feedback within a species varies from population to population. The 62nd Annual Meeting of the Tohoku District Association of the Ecological Society of Japan. Yamagata (October 2016, oral).

Research Grants

Reiwa 2nd year Vegetation Society Young Researcher Research Grant (April 2020)

Assistance for attendees of the Honokai International Conference (September 2019)

2019 Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant (April 2019)

Japan Okuyama Society 2018 Okuyama Research Grant (December 2018)

Editage Research Fund Graduate Student Startup Grant 2018 (November 2018)

Others

I gave a lecture at the Kamaishi Compass (August 2020, LINK ).

It was selected as the highest award at the master's research presentation of the Biology Course, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hirosaki University (February 2020).

Presented by the current student representative at the entrance examination briefing session of the graduate school (May 2019).

A science cafe was held at the school festival of Hirosaki University (October 2018).

We gave a seminar at Hiroshima Shudo University (September 2018).

I wrote an article introducing the laboratory in the bulletin of the Society of Population Ecology ( No.75 ) (August 2018).

Ohsaki H., Yamawo A. Variations in competitive environment of host plants promote resource partition of leaf beetles. International Research Workshop on Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden and Department of Biology, Hirosaki University. (July 28, 2018) Poster

Received the "Asunaro Award" from the Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hirosaki University for its original and excellent research results in life sciences (March 2018).

Hirosaki University "Gakuen News" vol.192 ( LINK ) featured on graduation (March 2018)

At the graduation research presentation of the Department of Biology, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hirosaki University, we were selected as the highest award of the Ecological Environment Course (February 2018).

Scholarships

We have received the support of many people in our studies. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Kunohe Village Ikuei Scholarship Fund (2016-2017)

Graduate school tuition exemption according to school rules and Hirosaki University Graduate School Promotion Fund tuition exemption (2017-)

Japan Student Services Organization Class 1 Scholarship (2018-)

Foundation scholarship expenses paid to Honokai Plant Protection Department's (2018-2019)

Kurosawa Ikuei Foundation (2019-)

Japan Student Services Organization Exemption from scholarship refund due to outstanding achievements (2020)