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Publications

Publications

Peer-reviewed papers (*correspondence)

  1. Takahata Y., Kutsukake N. 2025. Urban females experience better reproductive conditions than rural females in Eurasian red squirrels. Mammalian Biology 105: 873–883. 

  2. Sugita, N., Takahata, Y., Yamaguchi, H., Funakoshi, K. 2025. Observations of roosts of the Erabu flying fox and their surrounding areas on Akuseki‑jima, and their implications. Mammalian Science. (in Japanese)

  3. Funakoshi, K., Sugita, N., Takahata, Y., Yamaguchi, H. 2025. Distribution and current status of the Erabu flying fox Pteropus dasymallus dasymallus in the Tokara Islands. Mammalian Science 65(1):19–28. (in Japanese)

  4. Takahata, Y., et al. 2024. Urbanisation has impacted the population genetic structure of the Eurasian red squirrel in Japan within a short period of 30 years. Conservation Genetics 25:1111–1122.

  5. Leonard, A. F. C., et al. 2024. The Earth Hologenome Initiative: a global platform for standardised research on wild animal–microbiota interactions. Trends in Ecology & Evolution (accepted; 79th author).

  6. Takahata, Y., Uchida, K., Shimamoto, T., Kutsukake, N., Shirai, K., Tanaka, K., Ito, M. 2023. Supplemental feedings affect diet seasonality and niche width in urban Eurasian red squirrels. Journal of Mammalogy 104:1443–1454.

  7. Takahata, Y., Uchida, K., Shimamoto, T., Kutsukake, N. 2022. Keeping treasure safe: Eurasian red squirrels cache valuable food far from the food source with low canopy cover. Behaviour 160:201–216.

  8. Takahata Y., Kikuchi D.M., Kawamata K., Watanabe R., Shirai K., Tanaka K., Ito M. 2020. Summer Diet and Habitat Use of Pallas’s Squirrels in Urban Areas of Yokohama City. Wildlife and Human Society 8:47–57. (in Japanese)

Non peer-reviewed papers

  • Takahata, Y. 2025. How should we manage supplemental feeding for urban wildlife? Perspectives from interviews with citizens in Obihiro, Japan. Japanese Journal of Environmental Education 34: 48-55. 

Doctoral thesis

  • Human and wildlife in the Anthropocene: The multidimensional approach to urban ecology in Eurasian red squirrels.

Books / other publications

  • Takahata, Y., Kutsukake, N. “Social evolution of mammals.” Encyclopedia of Mammalogy. Maruzen Publisher. (peer‑reviewed, in Japanese)

  • Takahata, Y., Watanabe, H., Koga, T. “Planning report: A round‑table for early‑career researchers to learn from other disciplines – Toward interdisciplinary discussion in wildlife management.” Wildlife Forum 28(1):26–27, 2023. (MISC, in Japanese)

  • Takahata, Y. “Greetings from the new leadership of the Youth Division.” Wildlife Forum 28(1):16–18, 2023. (MISC, in Japanese)

International conferences

  • Takahata, Y., Uchida, K., Shimamoto, T., Ito, M., Asari, Y., Terai, Y., Ohtsuki, H., Kutsukake, N. Urban ecology of Eurasian red squirrels in Japan: A comparison between urban and rural populations. Behaviour 2023, Bielefeld University, August 2023. (poster)

  • Takahata, Y., Uchida, K., Shimamoto, T., Okawa, R., Shirai, K., Tanaka, K., Ito, M. Diet composition and body condition in urban and rural Eurasian red squirrels. Behaviour 2019, Chicago, July 2019. (poster)

Domestic conferences (Japan)

  • Takahata, Y. “Ecology of urban wildlife and human–wildlife relationships: A case study of Eurasian red squirrels.” Session “Nature in cities: Considering human use and wildlife use,” organized by Y. Asari and Y. Takahata. Society for Wildlife and Humans, Tsukuba meeting, Dec 2023. (oral; in Japanese)

  • Takahata, Y., Mizushima, N. Motivations for citizens to feed wildlife and the gap with experts’ assumptions. Society for Wildlife and Humans, Rakuno Gakuen University, Oct 2022. (poster; in Japanese)

  • Takahata, Y., Uchida, K., Shimamoto, T., Kutsukake, N. “Taking treasures farther to safer places: Cache placement of Eurasian red squirrels varies with food quality.” The Ethological Society of Japan, online, Sep 2021. (poster; in Japanese)

  • Takahata, Y., Uchida, K., Shimamoto, T., Kutsukake, N., Ohtsuki, H. Survival rate and lifespan estimation in suburban Eurasian red squirrels. The Ethological Society of Japan, online, Nov 2020. (poster; in Japanese)

  • Takahata, Y., Uchida, K., Shimamoto, T., Okawa, R., Shirai, K., Tanaka, K., Ito, M. Diet and body condition in urban vs. rural Eurasian red squirrels. The Ethological Society of Japan, Osaka City University, Nov 2019. (poster; in Japanese)

  • Asari, Y., Takahata, Y., Shimamoto, T. “Squirrels living in cities—Toward future human–squirrel relationships.” The Mammal Society of Japan, Chuo University, Sep 2019. (organized session and talk; in Japanese)

  • Takahata, Y., Uchida, K., Shimamoto, T., Okawa, R., Yanagawa, H., Shirai, K., Tanaka, K., Ito, M. Dependence on provisioning in Eurasian red squirrels—Stable‑isotope comparison of urban vs. rural diets. The Ecological Society of Japan, Kobe, Mar 2019. (poster; in Japanese)

  • Takahata, Y., Kawamata, K., Watanabe, R., Kikuchi D. M., Shirai, K., Tanaka, K., Ito, M. Habitat use of Taiwan squirrels in urban areas. The Ethological Society of Japan, Kyoto University, Sep 2018. (poster; in Japanese)

Outreach / seminars / workshops

  • “The cleverness of squirrels observed.” Oji Zoo Workshop & Lecture “Learning about squirrels at the zoo,” Mar 20, 2025. (talk; in Japanese)

  • “Career support—Domestic postdocs.” Toyo University SPRING reporting session; career support event by doctoral graduates, Feb 25, 2025. (talk; in Japanese)

  • “Thinking about society through squirrel research.” Kwansei Gakuin University, School of Policy Studies course “Science and Society,” Nov 25, 2024. (talk; in Japanese)

  • “Human–wildlife relationships in the Anthropocene: Insights from urban ecology of Eurasian red squirrels.” Youth Platform Seminar, Nov 2023. (talk; in Japanese)

  • “How do squirrels maintain long‑term memory for cache sites?” Mammalogy Research Exchange, Aug 2023. (talk; in Japanese)

  • “Diet composition and body condition in urban and rural Eurasian red squirrels.” SOKENDAI Life Science Retreat, Dec 2020. (poster; organizing committee; in Japanese)

  • “Pilferage‑avoidance strategies in the caching of Eurasian red squirrels.” Mammalogy Research Exchange, Aug 2020. (talk; in Japanese)

  • “Impacts of supplemental feeding on wildlife—Comparing urban and rural Eurasian red squirrels.” SOKENDAI Squirrel Research Meeting, Mar 2019. (invited talk; in Japanese)

Grants

  • 2025–2028 Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows PD　(¥3,510,000)

  • 2024–2026 Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up (¥2,860,000)

  • 2022–2024 Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows DC2  (¥1,700,000)

Others

  • Early career-researcher awards from the Human and Wildlife Society. (December 2025)

  • Dean’s Award from The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI (March 2024).

  • Completed the Selective Course A for science communication, CoSTEP (Communication in Science & Technology Education and Research Program), Hokkaido University, March 2023.

  • Exemption of 50% repayment from the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) scholarship (FY2019–2021).