EDUCATION

2004–present Ph.D candidate. The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Marine Science.

2004 M.S. Kyoto University, Department of Agriculture, Japan. “Development of social transmission in chub mackerel Scomber japonicus”

2002 B.S. Kyoto University, Department of Agriculture, Japan.
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AWARDS

2003: Sally L. Richardson Award (best student presentation), Early Life History Section of the American Fisheries Society, 27th Annual Larval Fish Conference, Santa Cruz, CA.
 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

For my masters, I studied the ontogenetic development of information transfer ability in fish. Social transmission of information is advantageous for survivorship. Shoaling in fish decreases predation pressure and increases feeding efficiency, and these functions are more enhanced with information transfer ability. I found that chub mackerels (Scomber japonicus), a common pelagic schooling fish, acquire information transfer ability much after they learn to form schools.

At present, my main interest lies in examining the effects of intraspecific interaction on survival. Intraspecific competition for resources and cannibalism can change population structure. The model species I am using, is the red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus).

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PUBLICATIONS

Masuda, R., J. Shoji, S. Nakayama and M. Tanaka (2003). Development of schooling behavior in Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus niphonius during early ontogeny. Fisheries Science 69: 772–776.

Nakayama, S., R. Masuda, J. Shoji, T. Takeuchi, M. Tanaka (2003). Effect of prey items on the development of schooling behavior in chub mackerel Scomber japonicus in the laboratory. Fisheries Science 69: 670–676.

Nakayama, S., R. Masuda, T. Takeuchi, M. Tanaka (2003). Effects of highly unsaturated fatty acids on escape ability from moon jellyfish Aurelia aurita in red sea bream Pagrus major larvae Fisheries Science 69: 903–909.

 

PRESENTATIONS

Nakayama, S., R. Masuda, and M. Tanaka (2003). Development of schooling behavior in chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus, with emphasis on dietary condition and social transfer. 27th Annual Larval Fish Conference, Santa Cruz, CA