Kinji FUKUYAMA

Research Description

Conservation ecology of anuran amphibians
Monitoring long-term trends in endangered frog populations
Age determination and longevity in frogs by skeletochronology

Selected Journal Publications

1. Togane,D., K. Fukuyama, K. Takai, and N. Kuramoto.  (2018)  Body Size and Age Structure in Two Populations of Tokyo Daruma Pond Frog, Pelophylax porosus porosus.  Current Herpetology  37: 58-68. 

   

2. Togane, D., K. Fukuyama, and N. Kuramoto.  (2009)  Size and Age at Sexual Maturity of Female Rana porosa porosa in Valley Bottoms in Machida City, Tokyo, Japan.   Current Herpetology  28: 71-77. 

   

3. Kusano, T., K. Fukuyama, and N. Miyashita.  (1995)  Age determination of the stream frog, Rana sakuraii, by skeletochronology.,  Journal of Herpetology  29:625-628.  

   

4. Kusano, T., K. Fukuyama, and N. Miyashita.  (1995)  Body size and age determination by skeletochronology of the brown frog, Rana tagoi tagoi in southwestern Kanto  Japanese Journal of Herpetology  16:29-34. 

   

5. Fukuyama, K. and T. Kusano  (1992)  Factors affecting breeding activity in a stream-breeding frog, Buergeria buergeri.  Journal of Herpetology  26:88-91. 

   

6. Kusano, T., M. Toda, and K. Fukuyama.  (1991)  Testes size and breeding systems in Japanese anurans with special reference to large testes in the treefrog, Rhacophorus arboreus (Amphibia : Rhacophoridae).  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology  29:27-31. 

   

7. Fukuyama, F.  (1991)  Spawning behaviour and male mating tactics of a foam-nesting treefrog, Rhacophorus schlegelii.  Animal Behaviour   42:193-199.  

   

8. Fukuyama, K. and T. Kusano.  (1989)  Sexual Size Dimorphism in a Japanese Stream-breeding Frog, Buergeria buergeri (Rhacophoridae, Amphibia).  Current Herpetology in East Asia  306-313. 

9. Tamotsu, Kusano and K. Fukuyama.  (1989)  Breeding Activity of a Stream-breeding Frog (Rana sp.)  Current Herpetology in East Asia  314-322. 

10. Fukuyama, K. and T. Kusano.   (1988)  A Radio-racking Study of the Behaviour of females of the frog, Buergeria buergeri (Rhacophoridae, Amphibia) in a breeding stream in Japan.   Japanese Journal of Herpetology  12:102-107.