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Peer-Reviewed Papers

  1. Ayano Omura (2023)About storage of tentacles in the pockets of cuttlefishes (Mollusca, Cephalopoda), Invertebr. Zool. in press

  2. Ayano Omura, Haruka Takano, Shin-ichiro Oka, Shiro Takei (2022) Quadrupedal walking with the skin: The ambulatory flaps in ‘walking’ cuttlefish (paintpot cuttlefish, Metasepia tullbergi), Biol. Bull. 243(1) 44-49.

  3. Ayano Omura, Yuzuru Ikeda (2022) Morphology of the suckers for hunting behavior in broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus), Ecol. Res.,37(1) 156-162.

  4. Ayano Omura (2020) Adaptation for marine environments by locomotive tunic structure in cuttlefish, Trop. Nat. Hist. 20(2),162-168.

  5. Ayano Omura, Yuzuru Ikeda(2020) The Diverse Morphology of Decapodiform Cephalopods: A Summer Lecture,  Contemporary Mathematics and Science Education,2020, 1(1), ep20005.

  6. Ayano Omura (2019) Anatomical Education Using Marine Products for Elementary School Students, Pedago. Res. 4(3)em0035

  7. Ayano Omura (2019) The Use of Museum Specimens for Marine Education, Pedago. Res. 4(3) 1-8.

  8. Ayano Omura (2019) Teaching functional morphology of cephalopods during summer lecture, Curr. J. Mar. Edu. 33(2) 16-19.

  9. Ayano Omura(2019) Marine science education from the view of functional morphology and comparative morphology of sea turtle, Int. J. Environ. Sci. Edu. 14(3) 117 - 126.

  10. Ayano Omura(2018) Comparative anatomy of trunk musculature in Salamandridae with different habitats, Zool. Sci. 36(3) 208-214.

  11. Ayano Omura, Hideki Endo(2016) The functional-morphological adaptive strategy of digestive organs of decapodiform cephalopods, J. Vet. Med. Sci. 78 (1) 43-47.

  12. Ayano Omura, Wataru Anzai, Daisuke Koyabu, Hideki Endo (2015) Positional strategy of trunk muscles among aquatic, semi-aquatic and terrestrial species in Urodela, J. Vet. Med. Sci. 77 (9) 1043-1048.

  13. Ayano Omura, Wataru Anzai, Daisuke Koyabu, Hideki Endo (2015) Ontogenetic changes of trunk muscle structure in the Japanese black salamander (Hynobius nigrescens) J. Vet. Med. Sci. 77 (8) 931-936.

  14. Ayano Omura, Ken-Ichiro Ejima, Kazuya Honda, Wataru Anzai, Yuki Taguchi, Daisuke Koyabu, Hideki Endo(2015) Locomotion pattern and trunk musculoskeletal architecture among Urodela, Acta. Zool.  96 (2) 225-235.

  15. Wataru Anzai, Ayano Omura, Diaz Antonio Cadiz, Masakado Kawata, Hideki Endo(2014) Functional Morphology and Comparative Anatomy of Appendicular Musculature in Cuban Anolis Lizards with Different Locomotor Habits, Zool. Sci. 31(7) 454-463.

  16. Ayano Omura, Wataru Anzai, Hideki Endo (2014) Functional and Morphological Variety in Trunk Muscles of Urodela, J. Vet. Med. Sci. 76 (2) 159-167

  17. Hideki Endo, Ayano Omura, Takeo Sasaki, Takuya Ito, Hiroshi Koie, Hiroshi Iwata, Yoshitaka Abe(2012) The Differences of the Functional-morphological Strategy between the First and Second Dorsal Fins of the Living Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae), J. J. Zoo. Wild. Med. 17 (2) 79-86.

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Review

  1. Ayano Omura, Mitsutoshi Seto (2017) Lipid analysis using mass spectrometry imaging, The cell,49(11) 578-581.   

  2. Ayano Omura, Mitsutoshi Seto (2016) Mass microscopy, Clinical Neuroscience, 34 646-649.   

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Bulletin

  1. Ayano Omura (2020) Research on scientific illustrations, Nihon University Research Report in press.

  2. Ayano Omura (2016) Dissection and observation of bull shrimp (black tiger) Penaeus monodon: An attempt to improve observation skills through sketching.Bulletin of Teikyo University of Science 12 155 -160.    

  3. Ami Fujimura, Ayano Omura (2005) Participation in the 25th Sea Turtle Symposium, Umigame Newsletter, 64 2-4.    

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Book

  1. Ayano Omura (2022) Cuttlefish, Kagakuno-tomo, Fukuinkan Press, Japan.

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Awards

  1. Exemption from repayment of Scholarship for outstanding achievement (2013) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

  2. Best Poster Award (Joint Research) (2012) The Ecological Society of Japan

  3. Poster Award, The Japanese Society for Evolutionary Studies (2012) The Japanese Society for Evolutionary Studies

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Grant

  1. Sasagawa Scientific Research Grant (The Japan Science Society) (2021-2022)

  2. Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) (2020–2022)

  3. Fujiwara Natural History Research Grant (Fujiwara Natural History Foundation)(2020-2021)

  4. Basic Scientific Research Grant (Sumitomo Foundation) (2019-2020)

  5. Sasagawa Scientific Research Grant (The Japan Science Society) (2018-2019)

  6. Sasagawa Scientific Research Grant (The Japan Science Society) (2016-2017)

  7. Mishima-Kaiun Memorial Foundation (2015–2016)

  8. Sasagawa Scientific Research Grant (The Japan Science Society) (2013-2014)

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