Introduction

This personal website is designed to be an introduction of the current researches by Akinori Takasuka. My interests have been directed to the mechanisms of fish population dynamics. The current main topics are biological mechanisms of species alternations, growth-based survival mechanisms during early life stages, and spawning biology of small pelagic fish species. Special emphasis has been on biological and ecological perspectives.

Brief personal history

I have had an interest in fish since early childhood. During grade-school years, I would often go in a river to catch catfish. Also, foreign freshwater fish were collected in aquariums: I was an enthusiastic aquarist. Finally, I decided to be a fisheries biologist, when I proceeded to a junior year in the University. In March 2003, my PhD thesis was finished. This seems somewhat funny for myself, as my childhood dream was to be a fish-doctor (sensu a person of broad knowledge). Always, I hope to be a researcher of "hot heart & cool mind" and aspire to be "a specialist with the property of a generalist".

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Latest update: December 26, 2011 (Index, Publications)

Current topics

Japan–Quebec collaboration workshop on "Growth–survival paradigm in early life stages of fish: theory, advance, synthesis, and future" held in Yokohama during October 26 –November 1, 2011 Joint seminar "Frontline studies on growth and survival during early life stages of fish" at NRIFS in Yokohama on October 26.

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Reprints

GSP workshop

RSK

Egg and larval workplace

Backup

The website of current researches by Akinori Takasuka (髙須賀明典/高須賀明典).