Summer 2024 research in Japan with Grace Ye (Takahashi lab), Yukio Nakajima (friend, the owner of Pawpaw guest house), Daniel Serpa (Takahashi lab), and Valeria Messina (University of Milano).
2026 graduating seniors*!
(Lef to right: Monwabisi, Grace*, Tabassom, Sienna*, Brian*, Amaya*, Takahashi, Ella*, Gabby*, and Elaine*)
Our research group is broadly interested in ecology, ethology, and, conservation of amphibians (and some reptiles). Our current projects focus on: 1) Interspecific interactions between wood frogs and spotted salamanders, 2) Effects of road salt pollution on an aquatic community, 3) Parental care behavior of Japanese giant salamanders, and 4) Population assessment of giant salamanders using environmental DNA.
Four articles have been published in 2026.
Takahashi took Tabassom, Monwabisi, and Antek to Japan to work on giant salamander research in Gifu over the summer of 2026.
Congratulations to the graduating seniors!