Takashi Miyake
Research Interests
My research focuses on the evolution of plant breeding systems, especially the evolution of plant reproductive traits as a result of interaction with pollinators. Flowers pollinated by certain groups of animals (such as bees, birds or hawkmoths) have a common suite of traits irrespective of phylogeny. These traits include floral morphology, color, scent, anthesis time, etc. and are believed to have evolved adaptively for the most efficient pollinator types. I use a variety of approaches including field and laboratory experiments, chemical analysis of floral volatiles, molecular (DNA) technique and theoretical modeling to understand the evolution of plant reproductive traits.
Publications
Miyake, T., Kuroiwa, H. and Kuroiwa, T. (1995) Differential mechanisms of movement between a generative cell and a vegetative nucleus in pollen tubes of Nicotiana tabacum as revealed by additions of colchicine and nonanoic acid. Sexual Plant Reproduction 8:228-230.
Miyake, T., Hasezawa, S. and Nagata, T. (1997) Role of cytoskeletal components in the migration of nuclei during the cell cycle transition from G1 phase to S phase of tobacco BY-2 cells. Journal of Plant Physiology 150: 528-536
Miyake, T. and Yahara, T. (1998) Why does the flower of Lonicera japonica open at dusk? Canadian Journal of Botany 76:1806-1811.
Miyake, T., Yamaoka, R. and Yahara, T. (1998) Floral scents of hawkmoth-pollinated flowers in Japan. Journal of Plant Research 111:199-205.
Miyake, T. and Yahara, T. (1999) Theoretical evaluation of pollen transfer by nocturnal and diurnal pollinators: when should a flower open? Oikos 86:233-240.
Miyake, T. and Yafuso, M. (2003) Floral scents affect reproductive success in fly-pollinated Alocasia odora(Araceae). American Journal of Botany 90:370-376.
Miyake, T. and Inoue, K. (2003) Character displacement in style length between pollinator-sharing Clerodendrum trichotomum and C. izuinsulare (Verbenaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 243:31-38.
Miyake, T. and Yafuso, M. (2005) Pollination of Alocasia cucullata (Araceae) by two Colocasiomyia flies known as specific pollinators for A. odora. Plant Species Biology 20:203-210.
Miyake, T. and Yahara, T. (2006) Isolation of polymorphic microsatellite loci in Hemerocallis fulva and Hemerocallis citrina (Hemerocallidaceae). Molecular Ecology Notes 6:909-911.
Miyake, T. Takebayashi, N. and Wolf, D. E. (2009) Possible diversifying selection in the imprinted gene, MEDEA, in Arabidopsis. Molecular Biology and Evolution 26: 843-857.
Miyake, K., Miyake, T., Terachi, T. and Yahara, T. (2009) Relative fitness of females and hermaphrodites in a natural gynodioecious population of wild radish, Raphanus sativus L. (Brassicaceae): comparison based on molecular genotyping. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22:2012-2019.
Suzuki, Y., Miyake, T. and Yamahira, K. (2010) An acquisition trade-off with fast growth in a fish, the medaka Oryzias latipes: Why do low-latitude ectotherms grow more slowly? Evolutionary Ecology 24: 749-759.
Kiso, S., Miyake, T. and Yamahira, K. (2012) Heritability and genetic correlation of abdominal and caudal vertebral numbers in latitudinal populations of the medaka Oryzias latipes. Environmental Biology of Fishes 93: 185-192.
Paape, T., Miyake, T., Takebayashi, N., Wolf, D. and Kohn, J. R. (2011) Evolutionary Genetics of an S-Like Polymorphism in Papaveraceae with Putative Function in Self-Incompatibility. PLoS ONE 6(8): e23635.
Fujimoto, S., Miyake, T. and Yamahira, K. (2014) Latitudinal variation in male competitiveness and female choosiness in a fish: Are sexual selection pressures stronger at lower latitudes? Evolutionary Biology 42:75-87.
Suetsugu, K., Hsu, T. C., Toma, T., Miyake, T. and Saunders, R. M. K. (2017) Emended description and resurrection of Kadsura matsudae (Schisandraceae). Phytotaxa 311:255–262.
Miyake, T., Satake, I. and Miyake, K. (2018) Sex-biased seed predation in gynodioecious Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus (Capryophyllaceae) and differential influence of two seed predator species on the floral traits. Plant Species Biology 33:42-50.
Wang, H., Zheng, P., Aoki, D., Miyake, T., Yagami, S., Matsushita, Y., Fukushima, K. and Nakagawa, M. (2018) Sexual and temporal variations in floral scent in the subdioecious shrub Eurya japonica Thunb. Ecology and Evolution 8:8266–8272.
Miyake, T., Aihara, N., Maeda, K., Shinzato, C., Koyanagi, R., Kobayashi, H. and Yamahira, K. (2019) Bloodmeal host identification with inferences to feeding habits of a fish-fed mosquito, Aedes baisasi. Scientific Reports 9:4002.
Miyake, T., Aihara, N. and Yokoi, H. (2020) Relationship between interspecific pollen transfer and pistil length in sympatric congeners, Clerodendrum trichotomum and C. izuinsulare. Plant Species Biology 35(4):315-321.
Ogawa, Y and Miyake, T. (2020) How do rewardless Bletilla striata flowers attract pollinators to achieve pollination? Plant Systematics and Evolution 306:78.
Matsumoto, T. K., Onoue, M., Miyake, T., Ohnishi, K., Takazoe, K., Hirobe, M. and Miyazaki, Y. (2023) Gall midge pollination and ant-mediated fruit dispersal of Pinellia tripartita (Araceae). Plant Ecology 224:59-72.
Nakayama, H., Takada, R., Miyake, T., Miyake, K., Nirei, T. and Sakio, H. (in press) Floral deception in dioecious Actinidia polygama (Actinidiaceae) revealed by differential nitrogen investment in male organs. Plant Species Biology.
Miyake, T., Hasezawa, S. and Nagata, T. (1997) Role of cytoskeletal components in the migration of nuclei during the cell cycle transition from G1 phase to S phase of tobacco BY-2 cells. Journal of Plant Physiology 150: 528-536
Miyake, T. and Yahara, T. (1998) Why does the flower of Lonicera japonica open at dusk? Canadian Journal of Botany 76:1806-1811.
Miyake, T., Yamaoka, R. and Yahara, T. (1998) Floral scents of hawkmoth-pollinated flowers in Japan. Journal of Plant Research 111:199-205.
Miyake, T. and Yahara, T. (1999) Theoretical evaluation of pollen transfer by nocturnal and diurnal pollinators: when should a flower open? Oikos 86:233-240.
Miyake, T. and Yafuso, M. (2003) Floral scents affect reproductive success in fly-pollinated Alocasia odora(Araceae). American Journal of Botany 90:370-376.
Miyake, T. and Inoue, K. (2003) Character displacement in style length between pollinator-sharing Clerodendrum trichotomum and C. izuinsulare (Verbenaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 243:31-38.
Miyake, T. and Yafuso, M. (2005) Pollination of Alocasia cucullata (Araceae) by two Colocasiomyia flies known as specific pollinators for A. odora. Plant Species Biology 20:203-210.
Miyake, T. and Yahara, T. (2006) Isolation of polymorphic microsatellite loci in Hemerocallis fulva and Hemerocallis citrina (Hemerocallidaceae). Molecular Ecology Notes 6:909-911.
Miyake, T. Takebayashi, N. and Wolf, D. E. (2009) Possible diversifying selection in the imprinted gene, MEDEA, in Arabidopsis. Molecular Biology and Evolution 26: 843-857.
Miyake, K., Miyake, T., Terachi, T. and Yahara, T. (2009) Relative fitness of females and hermaphrodites in a natural gynodioecious population of wild radish, Raphanus sativus L. (Brassicaceae): comparison based on molecular genotyping. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22:2012-2019.
Suzuki, Y., Miyake, T. and Yamahira, K. (2010) An acquisition trade-off with fast growth in a fish, the medaka Oryzias latipes: Why do low-latitude ectotherms grow more slowly? Evolutionary Ecology 24: 749-759.
Kiso, S., Miyake, T. and Yamahira, K. (2012) Heritability and genetic correlation of abdominal and caudal vertebral numbers in latitudinal populations of the medaka Oryzias latipes. Environmental Biology of Fishes 93: 185-192.
Paape, T., Miyake, T., Takebayashi, N., Wolf, D. and Kohn, J. R. (2011) Evolutionary Genetics of an S-Like Polymorphism in Papaveraceae with Putative Function in Self-Incompatibility. PLoS ONE 6(8): e23635.
Fujimoto, S., Miyake, T. and Yamahira, K. (2014) Latitudinal variation in male competitiveness and female choosiness in a fish: Are sexual selection pressures stronger at lower latitudes? Evolutionary Biology 42:75-87.
Suetsugu, K., Hsu, T. C., Toma, T., Miyake, T. and Saunders, R. M. K. (2017) Emended description and resurrection of Kadsura matsudae (Schisandraceae). Phytotaxa 311:255–262.
Miyake, T., Satake, I. and Miyake, K. (2018) Sex-biased seed predation in gynodioecious Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus (Capryophyllaceae) and differential influence of two seed predator species on the floral traits. Plant Species Biology 33:42-50.
Wang, H., Zheng, P., Aoki, D., Miyake, T., Yagami, S., Matsushita, Y., Fukushima, K. and Nakagawa, M. (2018) Sexual and temporal variations in floral scent in the subdioecious shrub Eurya japonica Thunb. Ecology and Evolution 8:8266–8272.
Miyake, T., Aihara, N., Maeda, K., Shinzato, C., Koyanagi, R., Kobayashi, H. and Yamahira, K. (2019) Bloodmeal host identification with inferences to feeding habits of a fish-fed mosquito, Aedes baisasi. Scientific Reports 9:4002.
Miyake, T., Aihara, N. and Yokoi, H. (2020) Relationship between interspecific pollen transfer and pistil length in sympatric congeners, Clerodendrum trichotomum and C. izuinsulare. Plant Species Biology 35(4):315-321.
Ogawa, Y and Miyake, T. (2020) How do rewardless Bletilla striata flowers attract pollinators to achieve pollination? Plant Systematics and Evolution 306:78.
Matsumoto, T. K., Onoue, M., Miyake, T., Ohnishi, K., Takazoe, K., Hirobe, M. and Miyazaki, Y. (2023) Gall midge pollination and ant-mediated fruit dispersal of Pinellia tripartita (Araceae). Plant Ecology 224:59-72.
Nakayama, H., Takada, R., Miyake, T., Miyake, K., Nirei, T. and Sakio, H. (in press) Floral deception in dioecious Actinidia polygama (Actinidiaceae) revealed by differential nitrogen investment in male organs. Plant Species Biology.
Education
B.S. in Biology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, March 1993Adviser: Dr. Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa
M.S. in Botany, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, March 1995Adviser: Dr. Toshiyuki Nagata
Ph.D. in Biology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, March 1998Dissertation adviser: Dr. Tetsukazu Yahara
M.S. in Botany, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, March 1995Adviser: Dr. Toshiyuki Nagata
Ph.D. in Biology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, March 1998Dissertation adviser: Dr. Tetsukazu Yahara
Memberships
The Society for the Study of EvolutionThe Ecology Society of JapanThe Society for the Study of Species BiologySociety of Evolutionary Studies, JapanThe Society of Biological Sciences Education of Japan