Living things

13.10901 Tenryu medaka (a type of small medaka beetle), subspecies of Tokara (adult)

[First Record on Yakushima Island] A Rare and Mythical Insect? Discovery Record of the Tenryu Medaka Dwarf Water Beetle (Published in "Monthly Insects")

This article contains a draft of the report "Record of the Tenryu Medaka Chibikawa Ground Beetle in Yakushima" which was published in the following journal. (function(b,c,f,g,a,d,e){b.MoshimoAffiliateObject=a;b=b||funct...

2019.12.23

animal

13.09562 Large-spotted digger wasp, female, adult

[First discovery in Tokyo] Records of rare wasps, Digitaria japonica and Digitaria scoparius (published in Monthly Insects)

This article contains a draft of the report "Records of Common Digger Wasps and Large Digger Wasps in Mainland Tokyo," which was published in the following journal. Citation method: Kenichi Ikeda. 2019. Records of Common Digger Wasps and Large Digger Wasps in Mainland Tokyo. Monthly Insect Magazine 585: 5...

2019.11.21

animal

Posts 4679 Featured Image R Biodiversity Cluster Nmds Analysis

This article explains how to perform biodiversity index and community structure analysis (cluster analysis/NMDS) using the statistical analysis language "R"!

If you want to calculate biodiversity indices or perform community structure analysis (cluster analysis/NMDS), the best approach is to use the free statistical programming language 'R'. However, when I was a student, there was little documentation available, and I struggled to write the code. Variables...

2019.09.10

ecosystem

15.4202 Black-spotted underwing moth, adult, side view

[First discovery in 38 years] Black-spotted underwing moth confirmed in Osaka Prefecture! Record of the first record in Sakai City and ecological considerations (published in "Moth Trap")

This article contains a draft of the report "A Record of the Black-spotted Underwing Moth in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture," which was published in the following journal. Purchase information is available here. Citation: Kenichi Ikeda. 2019. A Record of the Black-spotted Underwing Moth in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture. *Yūgatō* (Moth Trap) 237: 92. ISSN: 0387-...

2019.07.01

animal