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- Gutierrez-Ortega, J. S., Perez-Farrera, M. A., Sato, M. P., Matsuo, A., Suyama, Y., Vovides, A. P., Molina-Freaner, F., Kajita, T., & Watano, Y. 2024.. Evolutionary and ecological trends in the Neotropical cycad genus Dioon (Zamiaceae): An example of success of evolutionary stasis. Ecological Research, 1-28.
- Katayama N, Yamamoto T, Aiuchi S, Watano Y, Fujiwara T. 2024. Subgenome evolutionary dynamics in allotetraploid ferns: insights from the gene expression patterns in the allotetraploid species Phegopteris decursivepinnata (Thelypteridacea, Polypodiales). Frontiers in Plant Science 14: 1286320.
- Gutierrez-Ortega JS, Perez-Farrera MA, Matsuo A, Sato MP, Suyama Y, Calonje M, Vovides AP, Kajita T, Watano Y. 2023. The phylogenetic reconstruction of the Neotropical cycad genus Ceratozamia (Zamiaceae) reveals disparate patterns of niche evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 190: 107960.
- Kawaguchi YW, Tsuchikane Y, Tanaka K, Taji T, Suzuki Y, Toyoda A, Ito M, Watano Y, Nishiyama T, Sekimoto H, Tsuchimatsu T. 2023. Extensive copy number variation explains genome size variation in the unicellular zygnematophycean alga, Closterium peracerosum–strigosum–littorale complex. Genome Biology and Evolution 15: evad115.
- Fujiwara T, Yoneoka K, Liang Z, Ebihara A, Schneider H, Murakami N, Watano Y. 2022. Lepisorus rufofuscus sp. nov. (Polypodiaceae), a new fern species segregated from L. angustus Ching. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 73: 171–182.
- Fujiwara T, Egashira T, GutierrezOrtega JS, Hori K, Ebihara A, Watano Y. 2022. Establishment of an allotetraploid fern species, Lepisorus yamaokae Seriz., between two highly niche‐differentiated parental species. American Journal of Botany 109(9): 1456–1471.
- Fujiwara T, Ogiso J, Ishii S, Togo K, Nakato N, Serizawa S, Chao Y-S, Im H-T, Ebihara A, Watano Y. 2021. Species delimitation in the Phegopteris decursivepinnata polyploid species complex (Thelypteridaceae). Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 72: 205-226.
- Julius A, Gutiérrez-Ortega JS, Sabran S, Tagane S, Naiki A, Darnaedi D, Aung MM, Dang VS, Ngoc NV, Binh HT, Watano Y, Utteridge TMA, Kajita T. 2021. Phylogenetic relationship of tropical Asian Ardisia and relatives (Primulaceae) shows non-monophyly of recognized genera and subgenera. J. Jpn. Bot. 96(3): 149-165.
- Gutierrez-Ortega JS, Molina-Freaner F, Martinez JF, Pérez-Farrera MA, Vovides AP, Hernandez-Lopez A, Tezuka A, Nagano AJ, Watano Y, Takahashi Y, Murakami M, Kajita T. 2021. Speciation along a latitudinal gradient: The origin of the Neotropical cycad sister pair Dioon sonorense-D. vovidesii (Zamiaceae). Ecology and Evolution 11(11): 6962-6976.
- Imai R, Tsuda Y, Ebihara A, Matsumoto S, Tezuka A, Nagano AJ, Ootsuki R, Watano Y. 2021. Mating system evolution and genetic structure of diploid sexual populations of Cyrtomium falcatum in Japan. Scientific Reports 11: 3124.
- Bamba M, Aoki S, Kajita T, Setoguchi H, Watano Y, Sato S, Tsuchimatsu T. 2020. Massive rhizobial genomic variation associated with partner quality in Lotus–Mesorhizobium symbiosis. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 96(12): fiaa202.
- Fujiwara T, Watano Y. 2020. Independent allopatric polyploidizations shaped the geographical structure and initial stage of reproductive isolation in an allotetraploid fern, Lepisorus nigripes (Polypodiaceae). PLOS ONE 15(5): e0233095.
- Gutierrez-Ortega JS, Salinas-Rodriguez MM, Ito T, Perez-Farrera MA, Vovides AP, Martinez JF, Molina-Freaner F, Hernandez-Lopez A, Kawaguchi L, Nagano AJ, Kajita T, Watano Y, Tsuchimatsu T, Takahashi Y, Murakami M. 2020. Niche conservatism promotes speciation in cycads: the case of Dioon merolae (Zamiaceae) in Mexico. New Phytologist 227: 1772-1884.
- Fujiwara T, Ogiso J, Matsumoto S, Watano Y 2020. Asplenium serratipinnae (Aspleniaceae: Polypodiales), a new allotetraploid species in the A. normale complex. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 71: 13-21.
- Bamba M, Aoki S, Kajita T, Setoguchi H, Watano Y, Sato S, Tsuchimatsu T. 2019. Exploring genetic diversity and signatures of horizontal gene transfer in nodule bacteria associated with Lotus japonicus in natural environments. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interaction 39(9): 1110-1120.
- Hori K, Zhou X-L, Shao W, Yan Y-H, Ebihara A, Wang R-X, Watano Y, Murakami N. 2018. Hybridization of the Dryopteris erythrosora complex (Dryopteridaceae, Polypodiidae) in Japan and adjacent areas. Hikobia. 17: 299-313.
- Gutierrez-Ortega JS, Jimenez-Cedillo K, Perez-Farrera MA, Martinez JF, Molina-Freaner F, Watano Y, Kajita T, 2018. Species definition of Dioon sonorense (Zamiaceae, Cycadales), and description of D. vovidesii, a new cycad species from northwestern Mexico. Phytotaxa. 369(2): 107-114.
- Fujiwara T, Serizawa S, Watano Y. 2018. Phylogenetic analysis reveals the origins of tetraploid and hexaploid species in the Japanese Lepisorus thunbergianus (Polypodiaceae) complex. J. Plant Res. 131: 945-959.
- Gutierrez-Ortega JS, Jimenez-Cedillo K, Perez-Farrera MA, Vovides AP, Martinez JF, Molina-Freaner F, Imai R, Tsuda Y, Matsuki Y, Suyama Y, Watano Y. 2018. Considering evolutionary processes in cycad conservation: identification of evolutionarily significant units within Dioon sonorense (Zamiaceae) in northwestern Mexico. Conserv. Genet. 19(5): 1069-1081.
- Gutierrez-Ortega JS, Salinas-Rodr-Guez MM, Martinez JF, Molina-Freaner F, Perez-Farrera MA, Vovides AP, Matsuki Y, Suyama Y, Ohsawa TA, Watano Y, Kajita T. 2018. The phylogeography of the cycad genus Dioon (Zamiaceae) clarifies its Cenozoic expansion and diversification in the Mexican transition zone. Ann Bot. 121(3): 535-548.
- Gutierrez-ortega JS, Yamamoto T, Vovides AP, Perez-Farrera MA, Martinez JF, Molina-Freaner F, Watano Y, Kajita T. 2018. Aridification as a driver of biodiversity: a case study for the cycad genus Dioon ( Zamiaceae ). Ann Bot. 121(1): 47-60.
- Hori K, Okuyama Y, Watano Y, Murakami N. 2018. Recurrent hybridization without homoeologous chromosome paring in the Dryopteris varia complex (Dryopteridaceae). Chromosome Bot. 13(1):9-24.
- Wee AKS, Teo JXH, Chua JL, Takayama K, Asakawa T, Meenakshisundaram SH, Onrizal, Adjie B, Ardli ER, Sungkaew S, Suleiman M, Tung NX, Salmo III SG, Yllano OB, Saleh MN, Soe KK, Tateishi Y, Watano Y, Tsuda Y, Kajita T, Webb EL. 2017. Vicariance and oceanic barriers drive contemporary genetic structure of widespread mangrove species Sonneratia alba J. Sm in the Indo-West Pacific. Forests. 8(12): 483.
- Tomizawa Y, Tsuda Y, Saleh MN, Wee AKS, Takayama K, Yamamoto T, Yllano OB, Salmo III SG, Sungkaew S, Adjie B, Ardli E, Suleiman M, Tung NX, Soe KK, Kandasamy K, Asakawa T, Watano Y, Baba S, Kajita T 2017. Genetic structure and population demographic history of a widespread mangrove plant Xylocarpus granatum (Meliaceae) across the Indo-West Pacific region. Forests. 8(12): 480.
- Fujiwara T, Uehara A, Iwashina T, Matsumoto S, Chang YH, Chao YS, Watano Y. 2017. Allotetraploid cryptic species in Asplenium normale in the Japanese Archipelago, detected by chemotaxonomic and multi-locus genotype approaches. Am. J. Bot. 104(9): 1390-1406.
- Imai R, Tsuda Y, Matsumoto S, Ebihara A, Watano Y. 2016. The Relationship between mating system and genetic diversity in diploid sexual populations of Cyrtomium falcatum in Japan. PLoS ONE 11(10): e0163683.
- Yamamoto T, Tsuda Y, Mori GM, Cruz MV, Shinmura Y, Wee AKS, Takayama K, Asakawa T, Yamakawa T, Suleiman M, Nunez-Farfan J, Webb EL, Watano Y, Kajita T. 2016. Development and characterization of 27 microsatellite markers for the mangrove Fern, Acrostichum aureum (Pteridaceae). Appl. Plant Sci. 4(9): 1600042.
- Ono J, Yong JWH, Takayama K, Saleh MNB, Wee AKS, Asakawa T, Yllano OB, Salmo SG, Suleiman M, Tung NX, Soe KK, Meenakshisundaram SH, Watano Y, Webb EL, Kajita T. 2016. Bruguiera hainesii, a critically endangered mangrove species, is a hybrid between B. cylindrica and B. gymnorhiza (Rhizophoraceae). Conserv. Genet. 17(8): 1137-1144.
- Hori K, Watano Y, Murakami N. 2016. Hybrid origin of the apogamous fern Dryopteris hondoensis (Dryopteridaceae). Acta Phytotaxon. Geobot. 67(3): 133-146.
- Jaruwattanaphan T, Matsumoto S, Watano Y. 2013. Reconstructing hybrid speciation events in the Pteris cretica group (Pteridaceae) in Japan and adjacent regions. Syst. Bot. 38(1):15-27
- Iwasaki T, Sase T, Takeda S, Ohsawa TA, Ozaki K, Tani N, Ikeda H, Suzuki M, Endo R, Tohei K, Watano Y. 2013. Extensive selfing in an endangered population of Pinus parviflora var. parviflora (Pinaceae) in the Boso Hills, Japan. Tree Genet. Genomes. 9(3): 69-705.
- Tsutsui K, Suwa A, Sawada K, Kato T, Ohsawa TA, Watano Y. 2009. Incongruence among mitochondrial, chloroplast and nuclear gene trees in Pinus subgenus Strobus (Pinaceae). J. Plant Res. 122(5): 509-521.
- Ito M, Suyama Y, Ohsawa TA, Watano Y. 2008. Airborne-pollen pool and mating pattern in a hybrid zone between Pinus pumila and P. parviflora var. pentaphylla. Mol. Ecol. 17(23): 5092-5103.
- Adjie B, Masuyama S, Ishikawa H, Watano Y. 2007. Independent origins of tetraploid cryptic species in the fern Ceratopteris thalictroides. J. Plant Res. 120(1): 139-138.
- Watano Y, Kanai A, Tani N. 2004. Genetic structure of hybrid zones between Pinus pumila and P. parviflora var. pentaphylla (Pinaceae) revealed by molecular hybrid index analysis. Am. J. Bot. 91(1):65-72
- Masuyama S, Kakugawa Y, Murakami N, Watano Y. 2002. Cryptic species in the fern Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn. (Parkeriaceae). I. Molecular analyses and crossing tests. J. Plant Res. 115(2): 87-97.
- Ishikawa H, Watano Y, Kano K, Ito M, Kurita S. 2002. Development of primer sets for PCR amplification of the PgiC gene in ferns. J Plant Res 115: 65-70.