Toward modeling of a general mechanism of MPF formationduring oocyte maturation in vertebrates Yamashita, M. 841
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Physiology
Pigment-aggregating action of endothelins onmedaka xanthophores Murata, N., Fujii, R. 853
Behavior Biology
Inhibitoryeffects of testosterone on downstream migratory behavior in masu salmon, Oncorhynchus masou Munakata, A., Amano, M., Ikuta, K., Kitamura, S., Aida, K.Munakata, A., Amano, M., Ikuta, K., Kitamura, S., Aida, K. 863
Cell Biology
Interaction of chicken liver tropomyosin with glutamatedehydrogenase Akutsu, S., Tobita-Teramoto, T., Xie, L., Hirabayashi, T., Miyazaki, J. 871
Immunology
A comparison of hemocytes and theirphenol-oxidase activity among botryllidascidians Shirae, M., Saito, Y. 881
Developmental Biology
Developmental morphology of branchi-omericnerves in a cat shark, Scyliorhinus torazame, with specialreference to rhombomeres, cephalic mesoderm, and distribution patternsof cephalic crest cells Kuratani, S., Horigome, N. 893
Morphologicalcharacteristics of the developing cranial nerves and mesodermal headcavities in sturgeon embryos from early pharyngula to late larvalstages Kuratani, S., Nobusada, Y., Saito, H., Shigetani, Y. 911
The expression of insulin-likegrowth factor-I, II and their cognate receptor 1 and 2 during mousetongue embryonic and neonatal development Yamane, A., Mayo, M. L., Shuler, C. 935
Sperm sphere in unionid mussels(Bivalvia: Unionidae) Ishibashi, R., Komaru A., Kondo, T. 947
Production ofdiploid eggs through premeiotic endomitosis in the hybrid medaka between Oryzias latipes and O. curvinotus Shimizu, Y., Shibata, N., Sakaizumi, M., Yamashita, M. 951
Postembryonic neurogenesis in zebrafish(Danio rerio) brain: Presence of two different systems Maeyama, K., Nakayasu, H. 959
Reproductive Biology
Female-femalespawning and sex change in the haremic coral-reef fish, Labroides dimidatus Nakashima, Y., Sakai, Y., Karino, K., Kuwamura, T. 967
Endocrinology
Effectof activin A and follostatin on the release of pituitary hormones in thebullfrog Rana catesbeiana Koda, A., Yamamoto, K., Uchiyama, H., Vaudry, H., Kikuyama, S. 971
Ecology
Feeding habits of the Japanease tree frog, Hyla japonica, in the reproductive season Hirai, T., Matsui, M. 977
Phylogeny
Complex endosymbiotic microbiota of the citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri (Homoptera: Psylloidea) Subandiyah, S., Nikoh, N., Tsuyumu, S., Somowiyarjo, S., Fukatsu, T. 983
Taxonomy
A new and some little known species of Eporibatula (Acari: Oribatida: Oribatulidae), with remarks ontaxonomy of the genus Bayartogtokh, B., Aoki, J. 991
Animal Diversity and Evolution
Clonal composition of theparthe-nogenetic gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris, at thenorthernmost extremity of its range Yamashiro, S., Toda, M., Ota, H. 1013
Larvae of the deep-sea squat lobsters, Agononida incerta (Henderson, 1888) and Munida striolaMacpherson and Baba, 1993 with notes on larval morphology of the family(Crustacea: Anomura: Galatheidae) Konishi, K., Saito, T. 1021
