Minoru Murai

1.5k total citations
57 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Minoru Murai is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Minoru Murai has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Ecology, 21 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 17 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Minoru Murai's work include Crustacean biology and ecology (36 papers), Marine and fisheries research (17 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (16 papers). Minoru Murai is often cited by papers focused on Crustacean biology and ecology (36 papers), Marine and fisheries research (17 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (16 papers). Minoru Murai collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Australia and Thailand. Minoru Murai's co-authors include Tsunenori Koga, Patricia R.Y. Backwell, Seiji Goshima, Yasuhisa Henmi, Masatoshi Matsumasa, John H. Christy, Satoshi Takeda, Michael D. Jennions, Hoi-Sen Yong and Sombat Poovachiranon and has published in prestigious journals such as Evolution, Animal Behaviour and Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Minoru Murai

55 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Minoru Murai Japan 21 995 660 565 171 126 57 1.3k
Lumı́r Gvoždı́k Czechia 21 686 0.7× 791 1.2× 697 1.2× 179 1.0× 158 1.3× 56 1.1k
Elisabet Forsgren Sweden 13 370 0.4× 736 1.1× 413 0.7× 143 0.8× 431 3.4× 20 1.0k
Troy A. Baird United States 25 479 0.5× 1.2k 1.8× 989 1.8× 180 1.1× 293 2.3× 61 1.5k
Gary W. Hyatt United States 10 696 0.7× 311 0.5× 352 0.6× 99 0.6× 140 1.1× 14 853
Thomas M. Luhring United States 17 475 0.5× 219 0.3× 362 0.6× 137 0.8× 310 2.5× 35 807
Njal Rollinson Canada 19 502 0.5× 433 0.7× 556 1.0× 147 0.9× 563 4.5× 50 1.0k
Penn Lloyd South Africa 21 1.3k 1.3× 852 1.3× 194 0.3× 211 1.2× 399 3.2× 56 1.6k
Benjamin J. Toscano United States 14 393 0.4× 359 0.5× 168 0.3× 116 0.7× 183 1.5× 26 691
Margaret B. Ptacek United States 22 341 0.3× 811 1.2× 616 1.1× 434 2.5× 471 3.7× 40 1.5k
Katja Heubel Germany 18 373 0.4× 554 0.8× 259 0.5× 292 1.7× 288 2.3× 38 957

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Minoru Murai

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Murai, Minoru, et al.. (2021). Attraction waves of male fiddler crabs: A visual display designed for efficacy. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 546. 151665–151665. 2 indexed citations
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Murai, Minoru, et al.. (2019). Courtship interference by neighboring males potentially prevents pairing in fiddler crab Austruca lactea. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 73(12). 5 indexed citations
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Murai, Minoru, et al.. (2016). The vibrational signals that male fiddler crabs (Uca lactea) use to attract females into their burrows. Die Naturwissenschaften. 103(5-6). 49–49. 16 indexed citations
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Murai, Minoru, Patricia R.Y. Backwell, & Michael D. Jennions. (2009). THE COST OF RELIABLE SIGNALING: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FOR PREDICTABLE VARIATION AMONG MALES IN A COST-BENEFIT TRADE-OFF BETWEEN SEXUALLY SELECTED TRAITS. Evolution. 63(9). 2363–2371. 24 indexed citations
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Matsumasa, Masatoshi & Minoru Murai. (2004). Changes in blood glucose and lactate levels of male fiddler crabs: effects of aggression and claw waving. Animal Behaviour. 69(3). 569–577. 94 indexed citations
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Jennions, Michael D., Patricia R.Y. Backwell, Minoru Murai, & John H. Christy. (2003). Hiding behaviour in fiddler crabs: how long should prey hide in response to a potential predator?. Animal Behaviour. 66(2). 251–257. 76 indexed citations
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Koga, Tsunenori, Patricia R.Y. Backwell, John H. Christy, Minoru Murai, & Eiiti Kasuya. (2001). Male-biased predation of a fiddler crab. Animal Behaviour. 62(2). 201–207. 94 indexed citations
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Murai, Minoru, et al.. (1996). Pair Formation in the Burrows of the Fiddler Crab Uca rosea (Decapoda: Ocypodidae). Journal of Crustacean Biology. 16(3). 522–522. 23 indexed citations
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Takeda, Satoshi, Masatoshi Matsumasa, Hoi-Sen Yong, & Minoru Murai. (1996). “Igloo” construction by the ocypodid crab, Dotilla myctiroides (Milne-Edwards) (Crustacea; Brachyura): the role of an air chamber when burrowing in a saturated sandy substratum. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 198(2). 237–247. 18 indexed citations
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Takeda, Satoshi, Masatoshi Matsumasa, S. Kikuchi, Sombat Poovachiranon, & Minoru Murai. (1996). Variation in the Branchial Formula of Semiterrestrial Crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura: Grapsidae and Ocypodidae) in Relation to Physiological Adaptations to the Environment. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 16(3). 472–472. 14 indexed citations
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Koga, Tsunenori, Yasuhisa Henmi, & Minoru Murai. (1993). SPERM COMPETITION AND THE ASSURANCE OF UNDERGROUND COPULATION IN THE SAND-BUBBLER CRAB SCOPIMERA GLOBOSA (BRACHYURA: OCYPODIDAE). Journal of Crustacean Biology. 13(1). 134–137. 58 indexed citations
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Hokyo, Nobuhiko, Hiroshi Suzuki, & Minoru Murai. (1983). Egg Diapause in the Oriental Chinch Bug, Cavelerius saccharivorus OKAJIMA (Heteroptera : Lygaeidae) I. Incidence and Intensity. Applied Entomology and Zoology. 18(3). 382–391. 8 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Hiroshi & Minoru Murai. (1980). Ecological studies of Roparidia fasciata in Okinawa island I. Distribution of single‐ and multiple‐foundress colonies. Population Ecology. 22(1). 184–195. 17 indexed citations
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Murai, Minoru. (1979). Dispersal and reproductive properties of sugarcane bugs, Cavelerius saccharivorus. Population Ecology. 21(1). 153–163. 5 indexed citations
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Murai, Minoru. (1977). Population studies of Cavelerius saccharivorus Okajima (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae): Adult dispersal in relation to the density. Population Ecology. 18(2). 147–159. 7 indexed citations
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Itô, Yosiaki, et al.. (1973). An estimation of population density of Dacus cucurbitae with mark‐recapture methods. Population Ecology. 15(1). 213–222. 16 indexed citations
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Murai, Minoru & Keizi Kiritani. (1970). Influence of Parental Age upon the Offspring in the Green Rice Leafhopper, Nephotettix cincticeps UHLER (Hemiptera : Deltocephalidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology. 5(4). 189–201. 8 indexed citations
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Murai, Minoru, et al.. (1966). Preliminary studies for the population estimation of the cryptomeria red mite, Oligonychus hondoensis. Population Ecology. 8(2). 161–169. 1 indexed citations

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