Phylogeny and Phylogeography of Myrmica rubra Complex (Myrmicinae) in the Japanese Alps by Shouhei Ueda, Taito Nozawa, Tetsuya Matsuzuki, Ryo-ichi Seki, Shinya Shimamoto, Takao Itino

“…We investigated the genetic diversification of the mountain ant, Myrmica kotokui, in the Japanese Alps by using molecular phylogenetic analyses. …”
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Identification and persistence mechanism of very small glaciers and perennial snow patches in the northern Japanese Alps by Kenshiro Arie, Kenshiro Arie, Chiyuki Narama, Kotaro Fukui, Hajime Iida

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Drivers of functional and phylogenetic structures of mountain bird assemblages along an altitudinal gradient from the montane to alpine zones by Daichi Iijima, Atsushi Kobayashi, Gen Morimoto, Masashi Murakami

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Behavior of snow monkeys hunting fish to survive winter by Masaki Takenaka, Kosuke Hayashi, Genki Yamada, Takayuki Ogura, Mone Ito, Alexander M. Milner, Koji Tojo

“…Abstract Japanese macaques, Macaca fuscata, of Kamikochi in the Japanese Alps endure one of the coldest and harshest environments during winter when scarcity of food puts them at risk. …”
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The effects of late Cenozoic climate change on the global distribution of frost cracking by H. Sharma, S. G. Mutz, T. A. Ehlers

“…Results indicate for all paleoclimate time slices that frost cracking was most prevalent (relative to PI times) in the middle- to high-latitude regions, as well as high-elevation lower-latitude areas such the Himalayas, Tibet, the European Alps, the Japanese Alps, the US Rocky Mountains, and the Andes Mountains. …”
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Experimental evaluation of pathogenicity and acquired immunity of Eimeria species, E. uekii and E. raichoi, infecting Japanese rock ptarmigans in a subspecies of the birds by Makoto Matsubayashi, Moemi Kinoshita, Sayaka Tsuchida, Atsushi Kobayashi, Naoya Tamura, Tomoyuki Shibahara, Yasutoshi Kido, Akira Kaneko, Kazumi Sasai, Kazunari Ushida

“…Japanese rock ptarmigans (Lagopus muta japonica) are birds that inhabit only alpine regions of central Honshu Island, Japan, known as the Japanese Alps. The number of these birds has recently declined, and in situ and ex situ national conservation programs for Japanese rock ptarmigans have been initiated. …”
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