1994-present  Full Professor, The University of Tokyo

1988-1994   　Director of Research Center, The Wild Bird Society of Japan 　
1986-1988   　Visiting Research Scientist, The University of Michigan

1977-1988   　Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo

　　I am interested in various aspects of the evolution, ecology and conservation of biodiversity.  My main research target is birds, and research subjects are grouped into six: 1) island biology, 2) adaptations for brood parasitism in cuckoos, 3) origin and development of intelligent behavior of birds, 4) ecology and conservation of migratory birds based on satellite tracking, 5) conflicts between wildlife and humans, and 6) impacts of climate change on biodiversity.

1) In the study of island biology, I compared the breeding and foraging ecology between the mainland and island populations of varied tits, Parus varius.  It was shown that the island population has smaller clutch size and the exaggerated begging behavior of young than do the mainland population and that such differences are related to the difference in the seasonal fluctuation of food sources between the two populations (lower on the island).  I also studied the species composition of woodpeckers in each of the Japanese Islands, and discussed the results in relation to the size and remoteness of islands and the presence and absence of closed related species.

2) In the study of brood parasitism by cuckoos, I have studied the laying behavior, egg colors, and the morphology and behavior of young cuckoos, and have shown how each of the characteristics contributes to the success of brood parasitism.  It became to know that the host selection and egg color of one cuckoos species differ in the presence and absence of other cuckoo species.  For example, Himalayan cuckoos Cuculus saturatus lay whitish eggs into the nest of Phylloscopus willow warblers in the largest Honshu island where little cuckoos C. poliocephalus lay chocolate-colored eggs into the nests of bush warblers Cettia diphone laying the same colored eggs.  On the other hand, in smaller Hokkaido island where little cuckoos are missing, the Himalayan cuckoos lay chocolate-colored eggs into the nest of bush warblers.

　
A bush warbler rearing a young little cuckoo

3) In the study on the origin and development of intelligent behavior, the main target species are green-backed herons Butorides striatus and Corvus crows. In green-backed herons, I showed bait-fishing behavior in southern Japan, where the herons used various kinds of baits such as flies, cicadas, earthworms, berries, leaves, twigs, and small feathers to attract and catch fishes.  I also collected similar cases reported from different parts of the world, and discussed the possible developmental processes of the behavior.  In crows, I collaborated with Dr. Yoshiaki Nihei on a smart behavior by carrion crows Corvus corone, in which automobiles are used to crack walnuts, and showed the ecological characteristics of the localities where the behavior is found, the behavioral diversity and plasticity, and the spread process of the behavior.  It became to know that some crows place a walnut just in front of a car tire to make sure of cracking.

4) In migration studies, I have collaborated with Russian, Mongolian, Korean, Indian and American scientists on satellite tracking the migration of swans, storks, cranes, and hawks for more than 15 years.  I have led the research projects, and have shown the detailed migration routes, migration pattern through time, habitat characteristics of important sites, and the relative importance of each stopover sites based on the length of stay and the number of birds visited. The results obtained have been used to settle national or private nature reserves in North Korea and Russia and to evaluate the border of nature reserves in China. Recently, these studies have also been conducted in order to show the relationships between bird migration and the spread of infectious diseases such as Avian Influenza and West Nile Fever.

　 　　　　　　
Mechanisms of satellite tracking 　　　　　　Migration routes of 3 individual Oriental honey-buzzards

6) In the study on the impacts of climate change on biodiversity, I have collaborated with American, Korean and Japanese scientists on changes in the phenology and distribution of plants and animals. It is shown that the breeding season of the red-cheeked myna Sturnus philippensis and the blooming season of the Somei-Yoshino cherry Cerasus x yedoensis in Niigata City have both advanced during the past 27 years, but the breeding season of the myna has advanced twice as much. As a result, the fruit of the cherry on which the myna had relied to feed its chicks until around the 1970s, can now be provided only in small quantities, since the cherries are not sufficiently in fruit while the chicks are in the nest.

Reviewed articles

2009

Flint, P. L, Ozaki, K., Pearce, J. M., Guzzetti, B., Higuchi, H., Fleskes, J. P., Shimada, T. and Derksen, D. V. 2009. Allopatric wintering populations of Northern Pintails in Japan and California.  Condor 111:591-598.

 
Phillip, R. A., Wakefield, E. D., Croxall, J. P., Fukuda, A. and Higuchi, H. 2009. Albatross foraging behaviour: no evidence for dual foraging, and limited support for anticipatory regulation of provisioning at South Georgia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 391: 279-292.

Primack, R., Ibanez, I., Higuchi, H., S-D, Lee., Miller-Rushing, A. J., Wilson, A. M., and Silander, J. A. 2009. Spatial and interspecific variability in phenological responses to warming temperatures. Biological Conservation 142:2569-2577.

Wakefield, E. D., Phillips, R. A., Matthiopoulos, J., Fukuda, A., Higuchi, H., Marshall, G. J. and Trathan, P. N. 2009. Wind field and sex constrain the flight speeds of central place foraging albatrosses. Ecological Monographs 79:663-679.

Kawakami, K., Mizusawa, L. and Higuchi, H. 2009. Re-established mutualism in a seed-dispersal system consisting of native and introduced birds and plants on the Bonin Islands, Japan. Ecological Research 24:741-748.

Kojima, W., Kitamura, W., Kitajima, S., Ito, Y., Ueda, K., Fujita, G. and Higuchi, H. 2009. Female Barn Swallows gain indirect but not direct benefits through social mate choice. Ethology115: 1-9.

Primack, R., Higuchi, H. and Miller-Rushing, A. 2009. The impact of climate change on cherry trees and other species in Japan. Biological Conservation 142:1943-1949

Fujita, G., Totsu, K., Shibata, E., Matsuoka, Y., Morita, H., Kitamura, W., Kuramoto,N., Masuda, N., and Higuchi, H. 2009. Habitat management of little terns in Japan’s highly developed landscape. Biological Conservation 142:1891-1898.

 
2008

Amano, T., Ushiyama, K. and Higuchi, H. 2008. Methods of predicting risks of wheat damage by white-fronted geese. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:1845-1852.

Yamaguchi, N., Hiraoka, E., Fujita, M., Hijikata, N., Ueta, M., Takagi, K., Konno, S., Okuyama, M., Watanabe, Y., Osa, Y., Morishita, E., Tokita, K., Umada, K., Fujita, G. and Higuchi, H. 2008. Spring migration routes of mallards Anas platyrhynchos that winter in Japan as determined from satellite telemetry. Zoological Science 25:875-881.

Kawakami, K., Harada, S., Suzuki, T. and Higuchi, H. 2008. Genetic and morphological differences among populations of the Bonin Islands White-eye in Japan. Zoological Science 25:882-887.

Yamaguchi, N. and Higuchi, H. 2008. Migration of birds in East Asia with reference to the spread of avian influenza. Global Environmental Research 12:41-54.

Higuchi, H., Javed, S., Nagendran, M. and Fujita, M. 2008. Spring migration of Eurasian Cranes Grus grus from Gujarat, India to their northern breeding grounds. Global Environmental Research 12:69-74.

Yamaguchi, N., Tokita, K., Uematsu, A., Kuno, K., Saeki, M., Hiraoka, E., Uchida, K., Hotta, M., Nakayama, F., Takahashi, M., Nakamura, H. and Higuchi, H. 2008. The large-scale detoured migration route and the shifting pattern of migration in Oriental honey-buzzards breeding in Japan. Journal of Zoology 276：54-62.

Higuchi, H. 2008. Impacts of climate change on biodiversity. Journal of Disaster Research 3:98-104.

Fujita, M., Kawakami, K., Moriguchi, S. and Higuchi, H. 2008. Locomotion of the Eurasian Nuthatch on vertical and horizontal substrates.  Journal of Zoology 274:357-366.

2007

Fujita, M., Kawakami, K. and Higuchi, H. 2007. Hopping and climbing gait of Japanese Pygmy Woodpeckers Picoides kizuki. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Pt. A 148:802-810.

Miller-Rushing, A., Katsuki, T., Primack, R., Ishii, Y., Lee, S. and Higuchi, H. 2007.  Impact of global warming on a group of related species and their hybrids: cherry tree flowering at Mt. Takao, Japan.  American Journal of Botany 94:1470-1478.

Lee, S. D., Jabłoński、P. G., and Higuch, H. 2007. Effect of heterospecifics on foraging of endangered Red-crowned and White-naped cranes in the Korean Demilitarized Zone.  Ecological Research 22:635-640.

Phalan, B., Phillips, R. A., Silk, J. R., Afanasyev, V., Fukuda, A., Fox, J., Catry, P., Higuchi, H. and Croxall, J. P. 2007. Foraging behaviour of four albatross species by night and day.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 340:271-286.

Lee, S-D., Jabłoński, P. G. and Higuchi, H. 2007. Winter foraging of threatened cranes in the Demilitarized Zone of Korea: behavioral evidence for the conservation importance of unplowed rice fields. Biological Conservation 138:286-289.

Fujita, G. and Higuchi, H. 2007. Barn swallows prefer to nest at sites hidden from neighboring nests within a loose colony.  Journal of Ethology 25:117-123.

2006

Koike, S., Fujita, G. and Higuchi, H. 2006. Climate change and the phenology of sympatric birds, insects, and plants in Japan.  Global Environmental Research 10:167-174.

Olival, K. and Higuchi, H. 2006. Monitoring the long-distance movement of wildlife in Asia using satellite telemetry.  In “Conservation Biology in Asia” (ed. McNeely, J.A., MacCarthy, T. M., Smith, A., Whittaker, L. and Wikramanayake, E. D.), pp. 319-339.  Society for Conservation Biology Asia Section, Kathmandu.

Kawakami, K., Suzuki, H., Horikoshi, K., Chiba, H., Fukuda, A. and Higuchi, H. 2006. The foraging ranges of Black-footed Albatross Diomedea nigripes breeding in the Bonin Islands, southern Japan, as determined by GPS tracking.  Ornithological Science 5: 187-191.

Wu, Y., Fujita, G. and Higuchi, H. 2006. What landscape elements are correlated with the distribution of wintering Grey-faced Buzzards Butastur indicus in the Sakishima Islands, southwestern Japan?  Ornithological Science 5: 157-163.

Shiu, H., Tokita, K., Morishita, E., Moriya, E., Wu, Y., Nakamura, H. and Higuchi,H. 2006. Route and site fidelity of two migratory raptors: Grey-faced Buzzards Butastur indicus and Honey-buzzards Pernis apivorus.  Ornithological Science 5: 151-156.

Amano, T.,Ushiyama, K., Moriguchi, S., Fujita, G. and Higuchi, H. 2006. Decision-making rules in group foragers with incomplete information on patch quality: a test with white-fronted geese using an individual-based model. Ecological Monographs 76:601-616.

Takeda, M., Amano, T., Kato, K. and Higuchi, H. 2006. The habitat requirement of the Genji-firefly Luciola cruciata (Coleoptera : Lampyridae), a representative endemic species of Japanese rural landscapes.  Biodiversity and Conservation 15:191-203.

Amano, T., Ushiyama, K., Fujita, G. and Higuchi, H. 2006. Foraging patch selection and departure by non-omniscient forager: a field example in white-fronted geese. Ethology 112:544-553.

Amano, T., Ushiyama, K., Fujita, G. and Higuchi, H. 2006.  Costs and benefits of flocking in foraging white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons):effects of resource depletion.  Journal of Zoology 269:111-115.

Eda, M., Koike, H., Sato, F. and Higuchi, H. 2006.  Do temporal morphological changes distort the species identification of albatross remains according to modern morphological variations?  Journal of Archaeological Science 33:349-359.

Moriguchi, S., Amano, T., Ushiyama, K., Fujita, G. and Higuchi, H. 2006.  The relationship between abdominal profile index and body condition of Greater White-fronted Geese Anser albifrons. Ornithological Science 5: 193-198.

2005

Yamaguchi, N. and Higuchi, H. 2005. Extremely low nesting success and characteristics of life history traits in an insular population of Parus varius namiyei.  Wilson Bulletin 117: 189-193.

Yamanishi, A.,Tsunekawa, A., Kiyohara, Y., Kamijo, T. and Higuchi, H. 2005. Monitoring of vegetation damage caused by the 2000 Miyake Island volcanic eruption using satellite remote sensing and field surveys.  Journal of Agriculture and Meteorology 60:1183-1188.

Higuchi, H., Shiu, H., Nakamura, H., Uematsu, A., Kuno, K., Saeki, M., Hotta, M., Tokita, K., Moriya, E., Morishita, E. and Tamura, M. 2005. Migration of Honey-buzzards Pernis apivorus based on satellite tracking.  Ornithological Science 4:109-115.

Yamaura, Y., Kato, K., Fujita, G. and Higuchi, H. 2005, The effect of landscape contexts on wintering bird communities in rural Japan.  Forest Ecology and Management 216:187-200.

Awkerman, J.A,, Fukuda, A,, Higuchi, H. and Anderson, D.J. 2005.　Foraging activity and submesoscale habitat use of waved albatrosses Phoebastria irrorata during chick-brooding period. Marine Ecology Progress Series 291:289-300.

Higuchi, H. and Pierre, J. P. 2005. Satellite tracking and avian conservation in Asia.  Landscape and Ecological Engineering 1:33-42.

Fujita, G. and Higuchi, H. 2005. A clumping pattern at large scale in breeding barn swallows.  Ornithological Science 4:95-98.

Andou, D., Nakanura, H., Oomori, S. and Higuchi, H. 2005. Characteristics of brood parasitism by Common Cuckoos on Azure-winged Magpies, as illustrated by video recordings.  Ornithological Science 4:43-48.

Fujita, G. and Higuchi, H. 2005. Gregarious foraging in barn swallows after the breeding season.  Journal of Ethology 23:139-146.

2004

Amano, T., Ushiyama, K., Fujita, G. and Higuchi, H. 2004.  Evaluating goose-dropping density as an index of food-consumption volume along a depletion gradient.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 32:782-785.

Shimazaki, H., Tamura, M., Darman, Y., Andronov, V., Parilov, M., Nagendran, M. and Higuchi, H. 2004. Network analysis of potential migration routes applied to identification of important stopover sites for Oriental White Storks (Ciconia boyciana).  Ecological Research 19:683-698.

Kunitake, Y., Hasegawa, M., Miyashita, T. and Higuchi, H.  2004. Role of a seasonally specialist bird Zosterops japonica on pollen transfer and reproductive success of　Camellia japonica　in　a temperate area.  Plant Species Biology 19:197-201. 

Eda, M. and Higuchi, H. 2004.  Distribution of albatross remains in the Far East regions during the Holocene, based on zooarchaeological remains.  Zoological Science 21:771-783.

Amano, T., Ushiyama, K., Fujita, G. and Higuchi, H. 2004.  Alleviating grazing damage by white-fronted geese: an optimal foraging approach.  Journal of Applied Ecology 41:675-688.

Fujita, G., Guan, H-L., Ueta, M., Goroshko, O., Krever, V., Ozaki, K., Mita, N. and Higuchi, H. 2004. Comparing areas of suitable habitats along travelled and possible shortest routes in migration of White-naped Cranes Grus vipio in East Asia.  Ibis 146:461-474.

Amano, T., Ushiyama, K., Fujita, G. and Higuchi, H. 2004. Factors affecting rice grain density left unconsumed by white-fronted geese in relation to wheat damage.  Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 102: 403-407.

Tamura, M., Higuchi, H., Shimazaki, H., Darman, Y. A., Andronov, V., Nagendran, M. and Parilov, M. 2004. Satellite observation of migration routes and habitats of　wetland migratory birds in East Asia.  Asian Journal of Geoinformatics 4:51-56.

Fukuda, A., Miwa, K., Hirano, E., Suzuki, M., Higuchi, H., Morishita, E., Anderson, D. J., Waugh, S. M. and Phillips, R. A. 2004.  BGDL-II － A GPS data logger for birds.  Memoirs of the National Institute of Polar Research Special issue 58: 234-245.　

Shimazaki, H., Tamura, M. and Higuchi, H. 2004. Migration routes and important stopover sites of endangered Oriental White Storks (Ciconia boyciana) as revealed by satellite tracking.  Memoirs of the National Institute of Polar Research Special issue 58:162-178.

Pierre, J. and Higuchi, H. 2004. Satellite tracking in avian conservation: applications and results from Asia.  Memoirs of the National Institute of Polar Research Special issue 58:101-109.

Higuchi, H., Pierre J. P., Krever, V., Andronov, V., Fujita, G., Ozaki, K., Goroshko, O., Ueta, M., Smirensky, S. & Mita, N. 2004. Using a remote technology in conservation: satellite-tracking White-naped Cranes in Russia and Asia.  Conservation Biology 18:136-147.

2003

Morishita, E., Itao, K., Sasaki, K. and Higuchi, H. 2003. Movements of crows in urban areas, based on PHS tracking.  Global Environmental Research 7:181-191.

Higuchi, H. and Morishita, E. 2003. What made the crow lay stones on the railroad tracks?  Global Environmental Research 7:169-173.

Higuchi, H. 2003. Crows causing fire. Global Environmental Research 7:165-168.

Higuchi,Ｈ., Miyagawa, Y., Morishita, E., Kuboshima, E., Yoshida, H. and Shibata, Y. 2003. Soap storing by crows.  Global Environmental Research 7:161-164.

Ueta, M., Kurosawa, R., Hamao, S., Kawachi, K. and Higuchi, H. 2003. Population change of jungle crows in Tokyo.  Global Environmental Research 7:131-137.

Kawakami, K. and Higuchi, H. 2003.　Interspecific learning by the Ogasawara Islands Honeyeater Apaloopteron familiare from the Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus on Hahajima, the Bonin Islands, southern Japan.  Ornithological Science 2: 132-134.

Minton, J. S., Halls, J. N. and Higuchi, H. 2003. Integration of satellite telemetry data and land-cover imagery: a study of migratory cranes in Northeast Asia.  Transactions in GIS 7：505-528.

Kawakami, K. and Higuchi, H. 2003. Population trend estimation of three threatened bird species in Japanese rural forests: the Japanese Night Heron Gorsachius goisagi, Goshawk Accipiter gentilis and Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus.  Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology 35:19-29.

Kawakami, K. and Higuchi, H. 2003. Interspecific interactions between the native and introduced white-eyes in the Bonin Islands.  Ibis145:583-592.

Kvist, L., Martens, J., Higuchi, H., Nazarenko, A. A., Valchuk, O. P. and Orell, M. 2003. Evolution and genetic structure of the great tit (Parus major complex).  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (B)270:1447-1454.

2002

Kanai, Y., Nagendran, M., Ueta, M., Markin, Y., Rinne, Y., Sorokin, A. G., Higuchi, H.　and Archibald, G. W. 2002. Discovery of breeding grounds of Siberian Cranes Grus leucogeranus flock that winters in Iran, via satellite telemetry.  Bird Conservation International 12:327-333.

Kawakami, K. and Higuchi, H. 2002. The first record of cavity nesting in the Ogasawara Islands Honeyeater Apalopteron familiare on Hahajima, Bonin Islands, Japan.  Ornithological Science1:153-154.

Tojo, H., Nakamura, S. and Higuchi, H. 2002. Gape patches in Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus nestlings.  Ornithological Science1:145-149.

Kawakami, K. and Higuchi, H. 2002. Bird predation by domestic cats on Hahajima Island, Bonin Islands, Japan.  Ornithological Science1:143-144.

Ueta, M. and Higuchi, H. 2002. Difference in migration pattern between adult and immature birds using satellites.  Auk 119:832-835.

Carter, H. R., Ono, K., Fries, J. N., Hasegawa, H., Ueta, M., Higuchi, H., Moyer, J. T., Chan, L. K. O., de Forest, L. N., Hasegawa, M. and van Vliet, G. B. 2002. Status and conservation of the Japanese Murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume) in the Izu Islands, Japan.  Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology 33:61-87.

Kanai, K., Ueta, M., Germogenov, N., Nagendran, M., Mita, N. and Higuchi, H. 2002. Migration routes and important resting areas of Siberian cranes (Grus leucogeranus) between northeastern Siberia and China as revealed by satellite tracking.  Biological Conservation106: 339-346.

Koike, S. and Higuchi, H. 2002. Long-term trends in the egg-laying date and clutch size of  Red-cheeked Starlings Sturnia philippensis.  Ibis144:150-152.

2001

Andronov, V.A., Parilov, M.P., Darman, Y.A., Higuchi, H. and Nagandran, M. 2001. Cranes and storks populations in Amurland in 1998.  Ornithologia29:314-319. (In Russian with English summary)

Takagi, M. and Higuchi, H. 2001. Habitat selection by Ijima's Willow Warbler Phylloscopus ijimae on Miyake-jima, Japan.  Japanese Journal of Ornithology 49: 113-117.

Nihei, Y. and Higuchi, H. 2001. When and where diid crows learn how to use automobiles as nutcrackers. Tohoku Psychologia Folia 60:93-97.

2000

Askins, R. A., Higuchi, H. and Murai, H. 2000. Effect of forest fragmentation on migratory songbirds in Japan.  Global Environmental Research 4: 219-229.

Tamura, M., Higuchi, H., Shimazaki, H., Oguma, H., Darman, Y.A., Andronov, V.A., Nagendran, M. and Parilov, M. 2000. Satellite observation of movements and habitat conditions of Red-crowned Cranes and Oriental White Storks in East Asia.  Global Environmental Research 4: 207-217.

Higuchi, H., Nagendran, M., Darman, Y., Tamura, M., Andronov, V., Parilov, M., Simazaki, H. and Morishita, E. 2000. Migration and habitat use of Oriental White Storks from satellite tracking studies.  Global Environmental Research 4: 169-182.

Kanai, Y., Minton, J., Nagendran, M., Ueta, M., Auyrsana, B., Goroshko, O., Kovhsar, A.F., Mita, N., Suwal, R.N., Uzawa, K., Krever, V. and Higuchi, H. 2000. Migration of Demoiselle Cranes in Asia based on satellite tracking and fieldwork.  Global Environmental Research 4: 143-153.

Higuchi, H. and Minton, J. 2000. The importance of the Korean DMZ to threatened crane species in Northeast Asia.  Global Environmental Research 4: 123-132.

Harris, J., Liying, S., Higuchi, H., Ueta, M., Zhengwang, Z., Yanyun, Z. and Xijun, N. 2000. Migratory stopover and wintering locations in eastern China used by White-naped and Hooded Cranes as determined by satellite tracking.  Forktail16:93-99.

Darman, Y. A., Andronov, V. A.,  Parilov, M. P., Higuchi, H., Nagendran, M. and Kirichenko, Y. I. 2000. Status of Oriental White Stork population in Amur region.  In "Oriental White Stork In Russia" (ed. Litvinenko, N. M.), pp. 20-24.  Russian Academy of Sciences Far Eastern Branch, Vladivostok. (In Russian with English summary)

Darman, Y. A., Andronov, V. A., Higuchi, H., Nagendran, M., Tamura, M., Gorobeiko, V. V., Roslyakov, A. G. and Parilov, M. P. 2000. Aerial census of rare birds at middle Amur lowland.  In "Oriental White Stork In Russia" (ed. Litvinenko, N. M.), pp. 13-19.  Russian Academy of Sciences Far Eastern Branch, Vladivostok. (In Russian with English summary)

1999

Suzuki, T., Kawakami, K. and Higuchi, H.　1999. A convenient method for estimating the breeding density of a threatened passerine bird Apalopteron familiare, endemic to the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Japan.  Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology 31:80-87.

Higuchi, H. and Morishita, E. 1999.  Population declines of tropical migratory birds in Japan.  Actinia 12:51-59.

1998

Higuchi, H. 1998. Host use and egg color of Japanese cuckoos.  In "Parasitic Birds and Their Host -Studies in Coevolution-" (ed. Rothstein, S. I. & Robinson, S. K.), pp. 80-93.  Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Higuchi, H., Shibaev, Y., Minton, J., Ozaki, K., Surmach, S., Fujita, G., Momose, K., Momose, Y., Ueta, M., Andronov, V., Mita, N. and Kanai, Y. 1998.  Satellite tracking of the migration of the red-crowned crane Grus japonensis.  Ecological Research 13: 273-282.

Lane, S. J., Azuma, A. and Higuchi, H. 1998. Wildfowl damage to agriculture in Japan.  Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 70: 69-77.

Lane, S. J. and Higuchi, H. 1998.  Efficacy of common protection devices in preventing nighttime damage of cabbage crops by Spot-billed Ducks in Japan.  International Journal of Pest Management 44:29-34.

1997

Kanai, Y., Sato, F., Ueta, M., Minton, J., Higuchi, H., Soma, M., Mita, N. and Matsui, S. 1997. The migration routes and important restsites of Whooper Swans satellite-tracked from northern Japan. Strix 15: 1-13.

1996

Higuchi, H., Ozaki, K., Fujita, G., Minton, J., Ueta, M., Soma, M. and Mita, N. 1996. Satellite-tracking White-naped Crane Grus vipio migration and the importance of the Korean DMZ.  Conservation Biology10:806-812.

1995

Springer, M. S., Higuchi, H., Ueda, K., Minton, J. and Sibley, C. G. 1995. Molecular evidence that the Bonin Islands "Honeyeater" is a White-eye.  Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology 27:66-77.

Higuchi, H., Minton, J. and Katsura, C. 1995.  Distribution and ecology of birds of Japan.  Pacific Science 49: 69-86.

1994

Fujita, G., Kawashima, K., Ando, Y. and Higuchi, H. 1994. Attraction of Little Terns to artificial breeding sites using decoys.  Strix 13:209-213.

Kanai, Y., Kondoh, A. and Higuchi, H. 1994. Analysis of crane habitat using satellite images.  "The Future of Cranes and Wetlands" (Higuchi, H. and Minton, J. eds.)., pp. 72-85. Wild Bird Society of Japan, Tokyo.

Chong, J., Higuchi, H. and Pak, U. 1994. The migration routes and important rest-sits of cranes on the Korean Peninsula.  "The Future of Cranes and Wetlands" (Higuchi, H. and Minton, J. eds.)., pp. 41-50.　 Wild Bird Society of Japan, Tokyo.

Higuchi, H., Nagendran, M., Sorokin, A. G. and Ueta, M. 1994. Satellite tracking of Common Cranes Grus grus migrating north from Keoladeo National Park, India. "The Future of Cranes and Wetlands" (Higuchi, H. and Minton, J. eds.)., pp. 26-31.　 Wild Bird Society of Japan, Tokyo.

Higuchi, H., Ozaki, K., Golovuskin, K., Goroshuko, O., Krever, V., Minton, J., Ueta, M., Andronov, V., Smirenski, S., Ilyashenko, V., Kanmuri, N. and Archibald, G. 1994. The migration routes and important rest-sites of cranes satellite-tracked from south-central Russia.  "The Future of Cranes and Wetlands" (Higuchi, H. and Minton, J. eds.), pp. 15-25.  Wild Bird Society of Japan, Tokyo.

1993

Higichi, H., Nakane, M. and Maru, T. 1993. Home range and pair duration of the Bonin Islands Honeyeater Apalopteron familiare.  Strix 12: 23-33. 

1992

Higichi, H., Ozaki, K., Fujita, G., Soma, M., Kanmurui, N., and Ueta, M. 1992. Satellite tracking of the migration routes of cranes from southern Japan.  Strix 11:1-20.

1991

Kanmuri, N., Soma, M., Higuchi, H. and Matsuda, A. 1991. Miniaturized platform transmitter terminal (PTT) for the Argos System.  Biotelemetry 11: 96-99.

Higuchi, H., Sato,F., Matsui, S., Soma, M. and Kanmuri, N. 1991. Satellite tracking of the migration routes of Whistling Swans Cyguus columbianus.   Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology 23：6-12.

1990

Higuchi, H., Sato,F., Matsui, S., Soma, M. and Kohiyama, K. 1990. Satellite tracking of the migration routes of Whistling Swans.  Biotelemetry 11: 100-103.

1989

Higuchi, H. and Hirano, T. 1989. Breeding season, courtship behaviour, and territoriality of White and Japanese Wagtails, Motacilla alba and M. grandis.    Ibis 131：578-588.

Kawaji, N. and Higuchi, H. 1989. Distribution and status of the Ryukyu Robin Erithacus komadori. Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology 21：224-233．

Higuchi, H. and Kawaji, N. 1989. Iijima's Willow Warbler Phylloscopus ijimae of the Tokara Islands, a new breeding locality, in southwest Japan.   Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan 44：11-15.

Higuchi, H. 1989. Responses of the Bush Warbler Cettia diphone to artificial eggs of Cuculus cuckoos in Japan.   Ibis 131：94-98.

Kawaji, N., Higuchi, H. and Hori H. 1989. A new breeding record of the Izu Island Thrush Turdus celaenops from the Tokara Islands, southwest Japan.   Bulletin of the British Ornithologist's Club 109：93-95.

1988

Higuchi, H. 1988. Individual differences in bait-fishing by the Green-backed Heron Ardeola striata associated with territory quality.   Ibis 130：39-44.

1986

Higuchi, H. 1986. Bait-fishing by the Green-backed Heron Ardeola striata in Japan.  Ibis 128：285-290.

Higuchi，H. and Payne, R. B.　1986. Nestling and fledgling plumages of Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi and C. polioophalus poliocephalus in Japan.   Japanese Journal of Ornithology 35：61-65.

1984

Higuchi，H.，Nakane，M. and Suzuki，A.  1984. Some notes on the ecology and behavior of the Bonin Islands Honeyeater Apalopteron familiare.   Tori 33：67-73.

Higuchi，H. and Sato，S.　1984. An example of character release in host selection and egg color of cuckoos Cuculus spp. in Japan.   Ibis 126：398-404.

1983

Higuchi，H. and Hirano，T. 1983. Comparative ecology of White and Japanese Wagtails, Motacilla alba and M. graadis, in winter.   Tori 32：1-11.

1981

Higuchi, H. and Momose，H. 1981. Deferred independence and prolonged infantile behaviour in young varied tits, Parus varius, of an island population.   Animal Behaviour 29：523-528.

1980

Higuchi, H. 1980. Colonization and coexistence of woodpeckers in the Japanese Islands.   Miscellaneous Reports of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology 12：139-156.

1970s

Higuchi, H. 1979. Habitat segregation between the Jungle and Carrion Crows, Corvus macrorhynchos and C. corone, in Japan.   Japanese Journal of Ecology 29：353-358.

Higuchi, H. 1977. Stored nuts Castanopsis cuspidata as a food resource of nestling varied tits Parus varius.   Tori 26：9-12．

Higuchi, H. 1976. Ecological significance of the larger body sizes in an island subspecies of the Varied Tit, Parus varius.   Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology 12：78-86.

Higuchi, H. 1976. Comparative study on the breeding of mainland and island subspecies of the Varied Tit, Parus varius. Tori 25：11-20.

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Books

Higuchi, H. 2005. The Migration of Birds. NHK Publishing, Tokyo.

Higuchi, H. and Morishita, E. 2000. What’s Wrong with Crows. Shogakkan, Tokyo.

Higuchi, H. and Narusue, M. 1997. Living with Wetlands. Iwanami-shoten, Tokyo.

Higuchi, H. (ed.) 1996. Conservation Biology. University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo.

Higuchi, H. & Minton, J. (ed.) 1994．The Future of Cranes and Wetlands. Wild Bird Society of Japan, Tokyo.

Higuchi, H. 1986. The Ecology of Birds. Asahi News Paper Publishing, Tokyo.

Higuchi, H. 1986. The Secret of Red Eggs. Shisaku-sha, Tokyo.

Higuchi, H. 1978. Ecology and Evolution of Birds. Shisakusha, Tokyo.