Nao Niwa

Correlation of diversity of leg morphology in <i>Gryllus bimaculatus</i> (cricket) with divergence in <i>dpp</i> expression pattern during leg development

Nao Niwa, Yoshiko Inoue, Akiyoshi Nozawa et al. · Development · 2000 · 124 citations

Evolutionary origin of the insect wing via integration of two developmental modules

Nao Niwa, Ai Kato, Teruyuki Niimi et al. · Evolution & Development · 2010 · 104 citations

Entomology, Biological Evolution, Phylogenetics +16

A conserved developmental program for sensory organ formation in Drosophila melanogaster

Nao Niwa, Yasushi Hiromi, Masataka Okabe · Nature Genetics · 2004 · 83 citations · Full text

Biology, Sensory Cell Development, Pattern Formation +14

Correlation between<i>Distal-less</i>Expression Patterns and Structures of Appendages in Development of the Two-Spotted Cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus

Nao Niwa, Mariko Saitoh, Hideyo Ohuchi et al. · ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE · 1997 · 73 citations · Full text

Entomology, Expression Pattern, Integrative Biology +16

Involvement of hedgehog, wingless, and dpp in the initiation of proximodistal axis formation during the regeneration of insect legs, a verification of the modified boundary model

Taro Mito, Yoshiko Inoue, Shinsuke Kimura et al. · Mechanisms of Development · 2002 · 64 citations

Biology, Modified Boundary Model, Pattern Formation +10