Satoshi Awata

If a fish can pass the mark test, what are the implications for consciousness and self-awareness testing in animals?

Masanori Kohda, Takashi Hotta, Tomohiro Takeyama et al. · PLoS Biology · 2019 · 224 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Biology, Zoology +11

Further evidence for the capacity of mirror self-recognition in cleaner fish and the significance of ecologically relevant marks

Masanori Kohda, Shumpei Sogawa, Alex Jordan et al. · PLoS Biology · 2022 · 101 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Animal Sciences, Zoology +10

Cleaner fish recognize self in a mirror via self-face recognition like humans

Masanori Kohda, Redouan Bshary, Naoki Kubo et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2023 · 95 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Psychology, Zoology +13

Social system and reproduction of helpers in a cooperatively breeding cichlid fish (Julidochromis ornatus) in Lake Tanganyika: field observations and parentage analyses

Satoshi Awata, Hiroyuki Munehara, Masanori Kohda · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · 2005 · 79 citations

Natural Resources, Biology, Ecology +14

Testis size depends on social status and the presence of male helpers in the cooperatively breeding cichlid Julidochromis ornatus

Satoshi Awata, Dik Heg, Hiroyuki Munehara et al. · Behavioral Ecology · 2006 · 50 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Ecology +17