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 · 219 citations · Full text

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 · 93 citations · Full text

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 · 90 citations · Full text

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 · 77 citations

Breeding Behavior, Lake Tanganyika, Fishery Science +4

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 · 49 citations · Full text

Breeding Behavior, Fertility, Fitness +22