Masayo Soma

Enhanced resistance to blast (Magnaporthe grisea) in transgenic Japonica rice by constitutive expression of rice chitinase

Yoko Nishizawa, Zenta Nishio, K. Nakazono et al. · Theoretical and Applied Genetics · 1999 · 221 citations

Plant Immunity, Biosynthesis, Engineering +12

Rethinking birdsong evolution: meta-analysis of the relationship between song complexity and reproductive success

Masayo Soma, László Zsolt Garamszegi · Behavioral Ecology · 2011 · 128 citations · Full text

Music, Breeding Behavior, Reproductive Success +12

Tap dancing birds: the multimodal mutual courtship display of males and females in a socially monogamous songbird

Nao Ota, Manfred Gahr, Masayo Soma · Scientific Reports · 2015 · 127 citations · Full text

Evolution of courtship display in Estrildid finches: dance in relation to female song and plumage ornamentation

Masayo Soma, Lászlà Z. Garamszegi · Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution · 2015 · 68 citations · Full text

Breeding Behavior, Fitness, Courtship Dance +16

Early Rearing Conditions Affect the Development of Body Size and Song in Bengalese Finches

Masayo Soma, Miki Takahasi, Maki Ikebuchi et al. · Ethology · 2006 · 67 citations

Biology, Breeding Behavior, Animal Behaviour +13