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Overview

Akiko Kato is affiliated with the University of La Rochelle in France and conducts research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work encompasses several subfields, including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics covered in Kato's research include:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Kato has published multiple recent papers in recognized scientific journals. These include:

  • COVID-19 lockdown allows researchers to quantify the effects of human activity on wildlife, 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems, 2020, Nature
  • The retrospective analysis of Antarctic tracking data project, 2020, Scientific Data
  • How animals distribute themselves in space: energy landscapes of Antarctic avian predators, 2021, Movement Ecology
  • Diving behaviour of albatrosses: implications for foraging ecology and bycatch susceptibility, 2021, Marine Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kato include Yan Ropert-Coudert, Frédéric Angelier, Paco Bustamante, David Grémillet, and Jérôme Fort. These colleagues have been involved in multiple joint publications, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Kato's work appears repeatedly in several publication venues, suggesting a consistent presence in these outlets. These venues include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Marine Biology
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Animal Behaviour

Best Publications

  • COVID-19 lockdown allows researchers to quantify the effects of human activity on wildlife.

    Christian Rutz;Christian Rutz;Matthias-Claudio Loretto;Matthias-Claudio Loretto;Amanda E. Bates;Sarah C. Davidson;Sarah C. Davidson

  • Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems

    Mark A. Hindell;Ryan R. Reisinger;Ryan R. Reisinger;Yan Ropert-Coudert;Luis A. Hückstädt

  • Buoyancy and maximal diving depth in penguins: do they control inhaling air volume?

    Katsufumi Sato;Y. Naito;A. Kato;Y. Niizuma

  • Lip-reading in remote subjects: an attempt to quantify and separate ingestion, breathing and vocalisation in free-living animals using penguins as a model

    Rory P. Wilson;Antje Steinfurth;Y. Ropert-Coudert;A. Kato

  • A new technique for monitoring the detailed behaviour of terrestrial animals: A case study with the domestic cat

    Shinichi Watanabe;Masako Izawa;Akiko Kato;Yan Ropert-Coudert

  • Decadal-scale changes in the climate and biota of the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean, 1950s to the 1990s

    David G. Ainley;Elizabeth D. Clarke;Kevin Arrigo;William R. Fraser

  • Important marine habitat off east Antarctica revealed by two decades of multi‐species predator tracking

    Ben Raymond;Ben Raymond;Ben Raymond;Mary Anne Lea;Toby Patterson;Virginia Andrews-Goff;Virginia Andrews-Goff

  • How cheap is soaring flight in raptors? A preliminary investigation in freely-flying vultures.

    Olivier Duriez;Akiko Kato;Clara Tromp;Giacomo Dell'Omo

  • A fine-scale time budget of Cape gannets provides insights into the foraging strategies of coastal seabirds

    Yan Ropert-Coudert;David Grémillet;Akiko Kato;Peter G. Ryan

  • Species- and sex-specific differences in foraging behaviour and foraging zones in blue-footed and brown boobies in the Gulf of California

    Henri Weimerskirch;Scott A. Shaffer;Yann Tremblay;Daniel P. Costa

  • Sex-specific foraging behaviour in a seabird with reversed sexual dimorphism: the red-footed booby

    Henri Weimerskirch;Matthieu Le Corre;Yan Ropert-Coudert;Akiko Kato

  • Between air and water: the plunge dive of the Cape Gannet Morus capensis

    Yan Ropert-Coudert;David Grémillet;Peter Ryan;Akiko Kato

  • Patterns of energy acquisition by a central place forager: benefits of alternating short and long foraging trips

    Yan Ropert-Coudert;Rory P. Wilson;Francis Daunt;Akiko Kato

  • Diving patterns and performance in the Antarctic blue-eyed shag Phalacrocorax atriceps

    J. P. Croxall;Y. Naito;A. Kato;P. Rothery

  • The three-dimensional flight of red-footed boobies: adaptations to foraging in a tropical environment?

    H. Weimerskirch;M. Le Corre;Y. Ropert-Coudert;A. Kato

  • Three-dimensional Resting Behaviour of Northern Elephant Seals: Drifting Like a Falling Leaf

    Yoko Mitani;Yoko Mitani;Yoko Mitani;Russel D. Andrews;Katsufumi Sato;Katsufumi Sato;Akiko Kato

  • Accelerometry predicts daily energy expenditure in a bird with high activity levels

    Kyle H. Elliott;Maryline Le Vaillant;Maryline Le Vaillant;Akiko Kato;Akiko Kato;John R. Speakman;John R. Speakman

  • Happy feet in a hostile world? The future of penguins depends on proactive management of current and expected threats

    Yan Ropert-Coudert;Andre Chiaradia;David Ainley;Andres Barbosa

  • Foraging strategies and prey encounter rate of free-ranging Little Penguins

    Yan Ropert-Coudert;Akiko Kato;Rory P. Wilson;Belinda Cannell

  • VARIATION IN FORAGING AND PARENTAL BEHAVIOR OF KING CORMORANTS

    Akiko Kato;Yutaka Watanuki;Isao Nishiumi;Maki Kuroki

  • Diving pattern and performance in relation to foraging ecology in the gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua

    T. D. Williams;D. R. Briggs;J. P. Croxall;Y. Naito

Frequent Co-Authors

Yan Ropert-Coudert
Yan Ropert-Coudert Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Yasuhiko Naito
Yasuhiko Naito National Institute of Polar Research
Yutaka Watanuki
Yutaka Watanuki Hokkaido University
Akinori Takahashi
Akinori Takahashi National Institute of Polar Research
Ben Raymond
Ben Raymond Australian Antarctic Division
Karine Delord
Karine Delord Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
David Grémillet
David Grémillet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Henri Weimerskirch
Henri Weimerskirch Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Sébastien Descamps
Sébastien Descamps Norwegian Polar Institute
Peter G. Ryan
Peter G. Ryan University of Cape Town

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