2006-4

THEME ISSUE

Preface for the special issue "Frontier Researches in Japanese Paleontology"

Hiroshi Kitazato
vol. 10, no. 4, p. 267, (1 December 2006)

Ultramafics-Hydrothermalism-Hydrogenesis-HyperSLiME (UltraH3) linkage: a key insight into early microbial ecosystem in the Archean deep-sea hydrothermal systems

Ken Takai, Kentaro Nakamura, Katsuhiko Suzuki, Fumio Inagaki, Kenneth H. Nealson, Hidenori Kumagai
vol. 10, no. 4, p. 269-282, (1 December 2006)

Origin and early evolution of chloroplasts

Akiko Tomitani
vol. 10, no. 4, p. 283-297, (1 December 2006)

Algae and their chloroplasts with particular reference to the dinoflagellates

Takeo Horiguchi
vol. 10, no. 4, p. 299-309, (1 December 2006)

Skeletal matrix proteins of invertebrate animals: Comparative analysis of their amino acid sequences

Isao Sarashina, Kazuyoshi Endo
vol. 10, no. 4, p. 311-336, (1 December 2006)

Evolution of developmental systems underlying segmented body plans of bilaterian animals: insights from studies of segmentation in a cricket

Taro Mito, Sumihare Noji
vol. 10, no. 4, p. 337-344, (1 December 2006)

Implication of spatiotemporal distribution of black shales deposited during the Cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Event-2

Junichiro Kuroda, Naohiko Ohkouchi
vol. 10, no. 4, p. 345-358, (1 December 2006)

Variation of geochemical signals in coral skeletons: Environmental changes or biological processes?

Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Stéphanie Reynaud, Jean-Pierre Cuif, Yannicke Dauphin
vol. 10, no. 4, p. 359-374, (1 December 2006)

Ecosystem models on the evolutionary time scale: a review and perspective

Katsuhiko Yoshida
vol. 10, no. 4, p. 375-385, (1 December 2006)