Yasuo Ihara

Biographic Data

ID117972
NAMEYasuo Ihara
GIVEN NAMESYasuo
FAMILY NAMEIhara
SIGNATUREIHARA Y
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Tokyo
ORCID0000-0003-3072-2410
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS6
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2000
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Adolescence as a Key Period of Identity Development and Connectedness

    Open AccessEmily H Emmott, Yasuo Ihara et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescent Research2025Cited by: 1References: 7

    Adolescence is identified as a key period for identity development, but anthropological literature hints at cross-cultural variations. Past research suggests Japanese adolescents may experience more identity exploration/confusion compared to Western counterparts, but the reasons behind these findings remain unclear. This comparative study investigates how adolescents in England and Japan perceive and engage with their environments, and aims to id…

  • Exploring factors for melodic diversification of folk songs in the Ryukyu Archipelago

    Open AccessY Nishikawa, Yasuo IharaARTICLEEvolutionary Human Sciences2025References: 3

    Cultural evolution of traditional music around the world has been the subject of recent quantitative investigations. Researchers have explored cultural diffusion of music as well as patterns of geographic variation that may result. By comparison, less has been studied about the process of music diversification; in particular, under what circumstances music diversifies is yet to be understood. In this study, we examine possible factors that may fa…

  • A demographic test of accidental versus intentional island colonization by Pleistocene humans

    Open AccessYasuo Ihara, Kazunobu Ikeya et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Evolution2020Cited by: 3References: 19

  • Quantifying cultural macro-evolution

    Open AccessKohei Tamura, Yasuo IharaARTICLEEvolution and Human Behavior2017

  • Human Mate Choice

    Open AccessYasuo IharaCHAPTERInternational Encyclopedia of the…2015

  • Human Homogamy in Facial Characteristics

    Open AccessSaori Nojo, Satoshi Tamura et al.ARTICLEHuman Nature2012Cited by: 2References: 55

  • Estrous asynchrony causes low birth rates in wild female chimpanzees

    Open AccessAkiko Matsumoto–oda, Yasuo IharaARTICLEAmerican Journal of Primatology2011

    Estrous cycle asynchrony likely functions to elevate individual females' sexual attractiveness during female mate choice. Female chimpanzees show physiological estrus as anogenital swelling. Copulations are concentrated during the period of maximal tumescence, which is called the estrous period. A group of female chimpanzees in Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania, was shown to display asynchrony in both maximal tumescence and periovulatory p…

  • Homogamy and imprinting-like effect on mate choice preference for body height in the current Japanese population

    Open AccessM Seki, Yasuo Ihara et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Human Biology2011

    This study shows that homogamy for body height is present in the current Japanese population and that it may in part result from an individual's preference. It also indicates a possible role of a sexual imprinting-like mechanism in human mate choice

  • HLA and Human Mate Choice. Tests on Japanese Couples

    Open AccessYasuo Ihara, Kenichi Aoki et al.ARTICLEAnthropological Science2000References: 2

    House mice are apparently more likely to mate with individuals dissimilar to themselves at MHC (major histocompatibility complex) loci than with similar individuals. Such negative assortative mating is thought to be mediated by olfaction. Recently, it has been suggested that huma mate choice may be affected by HLA (human leukocyte antigen; MHC in humans), based on the finding that women prefer the odor of men dissimilar to themselves at HLA loci …