Publication

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Under review (available as preprints)

  • Mizuno A\(^*\), Williams C, Lagisz M, Senior AM, Nakagawa S. (2026). A unified framework for phylogenetic and spatial meta-analysis: concepts, implementation, and practical guidance. Research Synthesis Methods. https://doi.org/10.32942/X2WT1B

  • Williams C, McGillycuddy M, Brooks M, Bolker BM, Mizuno A, Yang Y, Viechtbauer W, Warton DI, Nakagawa S. Meta-analysis with the glmmTMB R package. Research Synthesis Methods. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2604.04084.

  • Ortega S, Rodriguez C, Mizuno A, Arroyo L, Drummond H, Nakagawa S. (2026). The collapse of environmental predictability erodes reproductive success in a Tropical seabird. Science. https://doi.org/10.32942/X2W37C

  • Nakagawa S, Mizuno A, Williams C, Lagisz M, O’Dea RE, Noble DW, Senior AM, Lundgren E, Ortega S. (2026). A new effect size for meta-analysis of magnitude: lnM. Ecology Letters. https://doi.org/10.32942/X24666

  • Ortega S, Lenz A, Lundgren EJ, Mizuno A, Poo Hernandez S, Nakagawa S, Lagisz M. (2026). Music exposure reduces anxiety-and depression-like behavior in rodents: a systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis. Behavioral Brain Research. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.27.708573

  • Lagisz M et al. (2026). Who leads diversity efforts in science? Evidence of minority tax in DEI committees of international learned societies in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. BioScience. https://doi.org/10.32942/X29M10

  • Lacza H, Mizuno A\(^*\), Williams C, Lagisz M, Nakagawa S. (2026). One dataset, four meta-analyses: synthesising mean effects, within-population variability, and between-population heterogeneity in ecology. Ecological Application. https://doi.org/10.32942/X2JQ0T

  • Mizuno A\(^*\), Pollo P, Lagisz M, Guillette L, Soma M, Nakagawa S. (2025). The statistical fragility of animal cognition findings: a meta-meta-analytic reappraisal. Royal Society Open Science. https://doi.org/10.32942/X2Z36M

  • Nakagawa S, Mizuno A, Williams C, Ortega S, Drobniak SM, Lagisz M, Yang Y, Senior A, Noble DWA, Lundgren E. (2025). Mastering an Accurate and Generalizable Simulation-Based Method to Obtain Bias-corrected Point Estimates and Sampling Variance for Any Effect Sizes. Research Synthesis Methods. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2510.27519

  • Lenz A, Mizuno A, Lundgren E, Morrison K, Ortega S, Lagisz M, Nakagawa S. (2025). A systematic map of systematic reviews on anthropogenic noise impacts on wildlife: evidence gaps, policy attention, and quality appraisal. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.32942/X2435S

Accepted

  • Lagisz M, Mizuno A, Morrison K, Pollo P, Ricolfi L, Yang Y, Nakagawa S. (2026). Using Elicit AI research assistant for data extraction in systematic reviews: a feasibility study across environmental and life sciences. Research Synthesis Methods.

  • Mizuno A\(^*\), Pollo P, Lagisz M, Soma M, Nakagawa S. (2025). Biological and methodological pitfalls of meta-analyses in ecology and evolution: lessons from eyespot function studies. Animal Behaviour.

Published

  1. Morrison K, Ricolfi L, Yefeng Y, Mizuno A, Pollo P, Lagisz M, Nakagawa S. The impacts of organochlorine pesticides on adverse human health outcomes: a second order synthesis of mean effects and heterogeneity. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 141794. https://10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.141794
  1. Pollo P, Drobniak SM, Haselimashhadi H, Lagisz M, Mizuno A, Noble DWA, Wilson LA, Nakagawa S. (2026). Beyond sex differences in mean: meta-analysis of differences in skewness, kurtosis, and correlation. PLOS Biology. 24:e3003653. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003653
  1. Nakagawa S, Westneat DF, Mizuno A (3rd of 11 authors), Schielzeth H. (2026). Understanding different types of repeatability and intra-class correlation for an analysis of biological variation. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 23. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2025.0545
  1. Martinig AR, …, Mizuno A (13th of 19 authors), …, Lagisz M. (2026). Dragon Kill Points: applying a transparent working template to relieve authorship stress. BMC Biology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-026-02521-x
  1. Nakagawa S, Ortega S, Gazzea E, Lagisz M, Lenz A, Lundgren E, Mizuno A\(^*\). (2025). Location-scale models in ecology and evolution: heteroscedasticity in continuous, count and proportion data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.70203
  1. Morrison K, …, Mizuno A (21st of 39 authors), …, Nakagawa S. (2025). MATES: A tool for evaluating the quality of reporting of meta-analyses. Environment International. 207:109935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109935
  1. Mizuno A\(^*\), Drobniak SM, Williams C, Lagisz M, Nakagawa S. (2025). Promoting the use of phylogenetic multinomial generalized mixed-effects model to understand the evolution of discrete traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. voaf116. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeb/voaf116
  1. Nakagawa S, Mizuno A, Williams C, Lagisz M, Yang Y, Drobniak SM. (2025) Quantifying macro-evolutionary patterns of trait mean and variance with phylogenetic location-scale models. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 16:2585-2602. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.70160
  1. Pollo P, Martinig AR, Mizuno A, Morrison K, Pottier P, Ricolfi L, Tam J, Williams C, Yang Y, Drobniak SM, Lagisz M, Nakagawa S. (2025). Harnessing meta-analyses’ insights in ecology and evolution research. Royal Society Open Science. 12:250759. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.250759
  1. Mizuno A\(^*\), Lagisz M, Pollo P, Guillette L, Soma M, Nakagawa S. (2025). Systematic mapping and bibliometric analysis of meta-analyses on animal cognition. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 177:106342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106342
  1. Pollo P, Lagisz M, Macedo-Rego RC, Mizuno A, Yang Y, Nakagawa S. (2025). Synthesis of nature’s extravaganza: an augmented meta-meta-analysis on (putative) sexual signals. Ecology Letters. 28:e70215. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.70215
  1. Goto H, Soma M, Mizuno A, Brumm H. (2025). Vocal constraints on song amplitude in star finches Bathilda ruficauda. PeerJ. 13:e19705. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19705
  1. Pollo P, Lagisz M, Macedo-Rego RC, Mizuno A, Yang Y, Nakagawa S. (2025). Reliability of meta-analyses in ecology and evolution: (mostly) good news from a case study on sexual signals. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 292:20242782. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.2782
  1. Nakagawa S, Mizuno A, Morrison K, Ricolfi L, Williams C, Drobniak SM, Lagisz M, Yang Y. (2025). Location-Scale Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression as a Tool to Capture Large-Scale Changes in Biological and Methodological Heterogeneity: A Spotlight on Heteroscedasticity. Global Change Biology. 31:e70204. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70204
  1. Lagisz M, …, Mizuno A (5th of 21 authors), … Nakagawa S. (2025). Priced out of belonging? Insufficient concessions on membership fees across international societies in ecology and evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 292:20241430. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.1430
  1. Noble DWA, …, Mizuno A (36th of 66 authors), …, Lagisz M. (2025). The promise of community-driven preprints in ecology and evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 292:20241487. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.1487
  1. Mizuno A\(^*\), Lagisz M, Pollo P, Yang Y, Soma M, Nakagawa S. (2024). A systematic review and meta-analysis of eyespot anti-predator mechanisms. eLife. 13:RP96338. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.96338.3
  1. Pottier P, …, Mizuno A (8th of 15 authors), …, Nakagawa S. (2024). Title, abstract and keywords: a practical guide to maximize the visibility and impact of academic papers. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 291:20241222. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.1222
  1. Mizuno A, Soma M. (2023). Pre-existing visual preference for white dot patterns in estrildid finches: a comparative study of a multi-species experiment. Royal Society Open Science. 10:231057. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.231057
  1. Mizuno A, Soma M. (2023). Star finches Neochmia ruficauda have a visual preference for white dot patterns: a possible case of trypophilia. Animal Cognition. 25:1271-1279. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-022-01609-5
  1. Mizuno A, Soma M. (2021). Potential role of sensory bias in plumage pattern evolution: termite-eating and polka-dots in estrildid finches. Ethology Ecology & Evolution. 33:49-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/03949370.2020.1803414
  1. Mizuno A, Maruyama Y, Soma S. (2019). Selection of food cache location by a pair of Large-billed Crow in Japan. Japanese Journal of Ornithology. 68:67-71.