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Masamitsu Ōshima

Masamitsu Ōshima is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Masamitsu Ōshima rather than just read about it. In short: Masamitsu Ōshima (大島正満, Ōshima Masamitsu; June 21, 1884 – June 26, 1965) was a Japanese herpetologist and ichthyologist. He received his Master's from Stanford University.

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Reference excerpt

Masamitsu Ōshima (大島正満, Ōshima Masamitsu; June 21, 1884 – June 26, 1965) was a Japanese herpetologist and ichthyologist. He received his Master's from Stanford University. He is noted for studies of the fish species of Taiwan and on snakes.

Taxon described by him See Category:Taxa named by Masamitsu Ōshima Squalidus iijimae Named in honor of zoologist Isao lijima. Pungtungia shiraii Named in honor of Kunihiko Shirai. Aphyocypris kikuchii Named in honor of Yonetaro Kikuchi (1869–1921), collector for the Taipei Museum in Formosa (Taiwan), who collected the type specimen. Barbodes snyderi Snyder's barb. Oncorhynchus masou formosanus Spinibarbus hollandi Named in honor of zoologist-paleontologist William J. Holland.

Partial bibliography A Review of the Fishes of the Family Mugilidæ Found in the Waters of Formosa A Review of the Fishes of the Family Centriscidæ Found in the Waters of Formosa Notes on the Venomous Snakes from the Islands of Formosa and Riu Kiu A cyclopedia of applied zoology 魚 (Fishes, in Japanese), Tokyo 1940

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Masamitsu Ōshima

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Masamitsu Ōshima ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Masamitsu Ōshima

In research: Masamitsu Ōshima appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Masamitsu Ōshima in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Masamitsu Ōshima is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1884 births, 1965 deaths, 20th-century Japanese zoologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Masamitsu Ōshima outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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What is Masamitsu Ōshima in simple terms?

Masamitsu Ōshima (大島正満, Ōshima Masamitsu; June 21, 1884 – June 26, 1965) was a Japanese herpetologist and ichthyologist. He received his Master's from Stanford University.

Why does Masamitsu Ōshima matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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