Seed dispersal by Japanese macaques in western Tokyo, central Japan: a preliminary report
Westudiedthecharacteristicsofseedswithinfaeces,animportantaspectofendozoochorousseeddispersal,inJapanesemacaquesMacacafuscatainhabitingWesternTokyo,centalJapan.Wecollectedfaecalsamplesfrom2007to2008andexaminedtherateofseedoccurrence,species/life-formcomposition,andnumberofseeds.Seedswerefoundwithinfaecalsamplesduringeveryseason,buttheircharacteristicschanged...SeeddispersalbyJapanesemacaquesinwesternTokyo,centralJapan:apreliminaryreport
Inter-annual variation in characteristics of endozoochory by wild Japanese macaques
Endozoochoryisimportanttothedynamicsandregenerationofforestecosystems.Despitetheuniversalityofinter-annualvariationinfruitproduction,fewstudieshaveaddressedthesign(seedpredationversusseeddispersal)andstrength(frequencyandquantity)offruit-frugivoreinteractionandtheeffectivenessofendozoochoryinresponsetothelong-termtemporalcontext.InthisstudyIevaluatedthechara...Inter-annualvariationincharacteristicsofendozoochorybywildJapanesemacaques
Sleeping-site preferences of wild Japanese macaques: the importance of nonpredatory factors
Iinvestigatedsleeping-sitepreferenceinhabituatedwildJapanesemacaques(Macacafuscata)foreachseason(254daystotal)onpredator-freeKinkazanIsland,northernJapan,during2000–2007.Ifocusedontheeffectsofnonpredatory,environmentalfactors(vegetationtype,altitude,andtopography),towhichlittleattentionhasbeenpaid.Macaquesused24–79sleepingsitesineachseason(227sitesintotal,al...Sleeping-sitepreferencesofwildJapanesemacaques:theimportanceofnonpredatoryfactors
Studies on polyspecific associations between primates and non-primate animals: a review
Ireviewedthestudiesonpolyspecificassociationsbetweenprimatesandnon-primateanimalstoappreciatethepresentsituationaboutthistopic.Icollected104casestudiesfrom50publications.Thepartneranimalsincluded19mammalspecies,33-34birdspecies,1reptilespecies,and1-2insectspecies,respectively.Amongthem,associationswithnon-primatemammals(n=43)andbirds(n=59)occupiedmostofthere...Studiesonpolyspecificassociationsbetweenprimatesandnon-primateanimals:areview
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