TSUJI, Yamato（辻大和）

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

2016/05/14 08:53

Inter-annual variation in characteristics of endozoochory by wild Japanese macaques

Endozoochoryisimportanttothedynamicsandregenerationofforestecosystems.Despitetheuniversalityofinter-annualvariationinfruitproduction,fewstudieshaveaddressedthesign(seedpredationversusseeddispersal)andstrength(frequencyandquantity)offruit-frugivoreinteractionandtheeffectivenessofendozoochoryinresponsetothelong-termtemporalcontext.InthisstudyIevaluatedthechara...Inter-annualvariationincharacteristicsofendozoochorybywildJapanesemacaques

2016/05/14 08:52

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

2016/05/14 08:47

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

2016/05/14 08:44