Use of nest boxes, with reference to height selection, by Japanese dormouse at Mt. Yatsugatake, central Japan

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  • Takatsuki Seiki
    Life Museum of Azabu University, Azabu University Laboratory of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University
  • Ohnuki Sae
    Laboratory of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University
  • Kako Nahoko
    Laboratory of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University
  • Suzuki Shiori
    Laboratory of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University
  • Minami Masato
    Laboratory of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University

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  • 八ヶ岳におけるヤマネの巣箱利用―高さ選択に注目して―

Abstract

<p>Nest boxes (43 pairs) were set on tree trunks at heights of 0.5 m and 1.8 m above the ground in a larch forest at Mt. Yatsugatake, central Japan in May, 2013. The use of the nest box by small mammals and the nest materials brought by them were determined four times in 2013 and 2014. Approximately 27.7% (101 out of 364) of the nest boxes were used. Most of the boxes (93.5%) were used by the Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus), and a few boxes were used by the small Japanese field mouse Apodemus argenteus. The use rate was particularly high (40%–50%) in September, after the rearing season. Boxes at higher height (1.8 m) were used more frequently than boxes at lower height (0.5 m). The dormice used mosses, beard lichens, and barks. For each nest, a particular material was predominant, and others occupied small portions.</p>

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  • CRID
    1390009640069590912
  • NII Article ID
    130008158660
  • DOI
    10.11238/mammalianscience.62.61
  • ISSN
    1881526X
    0385437X
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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