Why do small Japanese flying squirrels, <i>Pteromys momonga</i>, prefer Japanese cedar bark as a nest material ? II. Study of heat-trapping capacity

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  • ニホンモモンガ<i>Pteromys momonga</i>はなぜ巣材としてスギの樹皮を好むのか　Ⅱ．保温効果の検討

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The Japanese flying squirrel, Pteromys momonga, is known to prefer the bark of Japanese cedar, Crytomeria japonica, as a nest material in their natural habitats. The present study was conducted to examine the heattrapping capacity of wood fibers from the squirrels’ nests made of the Japanese cedar bark and the bark of Japanese cypress, Chamaecyparis obtusa, and any morphological differences between the cedar nest and cypress nest fibers. The results suggest that cedar fibers have a greater heat trapping capacity than cypress fibers and that cedar nest fibers are longer and finer than cypress nest fibers.

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  • CRID
    1390568456340253184
  • NII Article ID
    130007962166
  • DOI
    10.32280/nesr.27.0_9
  • ISSN
    18831982
    09167595
  • Text Lang
    en
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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    Allowed

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