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Sueur C, Huffman MA. Co-cultures: exploring interspecies culture among humans and other animals. Trends Ecol Evol 2024:S0169-5347(24)00122-8. [PMID: 38902164 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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The concept of 'co-culture' is introduced as a novel framework for understanding the mutual cultural evolution between animal species, including, but not only, humans. It explores the dynamics of interspecies interactions, particularly in how different species influence each other's behavioural and cognitive adaptations. Various instances of interspecies cultural exchange are highlighted, such as the acquisition of medicinal plants from animals resulting in a shared medicinal culture, adaptive behaviours of urban wildlife, and cooperative behaviours between animal species. Co-culture challenges the notion of species-specific culture, underscoring the complexity and interconnectedness of human and animal societies, and between animal societies. Further research into co-culture is advocating and emphasising its implications for conservation, urban planning, and a deeper understanding of animal cognition and behaviour.
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- Cédric Sueur
- Université de Strasbourg, IPHC UMR7178, CNRS, Strasbourg, France; Anthropo-lab, ETHICS EA 7446, Université Catholique de Lille, Lille, France; Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France.
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- Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan; Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Joyce MM, Teichroeb JA, Kaigaishi Y, Stewart BM, Yamada K, Turner SE. No food left behind: foraging route choices among free-ranging Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) in a multi-destination array at the Awajishima Monkey Center, Japan. Primates 2023; 64:495-511. [PMID: 37278740 DOI: 10.1007/s10329-023-01070-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Animals must make route choices every day when moving through their habitat while foraging. Choosing an optimal route can be cognitively costly, and primates and other animals have been shown to use simple heuristics, "rules of thumb", to make foraging route choices. We investigated the potential use of heuristics among foraging free-ranging Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata) during solitary foraging trials. We also investigated the potential influence of individual variables (age and sex) and social variables (presence in the central group, presence of potential inter- and intraspecific competitors), on the use of heuristics, route length and trial time. We used a multi-destination foraging experiment with 6 platforms in a (4 m × 8 m) Z-array, completed by 29 Japanese macaques in 155 runs at the Awajishima Monkey Center in Japan. Our results showed that the macaques chose routes consistent with heuristics (e.g. nearest neighbour heuristic 19.4%, convex hull heuristic 4.5%) and selected optimal routes (shortest path in 23.9% of the trials). We also identified a potential new heuristic that was used most frequently, that we termed the "sweep heuristic" (27.1% of trials), which we interpreted as a strategy to deal with competitive foraging trade-offs - choosing routes to prioritize not leaving isolated food pieces behind. Age was significantly related to trial time; juvenile macaques were faster than adults and young adults, using speed to gain access to resources. Solitary trials with conspecifics present took significantly longer routes. Our results suggest that contextual factors led to variation in Japanese macaque decision-making, and we suggest that the preferential use of a sweep heuristic may have been a response to high intragroup competition.
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- Megan M Joyce
- Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, ON, Canada
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- Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Lee ZH, Ang A, Ruppert N. First record of interspecies grooming between Raffles’ Banded Langur and Long-tailed Macaque. JOURNAL OF THREATENED TAXA 2021. [DOI: 10.11609/jott.7510.13.9.19246-19253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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In primates, observations of interspecies grooming are not uncommon, especially between species of the same genus. However, little is reported about grooming between different genera and less is discussed about its ecological significance. Here, we report the first sighting of Long-tailed Macaques grooming the Critically Endangered and rare Raffles’ Banded Langur during two independent events at Gunung Lambak Recreational Forest in Kluang, Malaysia.
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OGAWA H, PAUDEL PK, KOIRALA S, KHATIWADA S, CHALISE MK. Social Interactions Between Rhesus Macaques ( Macaca mulatta) and Assamese Macaques ( M. assamensis) in Nepal: Why Do Male Rhesus Macaques Follow Social Groups of Assamese Macaques? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.2354/psj.35.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Hideshi OGAWA
- School of International Liberal Studies, Chukyo University
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Small Mammals Conservation and Research Foundation
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Kolchin SA. Feeding Associations between the Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) and the Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains. BIOL BULL+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s1062359018070087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Koike S, Masaki T. Characteristics of fruits consumed by mammalian frugivores in Japanese temperate forest. Ecol Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/1440-1703.1057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Shinsuke Koike
- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Tokyo Japan
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- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute Ibaraki Japan
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Gunst N, Vasey PL, Leca JB. Deer Mates: A Quantitative Study of Heterospecific Sexual Behaviors Performed by Japanese Macaques Toward Sika Deer. ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 2018; 47:847-856. [PMID: 29230601 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-017-1129-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Revised: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This is the first quantitative study of heterospecific sexual behavior between a non-human primate and a non-primate species. We observed multiple occurrences of free-ranging adolescent female Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) performing mounts and sexual solicitations toward sika deer (Cervus nippon) at Minoo, central Japan. Our comparative description of monkey-deer versus monkey-monkey interactions supported the "heterospecific sexual behavior" hypothesis: the mounts and demonstrative solicitations performed by adolescent female Japanese macaques toward sika deer were sexual in nature. In line with our previous research on the development of homospecific sexual behavior in immature female Japanese macaques, this study will allow us to test other hypotheses in the future, such as the "practice for homospecific sex," the "safe sex," the "homospecific sex deprivation," the "developmental by-product," and the "cultural heterospecific sex" hypotheses. Further research will be necessary to ascertain whether this group-specific sexual behavior was a short-lived fad or an incipient cultural phenomenon and may also contribute to better understanding the proximate and ultimate causes of reproductive interference.
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- Noëlle Gunst
- Department of Psychology, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4, Canada.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4, Canada
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Nautiyal H, Huffman MA. Interspecific Feeding Association between Central Himalayan Langurs (Semnopithecus schistaceus) and Himalayan Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus), in a Temperate Forest of the Western Indian Himalayas. MAMMAL STUDY 2018. [DOI: 10.3106/ms2017-0033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University 41-2 Kanrin, Inuyama, Aichi 484-8506, Japan
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Meghwal R, Bhatnagar C, Koli VK. Activity and social behaviour of four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornisde Blainville, 1816) in tropical deciduous forests of Aravalli mountain range, Western India. FOLIA ZOOLOGICA 2018. [DOI: 10.25225/fozo.v67.i1.a4.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Ramchandra Meghwal
- Aquatic Toxicology and Wildlife Research Lab, Department of Zoology, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, 313001 Udaipur, Rajasthan, India;, ,
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- Aquatic Toxicology and Wildlife Research Lab, Department of Zoology, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, 313001 Udaipur, Rajasthan, India;, ,
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- Aquatic Toxicology and Wildlife Research Lab, Department of Zoology, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, 313001 Udaipur, Rajasthan, India;, ,
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Interspecies sexual behaviour between a male Japanese macaque and female sika deer. Primates 2017; 58:1-4. [PMID: 28074343 DOI: 10.1007/s10329-016-0593-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 12/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Interspecies sexual behaviour or 'reproductive interference' has been reported across a wide range of animal taxa. However, most of these occurrences were observed in phylogenetically close species and were mainly discussed in terms of their effect on fitness, hybridization and species survival. The few cases of heterospecific mating in distant species occurred between animals that were bred and maintained in captivity. Only one scientific study has reported this phenomenon, describing sexual harassment of king penguins by an Antarctic fur seal. This is the first article to report mating behaviour between a male Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui) and female sika deer (Cervus nippon yakushimae) on Yakushima Island, Japan. Although Japanese macaques are known to ride deer, this individual showed clearly sexual behaviour towards several female deer, some of which tried to escape whilst others accepted the mount. This male seems to belong to a group of peripheral males. Although this phenomenon may be explained as copulation learning, this is highly unlikely. The most realistic hypothesis would be that of mate deprivation, which states that males with limited access to females are more likely to display this behaviour. Whatever the cause for this event may be, the observation of highly unusual animal behaviour may be a key to understanding the evolution of heterospecific mating behaviour in the animal kingdom.
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Davis BR, Ebersole JJ. Impala (Aepyceros melampus) associate with olive baboons (Papio anubis) for feeding and security in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania. Afr J Ecol 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/aje.12263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Brooke R. Davis
- Department of Organismal Biology & Ecology; 14 E.Cache la Poudre St.; Colorado Springs CO 80904 U.S.A
- Associated Colleges of the Midwest, 11 E. Adams Street; Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60603 Chicago, IL 60603 U.S.A
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- Department of Organismal Biology & Ecology; 14 E.Cache la Poudre St.; Colorado Springs CO 80904 U.S.A
- Associated Colleges of the Midwest, 11 E. Adams Street; Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60603 Chicago, IL 60603 U.S.A
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Tsuji Y, Widayati KA, Nila S, Hadi I, Suryobroto B, Watanabe K. “Deer” friends: feeding associations between colobine monkeys and deer. J Mammal 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyv123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Kiffner C, Kioko J, Leweri C, Krause S. Seasonal patterns of mixed species groups in large East African mammals. PLoS One 2014; 9:e113446. [PMID: 25470495 PMCID: PMC4254287 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Mixed mammal species groups are common in East African savannah ecosystems. Yet, it is largely unknown if co-occurrences of large mammals result from random processes or social preferences and if interspecific associations are consistent across ecosystems and seasons. Because species may exchange important information and services, understanding patterns and drivers of heterospecific interactions is crucial for advancing animal and community ecology. We recorded 5403 single and multi-species clusters in the Serengeti-Ngorongoro and Tarangire-Manyara ecosystems during dry and wet seasons and used social network analyses to detect patterns of species associations. We found statistically significant associations between multiple species and association patterns differed spatially and seasonally. Consistently, wildebeest and zebras preferred being associated with other species, whereas carnivores, African elephants, Maasai giraffes and Kirk's dik-diks avoided being in mixed groups. During the dry season, we found that the betweenness (a measure of importance in the flow of information or disease) of species did not differ from a random expectation based on species abundance. In contrast, in the wet season, we found that these patterns were not simply explained by variations in abundances, suggesting that heterospecific associations were actively formed. These seasonal differences in observed patterns suggest that interspecific associations may be driven by resource overlap when resources are limited and by resource partitioning or anti-predator advantages when resources are abundant. We discuss potential mechanisms that could drive seasonal variation in the cost-benefit tradeoffs that underpin the formation of mixed-species groups.
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- Christian Kiffner
- Centre For Wildlife Management Studies, The School For Field Studies, Karatu, Tanzania
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- Centre For Wildlife Management Studies, The School For Field Studies, Karatu, Tanzania
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- Centre For Wildlife Management Studies, The School For Field Studies, Karatu, Tanzania
- Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, Arusha, Tanzania
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- Lübeck University of Applied Sciences, Lübeck, Germany
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Heymann EW, Hsia SS. Unlike fellows - a review of primate-non-primate associations. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2014; 90:142-56. [PMID: 24661546 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Revised: 02/11/2014] [Accepted: 02/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Throughout many regions of the tropics, non-primate animals - mainly birds and mammals - have been observed to follow primate groups and to exploit dropped food and flushed prey. The anecdotal nature of most of the numerous reports on these primate-non-primate associations (PNPAs) may obscure the biological significance of such associations. We review the existing literature and test predictions concerning the influence of primate traits (body size, activity patterns, dietary strategies, habitat, group size) on the occurrence of PNPAs. Furthermore, we examine the influence of non-primates' dietary strategies on the occurrence of PNPAs, and the distribution of benefits and costs. We detected a strong signal in the geographic distribution of PNPAs, with a larger number of such associations in the Neotropics compared to Africa and Asia. Madagascar lacks PNPAs altogether. Primate body size, activity patterns, habitat and dietary strategies as well as non-primate dietary strategies affect the occurrence of PNPAs, while primate group size did not play a role. Benefits are asymmetrically distributed and mainly accrue to non-primates. They consist of foraging benefits through the consumption of dropped leaves and fruits and flushed prey, and anti-predation benefits through eavesdropping on primate alarm calls and vigilance. Where quantitative information is available, it has been shown that benefits for non-primates can be substantial. The majority of PNPAs can thus be categorized as cases of commensalism, while mutualism is very rare. Our review provides evidence that the ecological function of primates extends beyond their manifold interactions with plants, but may remain underestimated.
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- Eckhard W Heymann
- Abteilung Verhaltensökologie & Soziobiologie, Deutsches Primatenzentrum, Kellnerweg 4, D-37077, Göttingen, Germany
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Koda H. Possible use of heterospecific food-associated calls of macaques by sika deer for foraging efficiency. Behav Processes 2012; 91:30-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2012.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2012] [Revised: 05/14/2012] [Accepted: 05/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tsuji Y, Takatsuki S. Interannual Variation in Nut Abundance Is Related to Agonistic Interactions of Foraging Female Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata). INT J PRIMATOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s10764-012-9589-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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How to be a frugivore (in a changing world). ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2011.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Coprophagy-related interspecific nocturnal interactions between Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui) and sika deer (Cervus nippon yakushimae). Primates 2010; 51:95-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s10329-009-0182-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2009] [Accepted: 12/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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ONISHI K, YAMADA K, NAKAMICHI M. Aggressive Response of Japanese Macaques toward a Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.2354/psj.26.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Effects of a Typhoon on Foraging Behavior and Foraging Success of Macaca fuscata on Kinkazan Island, Northern Japan. INT J PRIMATOL 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s10764-008-9293-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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