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Chirichella R, Apollonio M, Pokorny B, De Marinis AM. Sex‐specific impact of tooth wear on senescence in a low‐dimorphic mammal species: The European roe deer (
Capreolus capreolus
). J Zool (1987) 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/jzo.13038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- R. Chirichella
- Department of Veterinary Medicine University of Sassari Sassari Italy
- Department of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Sassari Sassari Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine University of Sassari Sassari Italy
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- Environmental Protection College Velenje Slovenia
- Slovenian Forestry Institute Ljubljana Slovenia
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- Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) Ozzano dell'Emilia Italy
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Chirichella R, De Marinis AM, Pokorny B, Apollonio M. Dentition and body condition: tooth wear as a correlate of weight loss in roe deer. Front Zool 2021; 18:47. [PMID: 34544436 PMCID: PMC8454088 DOI: 10.1186/s12983-021-00433-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background In many mammalian species, once the permanent teeth have erupted, the only change to dentition is a gradual loss of tooth surface/height through wear. The crown of the teeth cannot be repaired once worn. When dental crown tissue has been depleted due to wear, the animal is expected to have a suboptimal body condition. We evaluated the role of tooth wear in causing a reduction of physical condition in adult roe deer females (Capreolus capreolus). Results The progressive wearing of the lower cheek teeth was assessed in a Northern Apennines (Italy) population with a new scoring scheme based on objectively described tooth characteristics (morphotypes) being either present or absent. Eviscerated body mass and mandible length, which is a good proxy for body size in roe deer, were related to the tooth wear score by the use of linear regressions. The sum of wear scores for molariform teeth correlated most strongly with body condition (i.e., eviscerated body mass/mandible length), showing the importance of the entire chewing surface for acquiring energy by food comminution, chewing, and digestion. In comparison with individuals of comparable size experiencing minor tooth wear, the body mass of those with the most advanced stage of tooth wear was decreased by 33.7%. This method was compared to the height and the hypsodonty index of the first molar, the most commonly used indices of tooth wear. The sum of molariform wear scoring scheme resulted in a more suitable index to describe the variation in body condition of roe deer. Conclusions Describing tooth wear patterns in hunted populations and monitoring at which tooth wear level (and therefore dental morphotype) an animal is no longer able to sustain its physical condition (i.e. when it begins to lose body mass) can be a useful tool for improving the management of the most widespread and abundant deer species in Europe. At the same time, such an approach can clarify the role of tooth wear as a proximate cause of senescence in ungulates. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12983-021-00433-w.
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- Roberta Chirichella
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100, Sassari, Italy.
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- Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Via Ca' Fornacetta 9, 40064, Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), Italy
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- Environmental Protection College, Trg mladosti 7, 3320, Velenje, Slovenia.,Slovenian Forestry Institute, Večna pot 2, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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Diet of the marsh deer in the Paraná River Delta, Argentina—a vulnerable species in an intensive forestry landscape. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-019-1358-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Phenotypic and genetic divergence among island populations of sika deer (Cervus nippon) in southern Japan: a test of the local adaptation hypothesis. POPUL ECOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10144-018-0607-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kubo MO, Yamada E, Kubo T, Kohno N. Dental microwear texture analysis of extant sika deer with considerations on inter-microscope variability and surface preparation protocols. BIOSURFACE AND BIOTRIBOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bsbt.2017.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Takeshita K, Ishizaki M, Mitsuya R, Takahashi H, Yoshida T, Igota H, Ikeda T, Kubo MO, Kaji K. Temporal changes in molar wear rate of a sika deer population under density‐dependent food limitation. J Zool (1987) 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- K. Takeshita
- Laboratory of Wildlife Management Department of Agriculture Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Tokyo Japan
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- Laboratory of Wildlife Management Department of Agriculture Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Tokyo Japan
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- Laboratory of Wildlife Management Department of Agriculture Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Tokyo Japan
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- Kansai Research Center Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Symbiotic Science Rakuno Gakuen University Hokkaido Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Symbiotic Science Rakuno Gakuen University Hokkaido Japan
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- Laboratory of Wildlife Management Department of Agriculture Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Tokyo Japan
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- The University Museum The University of Tokyo Tokyo Japan
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- Laboratory of Wildlife Management Department of Agriculture Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Tokyo Japan
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Kubo MO, Takatsuki S. Geographical Body Size Clines in Sika Deer: Path Analysis to Discern Amongst Environmental Influences. Evol Biol 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11692-015-9303-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Kubo MO, Yamada E. The inter-relationship between dietary and environmental properties and tooth wear: comparisons of mesowear, molar wear rate, and hypsodonty index of extant Sika deer populations. PLoS One 2014; 9:e90745. [PMID: 24603896 PMCID: PMC3946258 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In reference to the evolutionary trend of increasing cheek tooth height in herbivorous ungulates, the causes of dental abrasion have long been debated. Interspecific comparisons of extant ungulates have revealed that both phytoliths in grass and external abrasive matter may play important roles. Using analysis of extant sika deer living in various environments and showing continuous latitudinal variation in food habits from northern grazing to southern browsing, we quantitatively evaluated the influence of dietary and environmental properties on three dental variables: mesowear score (MS), molar wear rate, and M3 hypsodonty index. We used 547 skulls and 740 mandibles from 16 populations of sika deer to obtain the dental measurements. We found that only graminoid proportion in diet correlated with MS and the molar wear rate, implying that phytoliths in grass abrade dental tissues. In contrast, annual precipitation in habitat was not correlated with any of the dental variables. We also found a significant correlation between the molar wear rate (selective pressure for high-crowned molars) and the M3 hypsodonty index of extant sika deer, implying an evolutionary increment in molar height corresponding to the molar wear rate. Our intraspecific comparative analyses provide further support for use of mesowear analysis as a paleodiet estimation method; it not only reveals staple food types (graminoids or dicots) but also implies regional or seasonal variation in the diet of the species.
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- Mugino Ozaki Kubo
- The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- * E-mail:
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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Kubo MO, Minami M, Higuchi N, Ohnishi N, Okada A, Kaji K, Ohba T, Hosoi E, Koizumi T, Takatsuki S. Female sika deer have evolved larger incisors than males under relaxed selection against rapid tooth wear. Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/bij.12128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Mugino O. Kubo
- The University Museum; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo; Bunkyo-ku; Tokyo; 113-0033; Japan
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- Laboratory of Wildlife Ecology; Azabu University; 1-17-71 Fuchinobe; Sagamihara; Kanagawa; 229-8501; Japan
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- NPO Earthworm for Bio-Diversity; 1549-3-1 Oiwake; Karuizawa; Nagano; 389-0115; Japan
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- Eco-Planning Research Co. Ltd; 2-28-5 Sakae-cho; Higashimarayama; Tokyo; 189-0013; Japan
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- Department of Environmental Bioscience; School of Veterinary Medicine; Kitasato University; 23-35-1 Higashi; Towada; Aomori; 034-8628; Japan
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- Department of Ecoregion Science; Laboratory of Wildlife Conservation; Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology; 3-5-8 Saiwaicho; Fuchu; Tokyo; 183-8509; Japan
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- Forestry and Forest Products Research Center; Shizuoka Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry; 2542-8 Negata, Hamakita-ku; Hamamatsu; Shizuoka; 434-0016; Japan
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences; Faculty of Agriculture; Yamaguchi University; 1677-1 Yoshida; Yamaguchi; 753-8515; Japan
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- Wildlife Ecology Laboratory; Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute; 1 Matsunosato; Tsukuba; Ibaraki; 305-8687; Japan
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- Laboratory of Wildlife Ecology; Azabu University; 1-17-71 Fuchinobe; Sagamihara; Kanagawa; 229-8501; Japan
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Fukase H, Wakebe T, Tsurumoto T, Saiki K, Fujita M, Ishida H. Geographic variation in body form of prehistoric Jomon males in the Japanese archipelago: its ecogeographic implications. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2012; 149:125-35. [PMID: 22791466 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2012] [Accepted: 06/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Diversity of human body size and shape is often biogeographically interpreted in association with climatic conditions. According to Bergmann's and Allen's rules, populations in regions with a cold climate are expected to display an overall larger body and smaller/shorter extremities than those in warm/hot environments. In the present study, the skeletal limb size and proportions of prehistoric Jomon hunter-gatherers, who extensively inhabited subarctic to subtropical areas in the ancient Japanese archipelago, were examined to evaluate whether or not the inter-regional differences follow such ecogeographic patterns. Results showed that the Jomon intralimb proportions including relative distal limb lengths did not differ significantly among five regions from northern Hokkaido to the southern Okinawa Islands. This suggests a limited co-variability of the intralimb proportions with climate, particularly within genealogically close populations. In contrast, femoral head breadth (associated with body mass) and skeletal limb lengths were found to be significantly and positively correlated with latitude, suggesting a north-south geographical cline in the body size. This gradient therefore comprehensively conforms to Bergmann's rule, and may stem from multiple potential factors such as phylogenetic constraints, microevolutionary adaptation to climatic/geographic conditions during the Jomon period, and nutritional and physiological response during ontogeny. Specifically, the remarkably small-bodied Jomon in the Okinawa Islands can also be explained as an adjustment to subtropical and insular environments. Thus, the findings obtained in this study indicate that Jomon people, while maintaining fundamental intralimb proportions, displayed body size variation in concert with ambient surroundings.
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- Hitoshi Fukase
- Division of Human Evolution Studies, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan.
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Yamada E. Mesowear Analysis of the Japanese Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) in Different Food Habits: Its Limitations and Applicability. MAMMAL STUDY 2012. [DOI: 10.3106/041.037.0210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Kobayashi K, Takatsuki S. A comparison of food habits of two sympatric ruminants of Mt. Yatsugatake, central Japan: sika deer and Japanese serow. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s13364-012-0077-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Flueck WT, Smith-Flueck JAM. Huemul heresies: beliefs in search of supporting data. 2. Biological and ecological considerations. ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE 2012. [DOI: 10.1071/an11345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Scarce information from remnant huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) populations in marginal habitats can lead to erroneous interpretations of the species’ natural history, such as assumptions of being a highly inflexible species. We evaluated discrepancies between historical accounts and recent interpretations regarding biological and ecological traits to better understand factors preventing recovery of highly endangered huemul. Early information supports the theory that huemul are currently living under suboptimal conditions. We find variability to be the norm for huemul, as with other cervids, in regard to antler characteristics, group size and density, sexual segregation, and social and feeding behaviours. No evidence supports competition and disease from livestock or red deer as having caused declines or preventing recovery. Instead, livestock management, particularly presence of people and dogs, creates incompatibilities. Where red deer are sympatric with huemul, red deer are outnumbered by livestock by 2100%, and being regularly inspected at slaughter, livestock provide a good proxy for diseases afflicting red deer. Inadequate antipredator responses due to evolutionary absence of cursorial predators are unsupported as several Canis species coexisted with huemul, overlapping with dogs that arrived with Paleoindians. Three populations have increased despite high predator density. Age at maturity for huemul is 1 year, with evidence that fawns may also breed. Reported twinning needs confirmation, but occurs in congeneric taruca (H. antisensis) and other Odocoilines, and huemul frequently raise fawns successfully every year; life cycle calculations should apply these parameters. Like taruca, dominance group breeding systems have been described repeatedly. Although huemul bucks were recently claimed unique by displaying territoriality year-round, data do not support such behaviour. Two sole dispersal records (8 and 15.5 km) are unlikely to represent maximum dispersal capacity and do not support barriers assumed from few kilometres of unsuitable habitat. Huemul using 500 ha could predictably disperse up to 90 km, well within the ranges of other cervids. Mistakenly assuming barriers and underestimating reproductive capacity may distract from discovering the factors affecting recolonisations. Sustained recovery may depend on re-establishing source populations on more productive habitats, guided by zooarcheological and historical data.
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Kubo MO, Kaji K, Ohba T, Hosoi E, Koizumi T, Takatsuki S. Compensatory response of molar eruption for environment-mediated tooth wear in sika deer. J Mammal 2011. [DOI: 10.1644/10-mamm-a-338.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Damuth J, Janis CM. On the relationship between hypsodonty and feeding ecology in ungulate mammals, and its utility in palaeoecology. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2011; 86:733-58. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185x.2011.00176.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 267] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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KUBO MUGINOO, FUJITA MASAKI, MATSU’URA SHUJI, KONDO MEGUMI, SUWA GEN. Mortality profiles of late Pleistocene deer remains of Okinawa Island: evidence from the Hananda-Gama cave and Yamashita-cho cave I sites. ANTHROPOL SCI 2011. [DOI: 10.1537/ase.091215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- MUGINO O. KUBO
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo
- The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo
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- Laboratory of Physical Anthropology, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo
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- Laboratory of Physical Anthropology, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo
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- The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo
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Ozaki M, Kaji K, Matsuda N, Ochiai K, Asada M, Ohba T, Hosoi E, Tado H, Koizumi T, Suwa G, Takatsuki S. The relationship between food habits, molar wear and life expectancy in wild sika deer populations. J Zool (1987) 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00653.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Comparative skull morphology of two pika species (Ochotona princeps and O. hyperborea): implications for differences in feeding habits. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF THERIOLOGY 2009. [DOI: 10.15298/rusjtheriol.07.2.06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Haba C, Oshida T, Sasaki M, Endo H, Ichikawa H, Masuda Y. Morphological variation of the Japanese raccoon dog: implications for geographical isolation and environmental adaptation. J Zool (1987) 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00376.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- C. Haba
- Laboratory of Wildlife Ecology, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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- Laboratory of Wildlife Ecology, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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- Department of Basic Veterinary Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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- Primate Research Center, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Botanic Garden, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Nature Conservation Branch, Division of Environmental Conservation, Shari Town Office, Shari, Japan
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