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Lee W, Hayakawa T, Kiyono M, Yamabata N, Enari H, Enari HS, Fujita S, Kawazoe T, Asai T, Oi T, Kondo T, Uno T, Seki K, Shimada M, Tsuji Y, Langgeng A, MacIntosh A, Suzuki K, Yamada K, Onishi K, Ueno M, Kubo K, Hanya G. Diet-related factors strongly shaped the gut microbiota of Japanese macaques. Am J Primatol 2023; 85:e23555. [PMID: 37766673 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
Abstract
Although knowledge of the functions of the gut microbiome has increased greatly over the past few decades, our understanding of the mechanisms governing its ecology and evolution remains obscure. While host genetic distance is a strong predictor of the gut microbiome in large-scale studies and captive settings, its influence has not always been evident at finer taxonomic scales, especially when considering among the recently diverged animals in natural settings. Comparing the gut microbiome of 19 populations of Japanese macaques Macaca fuscata across the Japanese archipelago, we assessed the relative roles of host genetic distance, geographic distance and dietary factors in influencing the macaque gut microbiome. Our results suggested that the macaques may maintain a core gut microbiome, while each population may have acquired some microbes from its specific habitat/diet. Diet-related factors such as season, forest, and reliance on anthropogenic foods played a stronger role in shaping the macaque gut microbiome. Among closely related mammalian hosts, host genetics may have limited effects on the gut microbiome since the hosts generally have smaller physiological differences. This study contributes to our understanding of the relative roles of host phylogeography and dietary factors in shaping the gut microbiome of closely related mammalian hosts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wanyi Lee
- Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences, University of Hyogo, Sanda, Hyogo, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Wakabamachi, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Wakabamachi, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Behavioral Physiology and Ecology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, Japan
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- South Kyushu Wildlife Management Center, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioresources and Environmental Science, Ishikawa Prefectural University, Nonoichi, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Tohoku Monkey and Mammal Management Center, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Tohoku Monkey and Mammal Management Center, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Teikyo University of Science, Uenohara, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Science and Engineering, Ishinomaki Senshu University, Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
- Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Kanrin, Inuyama, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
- Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Kanrin, Inuyama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, Nara University of Education, Nara, Japan
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- Faculty of Applied Sociology, Kindai University, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan
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- Cultural Asset Management Division, Board of Education, Oita-City, Japan
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- Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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Hanya G, Ohta T, Kurihara Y, He T, Sawada A, Shiroishi I, Kinoshita K. Mineral acquisition of Japanese macaques: Contents in the foods, digestibility, and sodium-provisioning experiment. Am J Primatol 2023:e23502. [PMID: 37165525 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
Minerals provide micronutrients that function in various ways in the body, and they are necessary for the survival of animals. In this study, we first compared the mineral content of foods of wild Japanese macaques in lowland Yakushima with that of monkey chow used for many years to feed captive macaques and specifically formulated to obtain good health in captive macaques (National Research Council [NRC] recommendations). Second, we clarified the mineral balance in captive individuals when feeding them monkey chow to clarify the digestibility/bioavailability of the minerals. Third, we investigated the physiological response when we experimentally increased sodium intake. In the lowland of Yakushima, which is in the vicinity (<800 m) of the coast, animals, fungi, and mature leaves had high sodium contents compared with NRC recommendations. The calcium contents of mature leaves and animals were higher than the NRC recommendations. The overall mineral intake in this population was lower than that in the captive animals for calcium, phosphorus, sodium, and iron, while similar for magnesium and higher in potassium. Patterns in the intake and excretion of minerals indicated that excretion was mostly from urine and not from feces, and apparent digestibility was high for sodium. This tendency was opposite for calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus and intermediate for potassium. A sodium-provisioning experiment showed that fecal aldosterone concentration remained low in both control and sodium-provisioning conditions so the macaques do not need reabsorb sodium in the kidneys. Therefore, sodium content in the monkey chow, which is slightly lower than the NRC recommendation, seemed high enough so that the macaques could avoid the need to reabsorb sodium in the kidneys. We advocate similar studies for other primate populations or species to better understand the role of mineral concentrations on food selection and to identify potential mineral deficiencies.
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- Goro Hanya
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
- Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Faculty of Science, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
- Center for Education and Research in Field Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
- Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
- Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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He T, Lee W, Hanya G. In vitro digestion and fermentation of Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) food: The influence of food type and particle size. Am J Primatol 2023; 85:e23470. [PMID: 36725317 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Chewing is critical for herbivores to obtain nutrients. Measuring digesta particle size as the outcome of chewing can improve our understanding of the relationship between food and digestion. Previous studies of feeds of domestic animals have shown that smaller digesta particle size leads to more efficient digestion. Increased digesta particle size-either due to animal factors (e.g., a senile dentition) or to feed factors (e.g., fracture resistance) could be a sign of an animal experiencing compromised nutritional intake. However, for some primates that are dietary generalists, digesta particle size has been shown to increase when consuming preferred foods, which raises doubts about the role of chewing in digesting such foods. This uncertainty makes it difficult to understand the connection between diet, chewing, and digestion through digesta particle size in dietary generalists. In this study, using five typical food items from the Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) diet, we conducted in vitro digestibility and fermentation assays to explore the effects of particle size on enzymatic and microbial digestion. For the fermentation assays, we used feces from captive Japanese macaques as inoculum. Among the five food items, we found that particle size has a stronger influence on the digestibility of seeds and mature leaves compared to young leaves and pulp. The influence of particle size on the fermentation rate was stronger in pulp and seeds compared to that in leaves. The differences in physical structure, texture, digestion barriers, and soluble components may play important roles in such differences. These results support the hypothesis that reducing food particle size is less important for consuming fruits than for consuming leaves. The limited effects of particle size on digesting fruits suggest that the two fruits examined in this study are cost-effective concerning food processing and chewing.
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- Tianmeng He
- Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, Japan
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, Japan
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, Japan
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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Sawada A, Hayakawa T, Kurihara Y, Lee W, Hanya G. Seasonal responses and host uniqueness of gut microbiome of Japanese macaques in lowland Yakushima. Anim Microbiome 2022; 4:54. [PMID: 36163043 PMCID: PMC9513907 DOI: 10.1186/s42523-022-00205-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Changes in the gut microbial composition is an important response to cope with the seasonal fluctuations in the environment such as food availability. We examined the bacterial gut microbiome of the wild nonhuman primate, Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) in Yakushima over 13 months by noninvasive continuous sampling from three identified adult females. Results Dietary composition varied considerably over the study period and displayed marked shifts with the seasons. Feeding of leaves, fruits, and invertebrates were their main foods for at least one month. Diet had a significant influence on the gut microbiome. We also confirmed significant effect of host uniqueness in the gut microbiome among the three macaques. Leaf-dominated diet shaped unique gut microbiome structures where the macaques had the highest alpha diversity and their gut microbiome was enriched with Spirochaetes and Tenericutes. Diet-related differences in the putative function were detected, such as a differentially abundant urea cycle during the leaf-feeding season. Conclusion Both diet and host individuality exerted similar amounts of effect on gut microbe community composition. Major bacterial taxa showed a similar response to monthly fluctuations of fruit and invertebrate feeding, which was largely opposite to that of leaf feeding. The main constituents of fruits and invertebrates are both digestible with the enzyme of the host animals, but that of leaves is not available as an energy source without the aid of the fermentation of the gut microbiome. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s42523-022-00205-9.
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He T, Lee W, Hanya G. Effects of diet and age-sex class on the fecal particle size of wild Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui). Am J Primatol 2021; 83:e23245. [PMID: 33638570 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Fecal particle size provides important information on the feeding and digestion of herbivores. Understanding the effects of the potential proximate determinants on fecal particle size helps us interpret this widely used measurement. In folivores, previous studies found that diet composition, dietary toughness, and age-sex-related factors, such as body size and tooth wear, influenced fecal particle size. However, the role of these factors remains unknown in frugivorous and omnivorous primates. This study aims to clarify how age-sex class and diet influence fecal particle size in omnivorous Japanese macaques in Yakushima. We expected that their variable diet and differences among age-sex classes would cause variations in fecal particle size. We simultaneously documented Japanese macaques' diet, dietary toughness, and fecal particle size in the lowland area of Yakushima in the period from March 2018 to April 2019. Unexpectedly, fecal particle size showed limited differences across months and no difference among age-sex classes. Dietary toughness showed no effects on fecal particle size, while the consumption of fruits showed only a marginally significant negative effect. Our data indicate that the results of chewing were not affected by dietary toughness in our study subjects, while age-sex classes showed no difference in food comminution. This lack of variation might derive from a diet with low dietary toughness. We also found that the physical structure of preferred foods played an important role in fecal particle size variations. These results suggest that food comminution is less variable in frugivorous and omnivorous primates compared to highly specialized species (e.g., geladas). Factors other than what we examined in this study, such as food physical structure and chewing behavior, should also be taken into consideration.
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- Tianmeng He
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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Lee W, Hayakawa T, Kurihara Y, Hanzawa M, Sawada A, Kaneko A, Morimitsu Y, Natsume T, Aisu S, Ito T, Honda T, Hanya G. Stomach and colonic microbiome of wild Japanese macaques. Am J Primatol 2021; 83:e23242. [PMID: 33566369 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Within the gastrointestinal tract, the physiochemical microenvironments are highly diversified among the different stages of food digestion. Accordingly, gut microbiome composition and function vary at different gut sites. In this study, we examine and compare the compositional and functional potential between the stomach and colonic microbiome of wild Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui) living in the evergreen forest of Yakushima Island. We find a significantly lower microbial diversity in the stomach than in the colon, possibly due to the stomach's acidic and aerobic environment, which is suboptimal for microbial survival. According to past studies, the microbial taxa enriched in the stomach are aero- and acid-tolerant. By functional prediction through PICRUSt2, we reveal that the stomach microbiome is more enriched in pathways relating to the metabolism of simple sugars. On the contrary, the colonic microbiota is more enriched with fiber-degrading microbes, such as those from Lachnospiracea, Ruminococcaceae, and Prevotella. Our study shows a clear difference in the microbiome between the stomach and colon of Japanese macaques in both composition and function. This study provides a preliminary look at the alpha diversity and taxonomic composition within the stomach microbiome of Japanese macaques, a hindgut-fermenting nonhuman primate.
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- Wanyi Lee
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan
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- Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.,Japan Monkey Centre, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan.,Center for Education and Research in Field Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan.,Academy of Emerging Sciences, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan
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- Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences, University of Hyogo, Sanda, Hyogo, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan
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Otani Y, Bernard H, Wong A, Tangah J, Tuuga A, Hanya G, Matsuda I. Factors influencing riverine utilization patterns in two sympatric macaques. Sci Rep 2020; 10:15749. [PMID: 32978415 PMCID: PMC7519036 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72606-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Many species of terrestrial animals, including primates, live in varied association with the aquatic (e.g., riverine or coastal) environment. However, the benefits that each species receive from the aquatic environment are thought to vary depending on their social and ecological characteristics, and thus, elucidating those benefits to each species is important for understanding the principles of wild animal behaviour. In the present study, to gain a more complete picture of aquatic environment use, including social and ecological factors in primates, factors affecting riverine habitat utilization of two macaque species (Macaca nemestrina and M. fascicularis) were identified and qualitative comparisons were made with sympatric proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus), which have different social and ecological characteristics. Temporal variation in sighting frequency of macaques at the riverbanks was positively related to the fruit availability of a dominant riparian plant species and negatively related to the river water level which affects the extent of predation pressure. Riverine utilization of macaques was greatly influenced by distribution and abundance of food (especially fruit) resources, possibly in association with predation pressure. Additionally, qualitative ecological comparisons with sympatric proboscis monkeys suggest that the drivers of riverine utilization depend on the feeding niches of the species, and different anti-predator strategies resulting from their differing social structures.
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- Yosuke Otani
- Center for the Study of Co* Design, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan.
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- Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Forest Research Centre, Sabah Forestry Department, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan
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- Forest Research Centre, Sabah Forestry Department, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.,Chubu University Academy of Emerging Sciences, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan.,Wildlife Research Center of Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,Japan Monkey Centre, Inuyama, Japan
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Hanya G, Yoshihiro SI, Hayaishi S, Takahata Y. Ranging patterns of Japanese macaques in the coniferous forest of Yakushima: Home range shift and travel rate. Am J Primatol 2020; 82:e23185. [PMID: 32794210 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Ranging is one of the most important behavioral adaptations for coping with seasonally fluctuating food and thermal conditions. We studied the ranging patterns, in particular home range shift and travel rate of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) in the coniferous forest of Yakushima by tracking a group for 17 months. We also supplemented our data with records collected every August over a 5-year annual census. The macaque group used the eastern part of their home range from May to September and the western part during the rest of the year. The eastern part of the home range was largely primary forest in the national park, and the altitude was higher than in the western part. When they used the western part, the macaques ate more herbs and fruits from small-sized trees, the availability of which was higher in the logged forest. This east-west home range shift occurred repeatedly over multiple years. A neighboring group occupied the western part of the focal group's home range in summer, which the focal group did not use in that season. Both temperature and diet affected seasonal changes in the monthly average travel rate. Animals need more energy for thermoregulation when the temperature is low, so the macaques decreased their ranging efforts to save energy at times of low temperature. They increased their ranging distance to eat fungi, since their encounters with this food would increase with the total distance walked. They also increased their travel rate when eating flowers, which had lower food patch (tree) density than other foods such as fruits. The data supported the hypothesis that the macaques capitalize on habitat heterogeneity in a seasonally fluctuating habitat by shifting their home range and modifying their travel rate.
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- Goro Hanya
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan.,Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,Faculty of Education, Kamakura Women's University, Kamakura, Japan
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- School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University, Sanda, Japan
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Hanya G, Tackmann J, Sawada A, Lee W, Pokharel SS, de Castro Maciel VG, Toge A, Kuroki K, Otsuka R, Mabuchi R, Liu J, Hatakeyama M, Yamasaki E, von Mering C, Shimizu-Inatsugi R, Hayakawa T, Shimizu KK, Ushida K. Fermentation Ability of Gut Microbiota of Wild Japanese Macaques in the Highland and Lowland Yakushima: In Vitro Fermentation Assay and Genetic Analyses. Microb Ecol 2020; 80:459-474. [PMID: 32328670 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-020-01515-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Wild Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata Blyth) living in the highland and lowland areas of Yakushima are known to have different diets, with highland individuals consuming more leaves. We aim to clarify whether and how these differences in diet are also reflected by gut microbial composition and fermentation ability. Therefore, we conduct an in vitro fermentation assay using fresh feces from macaques as inoculum and dry leaf powder of Eurya japonica Thunb. as a substrate. Fermentation activity was higher for feces collected in the highland, as evidenced by higher gas and butyric acid production and lower pH. Genetic analysis indicated separation of highland and lowland in terms of both community structure and function of the gut microbiota. Comparison of feces and suspension after fermentation indicated that the community structure changed during fermentation, and the change was larger for lowland samples. Analysis of the 16S rRNA V3-V4 barcoding region of the gut microbiota showed that community structure was clearly clustered between the two areas. Furthermore, metagenomic analysis indicated separation by gene and pathway abundance patterns. Two pathways (glycogen biosynthesis I and D-galacturonate degradation I) were enriched in lowland samples, possibly related to the fruit-eating lifestyle in the lowland. Overall, we demonstrated that the more leaf-eating highland Japanese macaques harbor gut microbiota with higher leaf fermentation ability compared with the more fruit-eating lowland ones. Broad, non-specific taxonomic and functional gut microbiome differences suggest that this pattern may be driven by a complex interplay between many taxa and pathways rather than single functional traits.
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- Goro Hanya
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan.
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
- Chubu University Academy of Emerging Sciences, Kasugai, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Functional Genomics Center Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
- Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- Japan Monkey Centre, Inuyama, Japan
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Chubu University Academy of Emerging Sciences, Kasugai, Japan
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Hanya G, Kanamori T, Kuze N, Wong ST, Bernard H. Habitat use by a primate community in a lowland dipterocarp forest in Danum Valley, Borneo. Am J Primatol 2020; 82:e23157. [PMID: 32515849 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Knowledge of niche partitioning with respect to habitat is indispensable to understand the mechanism of coexistence of multiple species. Among primates, however, data are still deficient because repeated survey for a sufficiently long time, covering seasonal changes over a large area, is the only way to clarify habitat segregation within a seasonally fluctuating environment. Southeast Asia is particularly interesting because of the supra-annual, highly unpredictable seasonality in fruiting known as mast fruiting. We conducted repeated route census, habitat monitoring, and group tracking for 25 months in two study sites (ca. 10 km apart) in the largely primary lowland dipterocarp forest of the Danum Valley Conservation Area, eastern Sabah, northern Borneo, Malaysia. The five species of diurnal primates (Bornean orangutan Pongo pygmaeus, Müeller's gibbon Hylobates muelleri, red leaf monkey Presbytis rubicunda, long-tailed macaque Macaca fascicularis, and southern pig-tailed macaque M. nemestrina) did not show horizontal spatial segregation. Red leaf monkeys showed preferences for places with short tree height, but their distribution was not confined to such places. In response to the fruiting peak observed once during the study period, orangutans increased their numbers simultaneously in the two study sites. The average tree height used by the five species was different, but their range overlapped substantially. Compared with other primate communities, the lack of horizontal spatial segregation and the suggested long-distance movement of orangutans seem to be unique characteristics in Borneo, although the use of different forest strata is a widespread phenomenon among primate communities throughout the world.
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- Goro Hanya
- Department of Ecology and Social Behavior, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Department of Ecology and Social Behavior, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan.,Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre, Sandakan, Malaysia
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- Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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Kurihara Y, Kinoshita K, Shiroishi I, Hanya G. Seasonal variation in energy balance of wild Japanese macaques (Macaca fucata yakui) in a warm-temperate forest: a preliminary assessment in the coastal forest of Yakushima. Primates 2020; 61:427-442. [PMID: 32048082 DOI: 10.1007/s10329-020-00797-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Food scarcity is a major challenge for primates living in temperate forests, where food availability varies markedly among seasons. In Japanese macaques, which are exclusively distributed in temperate zones, the fat accumulation ability has been highlighted as an adaptation for survival during the lean season and for reproductive success. However, the knowledge of energetic strategies of Japanese macaques has been mainly derived from data on cool-temperate forests, where fallback foods comprise winter buds and bark. Data on Japanese macaques in warm-temperate forests where fallback foods comprise mature leaves are still lacking. We aimed to identify seasonal variations in energy balance and the relative importance of ingestion rates (dry matter intake per feeding time), energy content of the food, and feeding time in energy intake of Japanese macaques in the coastal forest of Yakushima. We estimated energy balance of 6-12 adult females from October 2012 to October 2013. We estimated energy intake based on the data on feeding behavior and energy content of the diet and calculated energy expenditure based on the previously established relationship between body mass and total energy expenditure. We also quantified urinary C-peptide, which is a non-invasive biomarker of energetic conditions. We demonstrated that energy balance was more positive in the fruit/seed-feeding period than in the mature-leaf-feeding and fruit/fungi-feeding periods and that ingestion rates were the most important component of energy intake. The present study suggests that the fat accumulation ability is an essential adaptation in Japanese macaques even in warm-temperate forests.
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- Yosuke Kurihara
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kanrin 41-2, Inuyama, Aichi, 484-8506, Japan. .,Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Nishifujidaira 1623-1, Tenryu, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3532, Japan.
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kanrin 41-2, Inuyama, Aichi, 484-8506, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kanrin 41-2, Inuyama, Aichi, 484-8506, Japan
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Lee W, Hayakawa T, Kiyono M, Yamabata N, Hanya G. Gut microbiota composition of Japanese macaques associates with extent of human encroachment. Am J Primatol 2019; 81:e23072. [PMID: 31788810 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
In recent decades, human-wildlife interaction and associated anthropogenic food provisioning has been increasing and becoming more severe due to fast population growth and urban development. Noting the role of the gut microbiome in host physiology like nutrition and health, it is thus essential to understand how human-wildlife interactions and availability of anthropogenic food in habitats can affect an animal's gut microbiome. This study, therefore, set out to examine the gut microbiota of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) with varying accessibility to anthropogenic food and the possibility of using gut microbiota as indicator for macaques' reliance on anthropogenic food. Using 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing, we described the microbial composition of Japanese macaques experiencing different types of human disturbance and anthropogenic food availability-captive, provisioned, crop-raiding, and wild. In terms of alpha diversity, our results showed that observed richness of gut microbiota did not differ significantly between disturbance types but among collection sites, whereas Shannon diversity index differed by both disturbance types and sites. In terms of beta diversity, captive populations harbored the most distinctive gut microbial composition, and had the greatest difference compared with wild populations. Whereas for provisioned and crop-raiding groups, the macaques exhibited intermediate microbiota between wild and captive. We identified several potential bacterial taxa at different taxonomic ranks whose abundance potentially could help in assessing macaques' accessibility to anthropogenic food. This study revealed the flexibility of the gut microbiome of Japanese macaques and provided possible indices based on the gut microbiome profile in assessing macaques' accessibility to/reliance on anthropogenic foods.
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- Wanyi Lee
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan
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- Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Japan Monkey Centre, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences, University of Hyogo, Sanda, Hyogo, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan
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Hanya G, Morishima K, Koide T, Otani Y, Hongo S, Honda T, Okamura H, Higo Y, Hattori M, Kondo Y, Kurihara Y, Jin S, Otake A, Shiroisihi I, Takakuwa T, Yamamoto H, Suzuki H, Kajimura H, Hayakawa T, Suzuki‐Hashido N, Nakano T. Host selection of hematophagous leeches (
Haemadipsa japonica
): Implications for iDNA studies. Ecol Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/1440-1703.12059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Goro Hanya
- Primate Research Institute Kyoto University Inuyama Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Science Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Utsunomiya Japan
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- Center for the Study of Co* Design Osaka University Toyonaka Japan
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- The Center for African Area Studies Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Primate Research Institute Kyoto University Inuyama Japan
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- Primate Research Institute Kyoto University Inuyama Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences Nagoya University Nagoya Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Gifu University Gifu Japan
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- Graduate School of Education Gifu University Gifu Japan
- Graduate School of Science Osaka City University Osaka Japan
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- Primate Research Institute Kyoto University Inuyama Japan
- Center for Education and Research in Field Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture Shizuoka University Hamamatsu Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture Iwate University Morioka Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture Iwate University Morioka Japan
- Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies Kyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Fuchu Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences Nagoya University Nagoya Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences Nagoya University Nagoya Japan
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- Primate Research Institute Kyoto University Inuyama Japan
- Faculty of Environmental Earth Science Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan
- Japan Monkey Centre Inuyama Japan
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Kurihara Y, Hanya G. Within-Population Variations in Home Range Use and Food Patch Use of Japanese Macaques: A Perspective of Intergroup Hostility. Folia Primatol (Basel) 2018; 89:397-414. [DOI: 10.1159/000493574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sha JCM, Kurihara Y, Tsuji Y, Take M, He T, Kaneko A, Suda-Hashimoto N, Morimoto M, Natsume T, Zahariev A, Blanc S, Hanya G. Seasonal variation of energy expenditure in Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). J Therm Biol 2018; 76:139-146. [PMID: 30143288 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2018.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Animals living in seasonal environments must adapt to a wide variation of temperature changes which requires flexible adjustments of time budget and metabolic processes for efficient thermoregulation. The Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) is one of only a handful of nonhuman primate species that experience seasonal climates over a wide temperature range. We used behavior observations, accelerometer sensors and the doubly-labelled water (DLW) method to measure activity and total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) of M. fuscata housed in captivity but exposed to natural seasonal variations at day lengths ranging from 10 to 12 h and temperature ranging from 0° to 32°C. Although overall activity was significantly lower in winter compared to summer and autumn, we found no effect of temperature on day-time activity. However nocturnal inactivity and mean length of sleeping bouts significantly increased along a gradient of decreasing temperatures from summer through winter, suggesting the importance of adaptive behavioral thermoregulation in this species. Energy expenditure that was unaccounted for by Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) and physical activity i.e. expended through diet-induced thermogenesis or thermoregulation was between 14% and 32%. This residual energy expenditure differed between summer/autumn and winter and was relatively consistent across individuals (approximately 5-8% higher in winter). The percentage of body fat and residual energy expenditure were negatively correlated, supporting that fat storage was higher when less energy was required for thermoregulation. Our results suggest that physiological mechanisms like behavioral and autonomic thermoregulation enable M. fuscata to adapt to wide fluctuations in environmental conditions which provide insights into the evolutionary adaptations of nonhuman primates in seasonal climate.
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- John Chih Mun Sha
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan; School of Sociology and Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University, China.
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan
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- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, The National Center for Scientific Research, Strasbourg University, France
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- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, The National Center for Scientific Research, Strasbourg University, France
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan
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Hayakawa T, Sawada A, Tanabe AS, Fukuda S, Kishida T, Kurihara Y, Matsushima K, Liu J, Akomo-Okoue EF, Gravena W, Kashima M, Suzuki M, Kadowaki K, Suzumura T, Inoue E, Sugiura H, Hanya G, Agata K. Improving the standards for gut microbiome analysis of fecal samples: insights from the field biology of Japanese macaques on Yakushima Island. Primates 2018; 59:423-436. [DOI: 10.1007/s10329-018-0671-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hanya G, Otani Y, Hongo S, Honda T, Okamura H, Higo Y. Activity of wild Japanese macaques in Yakushima revealed by camera trapping: Patterns with respect to season, daily period and rainfall. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0190631. [PMID: 29293657 PMCID: PMC5749816 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Animals are subject to various scales of temporal environmental fluctuations, among which daily and seasonal variations are two of the most widespread and significant ones. Many biotic and abiotic factors change temporally, and climatic factors are particularly important because they directly affect the cost of thermoregulation. The purpose of the present study was to determine the activity patterns of wild Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) with a special emphasis on the effect of thermal conditions. We set 30 camera traps in the coniferous forest of Yakushima and monitored them for a total of 8658 camera-days between July 2014 and July 2015. Over the one-year period, temperature had a positive effect, and rainfall had a negative effect on the activity of macaques during the day. Capture rate was significantly higher during the time period of one hour after sunrise and during midday. During winter days, macaques concentrated their activity around noon, and activity shifted from the morning toward the afternoon. This could be interpreted as macaques shifting their activity to warmer time periods within a single day. Japanese macaques decreased their activity during the time before sunrise in seasons with lower temperatures. It was beneficial for macaques to be less active during cooler time periods in a cold season. Even small amounts of rainfall negatively affected the activity of Japanese macaques, with capture rates decreasing significantly even when rainfall was only 0.5-1 mm/min. In conclusion, thermal conditions significantly affected the activity of wild Japanese macaques at various time scales.
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- Goro Hanya
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Institute for Academic Initiatives, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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Hanya G, Naito S, Namioka E, Ueda Y, Sato Y, Pastrana JA, He T, Yan X, Saito M, Costa RFP, Allanic M, Honda T, Kurihara Y, Yumoto T, Hayakawa T. Morphometric and Genetic Determination of Age Class and Sex for Fecal Pellets of Sika Deer (Cervus nippon). Mammal Study 2017. [DOI: 10.3106/041.042.0406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Goro Hanya
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
- Department of Anthropology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
- Department of Anthropology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
- Japan Monkey Centre, Inuyama, Japan
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Thompson CL, Powell BL, Williams SH, Hanya G, Glander KE, Vinyard CJ. Thyroid hormone fluctuations indicate a thermoregulatory function in both a tropical (
Alouatta palliata
) and seasonally cold‐habitat (
Macaca fuscata
) primate. Am J Primatol 2017; 79. [DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Revised: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Cynthia L. Thompson
- Department of Biomedical SciencesGrand Valley State UniversityAllendaleMichigan
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- Department of Biomedical SciencesOhio University Heritage College of Osteopathic MedicineAthensOhio
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- Ecology & Conservation Section, Department of Ecology & Social Behavior, Primate Research InstituteKyoto UniversityInuyamaJapan
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- Department of Evolutionary AnthropologyDuke UniversityDurhamNorth Carolina
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Sha JCM, Kaneko A, Suda-Hashimoto N, He T, Take M, Zhang P, Hanya G. Estimating activity of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) using accelerometers. Am J Primatol 2017; 79. [PMID: 28892192 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Revised: 06/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Accelerometers have been used to study both terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, mainly for mammal and bird species. In terrestrial mammals, there is a bias toward ungulates and carnivores, with fewer studies on nonhuman primates. In this study, we tested the use of accelerometers for studying the activity of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). We modeled the activity of a male and a female subject by matching continuous focal observations from video recordings to sensor parameters derived from collar-mounted accelerometers. Models achieved classification performance (AUC) of greater than 90% for both subjects, with similar results when subjects were cross-validated. Accelerometer-based estimates of activity had comparable accuracies to estimates from instantaneous sampling at 1 min and 5 min intervals. We further demonstrated the use of model estimates for analyzing circadian rhythm and night time activity of M. fuscata. Our results add support to the feasibility of using accelerometers for studying activity of nonhuman primates. We discussed the limitations, benefits and potential applications of remote-sensing technology like accelerometers for advancing primalotogical studies.
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- John C M Sha
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan.,School of Sociology and Anthropology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan
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- School of Sociology and Anthropology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan
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- School of Sociology and Anthropology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan
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Matsuda I, Clauss M, Tuuga A, Sugau J, Hanya G, Yumoto T, Bernard H, Hummel J. Factors Affecting Leaf Selection by Foregut-fermenting Proboscis Monkeys: New Insight from in vitro Digestibility and Toughness of Leaves. Sci Rep 2017; 7:42774. [PMID: 28211530 PMCID: PMC5314408 DOI: 10.1038/srep42774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Free-living animals must make dietary choices in terms of chemical and physical properties, depending on their digestive physiology and availability of food resources. Here we comprehensively evaluated the dietary choices of proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) consuming young leaves. We analysed the data for leaf toughness and digestibility measured by an in vitro gas production method, in addition to previously reported data on nutrient composition. Leaf toughness, in general, negatively correlated with the crude protein content, one of the most important nutritional factors affecting food selection by leaf-eating primates. This result suggests that leaf toughness assessed by oral sensation might be a proximate cue for its protein content. We confirmed the importance of the leaf chemical properties in terms of preference shown by N. larvatus; leaves with high protein content and low neutral detergent fibre levels were preferred to those of the common plant species. We also found that these preferred leaves were less tough and more digestible than the alternatives. Our in vitro results also suggested that N. larvatus were little affected by secondary plant compounds. However, the spatial distribution pattern of plant species was the strongest factor explaining the selection of the preferred leaf species.
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- Ikki Matsuda
- Chubu University Academy of Emerging Sciences, 1200, Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai-shi, Aichi 487-8501, Japan
- Wildlife Research Center of Kyoto University, 2-24 Tanaka-Sekiden-cho, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8203, Japan
- Japan Monkey Centre, 26 Kanrin, Inuyama, Aichi 484-0081, Japan
- Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Clinic for Zoo Animals, Exotic Pets and Wildlife, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Sabah Wildlife Department, Sabah, Malaysia, 5th Floor, B Block, Wisma MUIS, 88100 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Forest Research Center, P.O. Box 1407, 90715 Sandakan Sabah, Malaysia
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kanrin, Inuyama, Aichi 484-8506, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kanrin, Inuyama, Aichi 484-8506, Japan
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- Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Göttingen, Kellnerweg 6, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Kurihara Y, Hanya G. Comparison of feeding behavior between two different-sized groups of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui). Am J Primatol 2015; 77:986-1000. [DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2015] [Revised: 04/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Primate Research Institute; Kyoto University; Inuyama Japan
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Hanya G, Bernard H. Different Roles of Seeds and Young Leaves in the Diet of Red Leaf Monkeys (Presbytis rubicunda): Comparisons of Availability, Nutritional Properties, and Associated Feeding Behavior. INT J PRIMATOL 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10764-015-9819-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hanya G, Fuse M, Aiba SI, Takafumi H, Tsujino R, Agetsuma N, Chapman CA. Ecosystem impacts of folivory and frugivory by Japanese macaques in two temperate forests in Yakushima. Am J Primatol 2013; 76:596-607. [DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Revised: 11/28/2013] [Accepted: 12/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Goro Hanya
- Primate Research Institute; Kyoto University; Inuyama Japan
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- Sasayama Field Station; Kobe University; Sasayama Japan
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- Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere; Hokkaido University; Kozagawa Japan
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- Department of Anthropology and McGill School of Environment; McGill University; Montréal Canada
- Wildlife Conservation Society; Bronx New York
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Sawada A, Sato H, Inoue E, Otani Y, Hanya G. Mycophagy among Japanese macaques in Yakushima: fungal species diversity and behavioral patterns. Primates 2013; 55:249-57. [PMID: 24338126 DOI: 10.1007/s10329-013-0396-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
Mycophagy (fungus-feeding) by Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui) in Yakushima has been observed by many researchers, but no detailed information is available on this behavior, including which fungal species are consumed. To provide a general description of mycophagy and to understand how and whether macaques avoid poisonous fungi, we conducted behavioral observation of wild Japanese macaques in Yakushima and used molecular techniques to identify fungal species. The results indicate that the diet of the macaques contains a large variety of fungal species (67 possible species in 31 genera), although they compose a very small portion of the total diet (2.2% of annual feeding time). Fungi which were eaten by macaques immediately after they were picked up were less likely to be poisonous than those which were examined (sniffed, nibbled, carefully handled) by macaques. However, such examining behaviors did not appear to increase the macaques' abilities to detect poisonous fungi. Fungi that were only partially consumed included more poisonous species than those fully consumed with/without examining behavior, yet this was not significant. Taste, therefore, might also play an important role in discriminating poisonous from non-poisonous.
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- Akiko Sawada
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kanrin 41-2, Inuyama, Aichi, 484-8506, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kanrin 41-2, Inuyama, Aichi, 484-8506, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kanrin 41-2, Inuyama, Aichi, 484-8506, Japan
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Otani Y, Sawada A, Hanya G. Short-term separation from groups by male Japanese macaques: Costs and benefits in feeding behavior and social interaction. Am J Primatol 2013; 76:374-84. [DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2013] [Revised: 11/09/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yosuke Otani
- Primate Research Institute; Kyoto University; Inuyama Aichi Japan
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- Primate Research Institute; Kyoto University; Inuyama Aichi Japan
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- Primate Research Institute; Kyoto University; Inuyama Aichi Japan
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Sha JCM, Hanya G. Temporal Food Resource Correlates to the Behavior and Ecology of Food-Enhanced Long-Tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Mammal Study 2013. [DOI: 10.3106/041.038.0305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Tsuji Y, Hanya G, Grueter CC. Feeding strategies of primates in temperate and alpine forests: comparison of Asian macaques and colobines. Primates 2013; 54:201-15. [DOI: 10.1007/s10329-013-0359-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sha JCM, Hanya G. Diet, activity, habitat use, and ranging of two neighboring groups of food-enhanced long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Am J Primatol 2013; 75:581-92. [PMID: 23447101 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2012] [Revised: 01/07/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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We conducted observations of two neighboring groups of food-enhanced long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) over a period of one year. We examined their diet, behavior, habitat use, and ranging and how within-population variability reflected differential utilization of anthropogenic food resources. The group that consumed more anthropogenic food spent less time feeding on wild fruits and flowers, less time resting, and more time locomoting. They used forest habitats less often, and had a larger total home range and mean monthly home range. Some of these results contrasted with previous studies of food-enhanced primates which reported that food-enhancement resulted in smaller home ranges, shorter daily ranges, less time traveling and feeding, and more time resting. These contrasting patterns may relate to the nature of anthropogenic foods. In most studies of food-enhanced primates, anthropogenic food resources were abundant and concentrated but the macaques in this study used anthropogenic foods mainly from a few refuse sites where they had limited access, and from dispersed and irregular human provisioning. The group consuming more anthropogenic food therefore showed more spatially dispersed feeding activity and home range use, an effect that was likely further enhanced by lower natural food resource availability within their home range. The Singapore macaque population shows small-scale variability in feeding and ranging behavior, contributing to the complexity of their adaptive variability in a human-altered habitat. Our findings could have important implications for mitigating human-macaque conflict as measures applied at a higher spatial or population level may achieve highly inconsistent results, intensifying the challenges for wildlife managers.
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- Goro Hanya
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kanrin 41-2, Inuyama, Aichi, 484-8506, Japan.
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Hanya G, Tsuji Y, Grueter CC. Fruiting and flushing phenology in Asian tropical and temperate forests: implications for primate ecology. Primates 2013; 54:101-10. [DOI: 10.1007/s10329-012-0341-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 12/24/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Matsuda I, Tuuga A, Bernard H, Sugau J, Hanya G. Leaf selection by two Bornean colobine monkeys in relation to plant chemistry and abundance. Sci Rep 2013; 3:1873. [PMID: 23695180 PMCID: PMC3660720 DOI: 10.1038/srep01873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2013] [Accepted: 05/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Focusing on the chemical basis of dietary selection while investigating the nutritional ecology of animals helps understand their feeding biology. It is also important to consider food abundance/biomass while studying the mechanism of animal food selection. We studied leaf selection in two Bornean folivorous primates in relation to plant chemistry and abundance: proboscis monkeys inhabiting a secondary riverine forest and red leaf monkeys inhabiting a primary forest. Both species tended to prefer leaves containing higher protein levels, although more abundant plant species were chosen within the preferred species, probably to maximise energy gain per unit time. However, the two species showed clear differences in their detailed feeding strategy. Red leaf monkeys strictly chose to consume young leaves to adapt to the poor nutritional environment of the primary forest, whereas proboscis monkeys were not highly selective because of the better quality of its common food in the riverine forest.
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- Ikki Matsuda
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University Inuyama, Aichi 484-8506, Japan.
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Hanya G, Ménard N, Qarro M, Ibn Tattou M, Fuse M, Vallet D, Yamada A, Go M, Takafumi H, Tsujino R, Agetsuma N, Wada K. Dietary adaptations of temperate primates: comparisons of Japanese and Barbary macaques. Primates 2011; 52:187-98. [PMID: 21340696 DOI: 10.1007/s10329-011-0239-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2010] [Accepted: 01/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Habitat, diet and leaf chemistry are compared between Japanese and Barbary macaques to reveal the similarities and differences in dietary adaptations of temperate primates living at the eastern and western extremes of the genus Macaca. Tree species diversity and proportion of fleshy-fruited species are much higher in Japan than in North Africa. Both species spend considerable annual feeding time on leaves. Japanese macaques prefer fruits and seeds over leaves, and Barbary macaques prefer seeds. These characteristics are adaptive in temperate regions where fruit availability varies considerably with season, since animals can survive during the lean period by relying on leaf and other vegetative foods. The two species are different with respect to the higher consumption of herbs by Barbary macaques, and the leaves consumed contain high condensed and hydrolysable tannin for Barbary but not for Japanese macaques. Barbary macaques supplement less diverse tree foods with herbs. Because of the low species diversity and high tannin content of the dominant tree species, Barbary macaques may have developed the capacity to cope with tannin. This supports the idea that digestion of leaves is indispensable to survive in temperate regions where fruit and seed foods are not available for a prolonged period during each year.
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- Goro Hanya
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kanrin 41-2, Inuyama, Aichi, 484-8506, Japan.
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Sawada A, Sakaguchi E, Hanya G. Digesta Passage Time, Digestibility, and Total Gut Fill in Captive Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata): Effects Food Type and Food Intake Level. INT J PRIMATOL 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10764-010-9476-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Bernard H, Matsuda I, Hanya G, Ahmad AH. Characteristics of Night Sleeping Trees of Proboscis Monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) in Sabah, Malaysia. INT J PRIMATOL 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s10764-010-9465-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Hanya G, Matsubara M, Hayaishi S, Zamma K, Yoshihiro S, Kanaoka MM, Sugaya S, Kiyono M, Nagai M, Tsuriya Y, Hayakawa S, Suzuki M, Yokota T, Kondo D, Takahata Y. Food conditions, competitive regime, and female social relationships in Japanese macaques: within-population variation on Yakushima. Primates 2007; 49:116-25. [PMID: 18060597 DOI: 10.1007/s10329-007-0073-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2007] [Accepted: 11/02/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Feeding conditions, competitive regime, and female social relationships of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) on Yakushima were compared between the two habitats at two different altitudes (coniferous forest, 1,000-1,200 m and coastal forest, 0-200 m). Fruit availability was higher in the coastal forest. There was no consistent difference in the frequency of agonistic interactions within a group during feeding between the two habitats. The coastal forest evoked stronger inter-group contest competition compared to the coniferous forest as evidenced by a higher inter-group encounter rate and a higher proportion of aggressive encounters to non-aggressive ones. Birth rate was higher in larger groups compared to smaller ones in the coastal forest, but did not differ in the coniferous forest. In spite of these differences in competitive regime, no variation in female social relationships was observed, such as direction and concentration on particular individuals in grooming, linearity in dominance rank, counter-attack, and support of juvenile kin during agonistic interactions. The present results indicate that the female social relationships of Japanese macaques are robust and do not change according to changes in the current environment.
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- Goro Hanya
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, 484-8506, Japan.
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Hanya G, Kiyono M, Takafumi H, Tsujino R, Agetsuma N. Mature leaf selection of Japanese macaques: effects of availability and chemical content. J Zool (1987) 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00308.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We studied the behavioral thermoregulation of Japanese macaques in two troops that live in the coniferous (1,000-1,200 m in elevation) and coastal forests (0-200 m in elevation) of Yakushima. Frequency of sunbathing, huddling, and microhabitat selection during inactivity was compared. The difference in mean annual air temperature between the forests was more than 7 degrees C. In both forests, when the weather was clear, macaques spent more time being inactive in the sunshine in winter than in autumn. In winter, they huddled more often when it was clear than when cloudy. Microhabitat selection to stay in the sunshine during winter differed between the two forests. In winter, macaques spent more time inactive in open habitats in the coniferous forest and in the trees in the coastal forest than in autumn, respectively. This difference is related to the lower crown height in the coastal forest and the large open habitats (logged area) available only in the coniferous forest. In winter, skin temperature measured by temperature-sensitive transmitters was 1.32-1.71 degrees C higher when sunbathing, and 0.83-4.75 degrees C higher when huddling than staying in the shade without huddling. In winter, the proportion with which they stayed in the sunshine or huddled in winter did not differ between the two forests, in spite of the difference in air temperature. This suggests that Japanese macaques respond to seasonal changes in air temperature, not the absolute temperature, and that they acclimatize themselves to thermal conditions that require behavioral thermoregulation only during the season when thermoregulation is most costly.
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- Goro Hanya
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan.
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Aiba SI, Hanya G, Tsujino R, Takyu M, Seino T, Kimura K, Kitayama K. Comparative study of additive basal area of conifers in forest ecosystems along elevational gradients. Ecol Res 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s11284-007-0338-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Hanya G, Kiyono M, Yamada A, Suzuki K, Furukawa M, Yoshida Y, Chijiiwa A. Not only annual food abundance but also fallback food quality determines the Japanese macaque density: evidence from seasonal variations in home range size. Primates 2006; 47:275-8. [PMID: 16432639 DOI: 10.1007/s10329-005-0176-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2005] [Accepted: 11/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Previous studies on Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) densities suggest that both total annual food abundance and the quality of fallback foods in the winter bottleneck period affects density. We reviewed data on the seasonal changes in home range size to explain how both factors affect density. In general, home range was large in summer or autumn and small in spring or winter, indicating that density is determined by the home range size in the seasons before winter. The main foods in these seasons are fruits and seeds. If these foods are not abundant, macaques need to range over a larger area, thus decreasing density. Macaques survive the winter by depending on the fat deposited before winter through eating these high-quality foods. If the food condition in winter is severe and the amount of required fat deposition is large, macaques need a larger home range before winter, and thus density becomes lower.
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- Goro Hanya
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, 41-2 Kanrin, Inuyama, 484-8506, Japan.
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Hanya G, Zamma K, Hayaishi S, Yoshihiro S, Tsuriya Y, Sugaya S, Kanaoka MM, Hayakawa S, Takahata Y. Comparisons of food availability and group density of Japanese macaques in primary, naturally regenerated, and plantation forests. Am J Primatol 2005; 66:245-62. [PMID: 16015658 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We compared food availability and group density of Japanese macaques in Yakushima, southern Japan, among primary forest and two habitats that had been disturbed by logging and had different regeneration histories. The study was conducted in an undisturbed national park, forest that was logged 7-18 years ago and later naturally regenerated, and forest that was logged 19-27 years ago and later planted with Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) trees. The plantation forest was primarily composed of large Cryptomeria japonica trees at low stand density, while the naturally regenerated forest was composed of many small trees. The total basal area and number of trees in the primary forest were comparable to those in the plantation forest. Annual fruit production was greatest in the naturally regenerated forest, intermediate in the primary forest, and negligible in the plantation forest. Herb availability was high in the naturally regenerated forest, but low in the primary and plantation forests. The group density of Japanese macaques was high in the naturally regenerated forest, intermediate in the primary forest, and low in the plantation forest. Since group size in the naturally regenerated forest was small, individual density was almost the same as in the primary forest. These results suggest that the effects of regeneration on macaques vary between the two habitats. The plantation forest consisted mostly of Cryptomeria japonica, which supplies only flowers as food in a limited season, and had a lower density of macaques. On the other hand, in the naturally regenerated forest, fruit production and herb availability were high (probably because of the enhanced light conditions after logging), and the density of macaques was as high as in the primary forest.
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- Goro Hanya
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi 484-8506, Japan.
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Hanya G. Seasonal variations in the activity budget of Japanese macaques in the coniferous forest of Yakushima: Effects of food and temperature. Am J Primatol 2004; 63:165-77. [PMID: 15258960 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Seasonal variations in the activity budget of Japanese macaques in the coniferous forest of Yakushima were studied over the course of 1 year. On an annual basis, they spent 38% of the daytime feeding, 16% traveling, 14% in social interactions, and 32% engaged in resting. The effects of temperature and food-related factors (i.e., food distribution, feeding speed, and food abundance) on the seasonal variations of activity budget were examined by stepwise multiple regression analysis. When the temperature was low, the macaques decreased traveling and feeding time, in accordance with the prediction that endothermal animals save energy under severe thermoregulatory cost. When the feeding speed of available foods was slow, they spent more time feeding. When high-quality foods were abundant, they decreased feeding time. These macaques did not respond to fluctuations in food distribution. The present results indicate the importance of temperature, in addition to food-related factors, as a determinant of activity budgets.
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- Goro Hanya
- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Aichi, Japan.
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