Arboreal activity of Glirulus japonicus [Rodentia: Myoxidae] confirmed by use of bryophytes as nest materials

• Autorzy: Minato S. , Doei H.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The structural materials of twenty one nests of the Japanese dormouse Glirulus japonicus (Schinz, 1845) collected at Mt Fuji and Mt Akadake in 1988, were analyzed. Fifty seven species of bryophytes were found: 42 species of Musci and 15 of Hepaticae which constituted the major portion of the materials sampled. Most of these species were epiphytes on tree trunks, and this confirms the supposition that the Japanese dormouse uses arboreal space.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Japanese dormouse; Myoxidae; Bryophyta; Japan; habitat; dormouse; Glirulus japonicus; Rodentia; nest material; material structure

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 1995
• Tom: 40
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.309-313

Twórcy

autor

Minato S.

• Kumanogawa Elementary School, 570 Hitari, Kumanogawa, Wakayama, 647-12 Japan

autor

Doei H.

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