Title:

Arboreal activity of Glirulus japonicus ( Rodentia: Myoxidae ) confirmed by use of bryophytes as nest materials

Creator:

Minato, S. ; Doei, H.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1995

Description:

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 aboreal space.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

nests ; activity ; Glirulus japonicus ; nest material ; Rodentia

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

40

Issue:

3

Start page:

309

End page:

313

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

PDF

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.95-29

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open