Sett site selection by the Japanese badger Meles anakuma in a grassland/forest mosaic

Sett site selection by the Japanese badger Meles anakuma in a grassland/forest mosaic

The Japanese badger ( Meles anakuma ) is an endemic species in Japan. Although it has been considered a forest-dwelling species, a recent study has shown that badgers use pastures intensively to feed on earthworms, suggesting that pastures comprise an important habitat for them. Therefore, this stud...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mammal research 2020-07, Vol.65 (3), p.517-522
Hauptverfasser: Tsukada, Hideharu, Kawaguchi, Yuka, Hijikata, Koji, Masuda, Miho, Minami, Masato, Suyama, Tetsuo
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal Ecology
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Endemic species
Evolutionary Biology
Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
Forests
Geographical distribution
Grasslands
Life Sciences
Meles anakuma
Original Paper
Site selection
Thawing
Trampling
Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:The Japanese badger ( Meles anakuma ) is an endemic species in Japan. Although it has been considered a forest-dwelling species, a recent study has shown that badgers use pastures intensively to feed on earthworms, suggesting that pastures comprise an important habitat for them. Therefore, this study investigated the distribution of this species’ setts (≥ 1 m deep) and couches (
ISSN:2199-2401
2199-241X
DOI:10.1007/s13364-020-00500-3