Seasonal home range use by Japanese monkeys in the snowy Shiga heights |
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Authors: | Kazuo Wada Yoshiko Ichiki |
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Institution: | (1) Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, 484 Aichi, Japan;(2) Shiga Heights Field Museum, Yamanouchimachi, Shimotakai, 381-04 Nagano, Japan |
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Abstract: | Between December 1974 and November 1975 (157 days), it was found that seasonal home range changes in the Shiga C troop were
closely related to food changes, vegetation, and the existence of neighbouring troops. The detailed points clarified may be
summarized as follows: (1) The seasonal home range sizes from winter to autumn were 1.23 km2, 1.46 km2, 1.69 km2, and 1.21 km2, respectively, and the annual size was 3.66 km2; (2) The food changed from bark and buds of trees in winter to young leaves and stems of grasses and trees in spring and
summer, and fruits in autumn; (3) Each home range clearly changed according to the phenology of the plants used as food at
each season; (4) The food abundance for the monkeys was extremely poor in winter, relatively poor in summer, plentiful in
spring, and the best in autumn; and (5) The Shiga C troop and the neighbouring Shiga B2 troop overlap in their home ranges in spring and autumn, but are separated during winter and summer. |
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