Apparent feeding association between Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui) and sika deer (Cervus nippon) living on Yakushima Island, Japan

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-40

  Majolo, B ^a   Ventura, R ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Association; Commensalism; Japanese macaque; Macaca fuscata yakui; Mutualism; Sika deer; Yakushima Island

Indexed keywords

COMMENSALISM; DEER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PRIMATE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KAGOSHIMA [KYUSHU]; KYUSHU; YAKUSHIMA;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS NIPPON; MACACA; MACACA FUSCATA; MACACA FUSCATA YAKUI; PRIMATES;

EID: 2342514274     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2004.9522652     Document Type: Article

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