Diet of Japanese weasels (Mustela itatsi) in a sub-urban landscape: Implications for year-round persistence of local populations

Mammal Study

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-105

  Kaneko, Yayoi ^a   Shibuya, Masako ^a   Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki ^b,g   Fujii, Takeshi ^c   Okumura, Tadanobu ^d   Matsubayashi, Kenichi ^e   Hioki, Yoshiyuki ^f  

^a Yamazaki College of Animal Health Technology   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Hiroshima Prefectural Government   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e Analytical Consulting Department   (Japan)

^f TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g Qatar University   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Conifer plantation; Japanese weasel; Large scale; River bank; Winter diet

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; CONIFEROPHYTA; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA ITATSI; MUSTELINAE; ORTHOPTERA; VASCONCELLEA CANDICANS;

EID: 77950968358     PISSN: 13434152     EISSN: 13486160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3106/041.034.0205     Document Type: Article

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