Gliding locomotion of Siberian flying squirrels in low-canopy forests: The role of energy-inefficient short-distance glides

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-135

  Suzuki, Kei ^a,b   Asari, Yushin ^a,b,c   Yanagawa, Hisashi ^a,b  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Chodai Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Energy inefficient short distance glide; Launch height; Launch tree; Low canopy forest; Pteromys volans; Siberian flying squirrel

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; FOREST CANOPY; GLIDING; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; RODENT;

HOKKAIDO; JAPAN;

GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS; PTEROMYS VOLANS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 84863298660     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: 21903743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13364-011-0060-y     Document Type: Article

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