Direct observation of bear myrmecophagy: Relationship between bears' feeding habits and ant phenology

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-40

  Fujiwara, Sana ^a   Koike, Shinsuke ^a   Yamazaki, Koji ^b   Kozakai, Chinatsu ^a   Kaji, Koichi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Ibaraki Nature Museum   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ant phenology; Direct observation; Feeding theory; Myrmecophagy; Ursus thibetanus

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEAR; CASTE; COLONY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NEST STRUCTURE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHENOLOGY; PUPA;

ASHIO MOUNTAINS; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO;

FORMICIDAE; LASIUS FLAVUS; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS THIBETANUS;

EID: 84869862029     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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