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How do Japanese black bears stand during spring to summer? - A study on their behavioral ecology-

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24380088
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypePartial Multi-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Forest science
Research InstitutionIbaraki Nature Museum

Principal Investigator

YAMAZAKI Koji  ミュージアムパーク茨城県自然博物館, その他部局等, 首席学芸員 (40568424)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TSUBOTA Toshio  北海道医大学, (連合)獣医学研究科, 教授 (10207441)
KOIKE Shinsuke  東京農工大学, (連合)農学研究科(研究員), 講師 (40514865)
SHIMIZU Keiko  岡山理科大学, 理学部, 教授 (90135616)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) MAZAKI Takashi  森林総合研究所
KORI Mari  森林総合研究所
KOZAKAI Chinatsu  神奈川県生命の星, 地球博物館
NAKAJIMA Ami  東京都多摩動物公園
NEMOTO Yui  東京農工大学
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥18,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥10,140,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,340,000)
Keywordsツキノワグマ / 行動生態 / 栄養状態 / 繁殖 / 生理 / 森林動物 / 繁殖生理 / 森林生物
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Most of the behavioral studies on Japanese black bears have been done during autumn at their hyperphagia period. In this study, we have tried to understand the bear behavioral ecology from spring to summer just after their hibernation time, using some newly developed equipment which will able to measure bear physiological status. In the results, we confirmed that the activity level, deep body temperature, and heart rate were being declined in summer. In the spring, bears could feed on new leaves which contained low fibers and high protein in short period, but there were very limited food resources in summer. Therefore, the bears went into like a walking hibernation status in summer, and seemed to be avoided energy losses. Our study can be useful for understanding bear intrusion around human habitation in summer which was not possible to be explained in terms of acorn production level in autumn.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Annual Research Report
  • 2012 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (29 results)

All 2014 2013 2012

All Journal Article (11 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 10 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (18 results) (of which Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 集落周辺に生息するツキノワグマの行動と利用環境2014

    • Author(s)
      有本 勲・岡村 寛・小池伸介・山﨑晃司・梶 光一
    • Journal Title

      哺乳類科学

      Volume: 54 Pages: 19-31

    • NAID

      130004889067

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] 人工林におけるツキノワグマの潜在的な食物資源量に施業方法・林齢・樹種・シカ密度が与える影響2014

    • Author(s)
      川村芙友美・有本 勲・小池伸介・山﨑晃司・森 貴久
    • Journal Title

      日本森林学会誌

      Volume: 96 Pages: 93-99

    • NAID

      130004941557

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report 2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] ツキノワグマの採食生態を読み解くカギ―多様なアプローチからわかること―2013

    • Author(s)
      小池伸介・山﨑晃司
    • Journal Title

      哺乳類科学

      Volume: 53 Pages: 161-163

    • NAID

      10031185600

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Direct observation of bears' myrmecophagy : Relationship between bears feeding habits and ant phenology2013

    • Author(s)
      Fujiwara S, Koike S, Yamazaki K, Kozakai C, Kaji K
    • Journal Title

      Mammalian Biology

      Volume: 78 Pages: 34-40

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Myrmecophagy of Japanese black bear in the grasslands of the Ashio area, Nikko National Park, Japan2012

    • Author(s)
      Yamazaki K, Kozakai C, Koike S, Morimoto H, Goto Y, Furubayashi K
    • Journal Title

      Ursus

      Volume: 23(1) Pages: 52-64

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Seed removal from vertebrate faces by rodents: seed of seeds dispersed by Asiatic black bear2012

    • Author(s)
      Koike S, Morimoto H, Kozakai C, Arimoto I, Yamazaki K, Iwaoka M, Soga M,
    • Journal Title

      Wildlife Biology

      Volume: 18 Pages: 24-34

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effect of hard mast production on foraging and sex-specific behavior of the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)2012

    • Author(s)
      Koike S, Kozakai C, Nemoto Y, Masaki T, Yamazaki Y, Abe S, Nakajima A, Umemura
    • Journal Title

      Mammal Study

      Volume: 37 Pages: 21-27

    • NAID

      10030574913

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Insectivory by sympatic five carnivores in cool-temperate deciduous forest2012

    • Author(s)
      Koike S, Morimoto H, Goto Y, Kozakai C, Yamazaki K
    • Journal Title

      Mammal Study

      Volume: 37 Pages: 73-87

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Spatial and elevational variation in fruiting phenology of a deciduous oak and foraging behavior of Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)2012

    • Author(s)
      Nakajima A, Koike S, Masaki T, Shimada T, Kozakai C. Nemoto Y, Yamazaki K. Kaii K.
    • Journal Title

      Ecological Research

      Volume: 27 Pages: 529-538

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The role of dung beetles as a secondary seed dispersers after dispersal by frugivore mammals in a temperate deciduous forest2012

    • Author(s)
      Koike S, Morimoto H, Kozakai C, Arimoto I, Soga M, Yamazaki K, Koganezawa M
    • Journal Title

      Acta Oecologica

      Volume: 41 Pages: 74-81

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Fluctuation of daily activity time budgets of Japanese black bears: relationship to sex, reproductive status, and hardmast availabilitv2012

    • Author(s)
      Kozakai K, Yamazaki K, Nemoto Y, Nakajima A, Umemura Y. Koike S. Goto Y. Kasai S.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Mammalogy

      Volume: 94(2)(in press) Issue: 2 Pages: 351-360

    • DOI

      10.1644/11-mamm-a-246.1

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Conservation Medicine from Ecology - A Case Study on Behavioral Ecology of Japanese Black Bears -2014

    • Author(s)
      Yamazaki K
    • Organizer
      7th Asian Meeting on Zoo and Wildlife Medicine / Conservation
    • Place of Presentation
      Tao Dam, Vietnam
    • Year and Date
      2014-10-14 – 2014-10-18
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Regional differences in carbon stable isotope ratios of wild bears in Japan2014

    • Author(s)
      Koike S, Nakashita R, Kozakai C, Nakajima A, Nemoto Y, Yamazaki K
    • Organizer
      23rd International Conference on Bear Research and Management
    • Place of Presentation
      Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Year and Date
      2014-10-05 – 2014-10-11
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Relationships between spring feeding behavior of Asian black bear and nutrition values of their foods by direct observation2014

    • Author(s)
      Furusaka S. Kozakai C, Nemoto Y, Umemura Y, Yamazaki K, Koike S
    • Organizer
      23rd International Conference on Bear Research and Management
    • Place of Presentation
      Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Year and Date
      2014-10-05 – 2014-10-11
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 直接観察法によるツキノワグマの春の採食物選択要因の解明2014

    • Author(s)
      古坂志乃・小坂井千夏・根本 唯・梅村佳寛・山﨑晃司・小池伸介
    • Organizer
      日本哺乳類学会2014年度大会
    • Place of Presentation
      京都大学
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-04 – 2014-09-07
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The status of bear management and research, and local residents’ participation2014

    • Author(s)
      Yamazaki K
    • Organizer
      2014 International symposium for successful Asiatic black bear restoration in Korea
    • Place of Presentation
      Seoul, 韓国
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-24 – 2014-08-29
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 直接観察法によるツキノワグマの春の採食行動と採食物の栄養価の関係2014

    • Author(s)
      59. 古坂志乃・小坂井千夏・根本 唯・原口拓也・山﨑晃司・小池伸介
    • Organizer
      第61回日本生態学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      広島国際会議場
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 秋期のツキノワグマの行動圏と集中利用域の生息地選択の違い2013

    • Author(s)
      53. 根本 唯・小坂井千夏・中島亜美・原口拓也・小池伸介・山﨑晃司・梶 光一
    • Organizer
      第29回日本霊長類学会・日本哺乳類学会2013年度合同大会
    • Place of Presentation
      岡山理科大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ニホンツキノワグマにおける尿糞中性ステロイドホルモン測定系の確立 ~着床遅延の生理メカニズム解明に向けての第一歩~2013

    • Author(s)
      54. 片岡政喜・山﨑晃司・松山 薫・正藤陽久・木村聡志・小池伸介・中島亜美・根本 唯・清水慶子
    • Organizer
      第29回日本霊長類学会・日本哺乳類学会2013年度合同大会
    • Place of Presentation
      岡山理科大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Influence of Food Resource on Movement and Habitat Selection of Japanese Black Bear in Summer2013

    • Author(s)
      Nemoto Y, Nakajima A, Kozakai C, Koike S, Yamazaki K, Kaji K
    • Organizer
      22nd International Conference on Bear Research and Management
    • Place of Presentation
      Provo, Utah, USA
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Myrmecophagy and Radioactive Contamination on Japanese Black Bears in Nikko-Ashio Mountains by the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Explosion2013

    • Author(s)
      Yamazaki K, Nakajima A, Koike S, Nemoto Y, Koshima S
    • Organizer
      22nd International Conference on Bear Research and Management
    • Place of Presentation
      Provo, Utah, USA
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Activity Budgets of Japanese Black Bears Fluctuate not only Seasonally, but also Daily2013

    • Author(s)
      57. Kozakai C, Yamazaki K, Nemoto Y, Nakajima A, Umemura Y, Koike S, Goto Y, Kasai S, Abe S, Masaki T, Kaji K
    • Organizer
      22nd International Conference on Bear Research and Management
    • Place of Presentation
      Provo, Utah, USA
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Direct Observation of Bear Myrmecophagy: When and How do Bears Eat Ants?2013

    • Author(s)
      58. Koike S, Fujiwara S, Yamazaki K, Kozakai C, Kaji K
    • Organizer
      22nd International Conference on Bear Research and Management
    • Place of Presentation
      Provo, Utah, USA
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] クマが秋に太るメカニズム-ツキノワグマの消化生理の季節変化とそれが採食行動に及ぼす影響-2012

    • Author(s)
      中島亜美・杉田あき・小池伸介・山崎晃司・梶光一
    • Organizer
      日本哺乳類学会2012年度大会
    • Place of Presentation
      麻布大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ツキノワグマ活動量の変動パターンを見つけました:堅果類の利用可能性との関係に注目して2012

    • Author(s)
      小坂井千夏・山崎晃司・根本唯・中島亜美・梅村佳寛・小池伸
    • Organizer
      日本哺乳類学会2012年度大会
    • Place of Presentation
      麻布大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 野生動物調査での衛星テレメトリーシステムの運用とその課題2012

    • Author(s)
      山崎晃司
    • Organizer
      日本哺乳類学会2012年度大会
    • Place of Presentation
      麻布大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Radioactive Contamination of Asiatic Black Bears by the Fukushima Nuclear Power Explosion in Northern Kanto area, Japan2012

    • Author(s)
      Yamazaki K, Nakajima A, Koike S, Koshima S
    • Organizer
      5th Asian Meeting on Zoo and Wildlife Medicine/ Conservation
    • Place of Presentation
      Tailand
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Radioactive Contamination of Asiatic Black Bears by the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Explosion in Northern Kanto area, Japan2012

    • Author(s)
      Yamazaki K, NakajimaA, Koike S, Koshima S
    • Organizer
      21st International Conference for Bear Research and Management
    • Place of Presentation
      India
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Seasonal change in foraging strategy of Asian black bears revealed y ecological and physiological factors2012

    • Author(s)
      Nakajima A, Koike S, Masaki T, Sugita A, Yamazaki K, Kaii K
    • Organizer
      21st International Conference for Bear Research and Management
    • Place of Presentation
      India
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report

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