The Distribution of Wild Yakushima Macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui) Troops around the Coast of Yakushima Island, Japan

Shinichi YOSHIHIRO; Takeshi FURUICHI; Masaharu MANDA; Naotoshi OHKUBO; Mayumi KINOSHITA; Naoki AGETSUMA; Shigeru AZUMA; Hajime MATSUBARA; Hideki SUGIURA; David HILL; Etsuko KIDO; Ritsuko KUBO; Kana MATSUSHIMA; Kensuke NAKAJIMA; Tamaki MARUHASHI; Toru OI; David SPRAGUE; Toshiaki TANAKA; Takahiro TSUKAHARA; Yukio TAKAHATA

doi:10.2354/psj.14.179

The Distribution of Wild Yakushima Macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui) Troops around the Coast of Yakushima Island, Japan

Shinichi YOSHIHIRO, Takeshi FURUICHI, Masaharu MANDA, Naotoshi OHKUBO, Mayumi KINOSHITA, Naoki AGETSUMA, Shigeru AZUMA, Hajime MATSUBARA, Hideki SUGIURA, David HILL, Etsuko KIDO, Ritsuko KUBO, Kana MATSUSHIMA, Kensuke NAKAJIMA, Tamaki MARUHASHI, Toru OI, David SPRAGUE, Toshiaki TANAKA, Takahiro TSUKAHARA, Yukio TAKAHATA

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Shinichi YOSHIHIRO
Ryukoku University
Takeshi FURUICHI
Meiji Gakuin University
Masaharu MANDA
Kagoshima University
Naotoshi OHKUBO
Kagoshima University
Mayumi KINOSHITA
Kagoshima University
Naoki AGETSUMA
Akita University of Economics and Law
Shigeru AZUMA
Kyoto University
Hajime MATSUBARA
Kyoto University
Hideki SUGIURA
Kyoto University
David HILL
University of Sussex
Etsuko KIDO
Japan Animal and Plant Academy
Ritsuko KUBO
Japan Animal and Plant Academy
Kana MATSUSHIMA
Japan Animal and Plant Academy
Kensuke NAKAJIMA
Japan Animal and Plant Academy
Tamaki MARUHASHI
Musashi University
Toru OI
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
David SPRAGUE
University of Tsukuba
Toshiaki TANAKA
Nihon University
Takahiro TSUKAHARA
Chiba University
Yukio TAKAHATA
Kwansei Gakuin University

Keywords: Census, Macaca fuscata yakui, troop distribution, Yakushima Island, natural vegetation

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1998 Volume 14 Issue 3 Pages 179-187

DOI https://doi.org/10.2354/psj.14.179

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Abstract

A series of censuses of wild Yakushima macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui) was carried out in a 127.26km² area around the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan. The census area was estimated to have 131 troops in total. Monkeys seem to depend on natural broad-leaf forests. Troop density was highest in the western coastal area, where the greatest population of natural vegetation remained undisturbed. In total, 1, 852 monkeys were counted, giving an estimate of 2, 000-3, 850 monkeys inhabiting the census area.

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