Camera traps deployed in grids or stratified random designs are a well‐established survey
tool for wildlife but there has been little evaluation of study design parameters. We used an …

Understanding the interactions between species and their coexistence mechanisms will
help explain biodiversity maintenance and enable managers to make sound conservation …

Mesocarnivores uniquely and profoundly impact ecosystem function, structure, and
dynamics. Sympatric species tend to spatially and temporally partition limited resources to …

Human disturbance has been identified as a contributing factor to the worldwide changes in
wildlife ecology. Particularly, the human disturbance forced wildlife from diurnal to nocturnal …

Since the first discovery of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) in
China in 2009, SFTSV has rapidly spread through other Asian countries, including Japan …

Mesocarnivores play important roles in shaping the ecosystems they inhabit, but are often
overlooked in comparison to larger-bodied apex predators. Sympatric mesocarnivore …

We studied the summer (June–August) diet of the masked palm civet (Paguma larvata) in a
suburban area of Ibaraki Prefecture, using the stomach contents from road-killed carcasses …

Masked palm civets (Paguma larvata) are increasing in abundance in Japan, and
understanding their den preferences may help control their numbers. We investigated the …

An increasing number of mammalian species worldwide have adapted to urban
environments following the alteration and fragmentation of natural habitats. In recent years …

Natural and artificial canopy bridges can be used to mitigate the effects of habitat
fragmentation. Understanding the ecological factors that influence bridge use is imperative …