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1 June 2013 Effect of Introduced Japanese Weasels (Mustela itatsi) on the Nest Height of Japanese Bush Warblers (Horornis diphone) on Miyake-jima Island, Japan
Shoji Hamao, Hiroyoshi Higuchi
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Abstract

Japanese weasels (Mustela itatsi) artificially introduced to Miyake-jima Island, a peripheral island of Japan, in the early 1980s increased predation on bird nests. We investigated the breeding biology of Japanese Bush Warblers (Horornis diphone) before and after the weasel introduction. Nest height was higher after than before the introduction, while clutch size did not differ significantly between the periods. These results suggest that introduced carnivores affect not only nest predation but also the nest site selection of birds.

2013 by the Wilson Ornithological Society
Shoji Hamao and Hiroyoshi Higuchi "Effect of Introduced Japanese Weasels (Mustela itatsi) on the Nest Height of Japanese Bush Warblers (Horornis diphone) on Miyake-jima Island, Japan," The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 125(2), 426-429, (1 June 2013). https://doi.org/10.1676/12-178.1
Received: 13 November 2012; Accepted: 1 January 2013; Published: 1 June 2013
KEYWORDS
Artificial introduction
carnivorous mammal
clutch size
nest height
nest predation
nest site selection
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