Java Mouse-deerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

Java mouse deer (plural Java mouse deer)

1. Alternative form of Java mouse-deer.
   • 1932 September, P. A. Maplestone, “Parasitic Nematodes Obtained from Animals Dying in the Calcutta Zoological Gardens. Parts 9—11.”, in Records of the Indian Museum (A Journal of Indian Zoology), volume XXXIV, part III, Calcutta: […] [T]he Superintendent, Zoological Survey of India, →OCLC, page 254:

     This worm was found in the intestine of a Java mouse deer (Tragulus javanicus).

   • 2007, George A[lan] Feldhamer, Lee C. Drickamer, Stephen H[ulbert] Vessey, Joseph F[rancis] Merritt, Carey Krajewski, “Perissodactyla and Artiodactyla”, in Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology, 3rd edition, Baltimore, Md.: The Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, part 3 (Adaptive Radiation and Diversity), page 396, columns 1–2:

     The third genus, Tragulus, traditionally encompassed two species—the Java mouse deer (T. javanicus) and the greater mouse deer (T. napu). […] The Java mouse deer is the world’s smallest artiodactyl and superficially resembles a tiny, chunky deer.

   • 2023, Ian Hickey, Paul Rose, Lewis Rowden, “Ungulate and elephant ecology, and natural history relevant to the zoo”, in Paul Rose, editor, The Behavioural Biology of Zoo Animals, Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, →ISBN, part II (Selected taxonomic accounts), chapter 7 (The behavioural biology of ungulates and elephants):

     Similar comparison of wild habitat sizes and spatial occupancy is relevant for captive ungulates too, with even some of the smaller species like the Java mouse deer (Tragulus javanicus) having reported mean home range sizes of 5.9 hectares (Matsubayashi, Bosi, & Kohshima, 2003) – exceeding the typical space provided in zoos.

   • 2024, Andres Salazar, Dylan Dubeau, Lauren Greenwood, Emily Richardson, Kristen Watt, “Chevrotains”, in Strange Creatures: Exploring the Wonderful and Weird Animals That Share This Planet with Us (Animalogic), Miami, Fla.: Mango Publishing, →ISBN, page 172:

     To learn more, researchers have even resorted to measuring the hormone levels in the poops of female Java mouse deer to better understand their reproductive physiology.

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