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Skeletal muscles of hibernating black bears show minimal atrophy and phenotype shifting despite prolonged physical inactivity and starvation by Miyazaki, Mitsunori, Shimozuru, Michito, Tsubota, Toshio

“…Hibernating mammals experience prolonged periods of torpor and starvation during winter for up to 5-7 months. Though physical inactivity and malnutrition…”
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Supplementing cultured human myotubes with hibernating bear serum results in increased protein content by modulating Akt/FOXO3a signaling by Miyazaki, Mitsunori, Shimozuru, Michito, Tsubota, Toshio

“…Hibernating bears remain in their dens for 5-7 months during winter and survive without eating or drinking while staying inactive. However, they maintain their…”
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Regulation of protein and oxidative energy metabolism are down-regulated in the skeletal muscles of Asiatic black bears during hibernation by Miyazaki, Mitsunori, Shimozuru, Michito, Kitaoka, Yu, Takahashi, Kenya, Tsubota, Toshio

“…Hibernating animals exhibit an unexplained physiological characteristic of skeletal muscles being atrophy resistance, in which case muscle mass and strength…”
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Predation impacts of invasive raccoons on rare native species by Oe, Sakura, Sashika, Mariko, Fujimoto, Ayako, Shimozuru, Michito, Tsubota, Toshio

“…In Japan, there are concerns that invasive alien raccoons prey on rare native species during their spawning season from late winter to early summer. We…”
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Seasonal infestation patterns of ticks on Hokkaido sika deer ( Cervus nippon yesoensis ) by Shimizu, Kotaro, Shimozuru, Michito, Yamanaka, Masami, Ito, Genta, Nakao, Ryo, Tsubota, Toshio

“…Abstract Ticks prefer specific feeding sites on a host that are influenced by host–tick and tick–tick interactions. This study focused on the spatiotemporal…”
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Anthelmintic Baiting of Foxes against Echinococcus multilocularis in Small Public Area, Japan by Uraguchi, Kohji, Irie, Takao, Kouguchi, Hirokazu, Inamori, Azusa, Sashika, Mariko, Shimozuru, Michito, Tsubota, Toshio, Yagi, Kinpei

“…We distributed anthelmintic baits on a university campus in Japan inhabited by foxes infected with Echinococcus multilocularis to design an effective baiting…”
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Hibernating bear serum hinders osteoclastogenesis in-vitro by Nasoori, Alireza, Okamatsu-Ogura, Yuko, Shimozuru, Michito, Sashika, Mariko, Tsubota, Toshio

“…Bears do not suffer from osteoporosis during hibernation, which is associated with long-term inactivity, lack of food intake, and cold exposure. However, the…”
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Maternal human habituation enhances sons’ risk of human-caused mortality in a large carnivore, brown bears by Shimozuru, Michito, Shirane, Yuri, Yamanaka, Masami, Nakanishi, Masanao, Ishinazaka, Tsuyoshi, Kasai, Shinsuke, Nose, Takane, Shirayanagi, Masataka, Jimbo, Mina, Tsuruga, Hifumi, Mano, Tsutomu, Tsubota, Toshio

“…Human habituation of large carnivores is becoming a serious problem that generates human–wildlife conflict, which often results in the removal of animals as…”
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Genetic population structure of invasive raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Hokkaido, Japan: Unique phenomenon caused by pet escape or abandonment by Okuyama, Minami W., Shimozuru, Michito, Nakai, Mariko, Yamaguchi, Emi, Fujii, Kei, Shimada, Ken-ichiro, Ikeda, Tohru, Tsubota, Toshio

“…Phylogeographic studies can resolve relationships between genetic population structure of organisms and geographical distributions. Raccoons have become feral…”
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Age estimation based on blood DNA methylation levels in brown bears by Nakamura, Shiori, Yamazaki, Jumpei, Matsumoto, Naoya, Inoue‐Murayama, Miho, Qi, Huiyuan, Yamanaka, Masami, Nakanishi, Masanao, Yanagawa, Yojiro, Sashika, Mariko, Tsubota, Toshio, Ito, Hideyuki, Shimozuru, Michito

“…Age is an essential trait for understanding the ecology and management of wildlife. A conventional method of estimating age in wild animals is counting annuli…”
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Seasonal changes in the expression of energy metabolism-related genes in white adipose tissue and skeletal muscle in female Japanese black bears by Shimozuru, Michito, Nagashima, Akiko, Tanaka, Jun, Tsubota, Toshio

“…Bears undergo annual cycles in body mass: rapid fattening in autumn (i.e., hyperphagia), and mass loss in winter (i.e., hibernation). To investigate how…”
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High genetic diversity and distinct ancient lineage of Asiatic black bears revealed by non-invasive surveys in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal by Kadariya, Rabin, Shimozuru, Michito, Maldonado, Jesús E, Moustafa, Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed, Sashika, Mariko, Tsubota, Toshio

“…Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) have a widespread distribution in mountain landscapes, and are considered vulnerable globally, but are low-priority…”
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Dining from the coast to the summit: Salmon and pine nuts determine the summer body condition of female brown bears on the Shiretoko Peninsula by Shirane, Yuri, Jimbo, Mina, Yamanaka, Masami, Nakanishi, Masanao, Mori, Fumihiko, Ishinazaka, Tsuyoshi, Sashika, Mariko, Tsubota, Toshio, Shimozuru, Michito

“…Body condition in mammals fluctuates depending on energy intake and expenditure. For brown bears (Ursus arctos), high‐protein foods facilitate efficient mass…”
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Detection of a Babesia sp. genotype closely related to marsupial-associated Babesia spp. in male Haemaphysalis shimoga from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo by LAU, Alice CC, QIU, Yongjin, MOUSTAFA, Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed, NAKAO, Ryo, SHIMOZURU, Michito, ONUMA, Manabu, NAKAJIMA, Nobuyoshi, SASHIKA, Mariko, MOHD-AZLAN, Jayasilan, TSUBOTA, Toshio

“…In this study, Babesia screening was conducted in 55 rodents and 160 tick samples collected from primary forests and an oil palm plantation in Sarawak,…”
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Habitat occupancy of sloth bear Melursus ursinus in Chitwan National Park, Nepal by Paudel, Rajan Prasad, Kadariya, Rabin, Lamichhane, Babu Ram, Subedi, Naresh, Sashika, Mariko, Shimozuru, Michito, Tsubota, Toshio

“…Mammals have experienced a massive decline in their populations and geographic ranges worldwide. The sloth bear, Melursus ursinus (Shaw, 1791), is one of many…”
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Changes in liver microRNA expression and their possible regulatory role in energy metabolism-related genes in hibernating black bears by Nishida, Kazuhei, Shimozuru, Michito, Okamatsu-Ogura, Yuko, Miyazaki, Mitsunori, Soma, Tsukasa, Sashika, Mariko, Tsubota, Toshio

“…Hibernating bears survive up to 6 months without feeding while yet maintaining metabolic homeostasis. We previously reported expression changes in energy…”
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Semen collection by urethral catheterization and electro-ejaculation with different voltages, and the effect of holding temperature and cooling rate before cryopreservation on semen quality in the Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) by TAKAESU, Noboru, KANNO, Chihiro, SUGIMOTO, Kosuke, NAGANO, Masashi, KANEKO, Akihisa, INDO, Yoriko, IMAI, Hiroo, HIRAI, Hirohisa, OKAMOTO, Munehiro, SASHIKA, Mariko, SHIMOZURU, Michito, KATAGIRI, Seiji, TSUBOTA, Toshio, YANAGAWA, Yojiro

“…In the Japanese macaque, semen has been collected by electro-ejaculation (EE), using the higher voltage stimuli compared to other species including genus…”
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An immunohistochemical study on testicular steroidogenesis in the Sunda porcupine (Hystrix javanica) by NURLIANI, Anni, SASAKI, Motoki, BUDIPITOJO, Teguh, TSUBOTA, Toshio, SUZUKI, Masatsugu, KITAMURA, Nobuo

“…In the testes of the Sunda porcupine (Hystrix javanica), the expression of the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) and steroidogenic enzymes, such as…”
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Mycobacterium orygis-Associated Tuberculosis in Free-Ranging Rhinoceros, Nepal, 2015 by Thapa, Jeewan, Paudel, Sarad, Sadaula, Amir, Shah, Yogendra, Maharjan, Bhagwan, Kaufman, Gretchen E, McCauley, Deborah, Gairhe, Kamal P, Tsubota, Toshio, Suzuki, Yasuhiko, Nakajima, Chie

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Reproductive parameters and cub survival of brown bears in the Rusha area of the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan by Shimozuru, Michito, Yamanaka, Masami, Nakanishi, Masanao, Moriwaki, Jun, Mori, Fumihiko, Tsujino, Masakatsu, Shirane, Yuri, Ishinazaka, Tsuyoshi, Kasai, Shinsuke, Nose, Takane, Masuda, Yasushi, Tsubota, Toshio

“…Knowing the reproductive characteristics of a species is essential for the appropriate conservation and management of wildlife. In this study, we investigated…”
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