Enomoto, T. and Saito, M. U. (in press) Distribution, habitat selection, and diel activity patterns of four introduced carnivores on Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, northern Japan. Mammal Study.
Suzuki, Y., Suzuki, M., Watabe, R. and Saito, M. U. (2024) Temporal differences in winter habitat use by Japanese hares (Lepus brachyurus) in a heavy snowfall environment. Mammal Study. online first.
DOI: 10.3106/ms2023-0029
Suzuki, M. and Saito, M. U. (2024) Vehicular traffic frequency and environmental factors affect forest road use by ground-dwelling mammals in northeastern Japan: management intensity matters. Forest Ecology and Management 572: 122318.
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122318
Aikawa, E. and Saito, M. U. (2024) Landscape factors affecting the amphibian occurrence on roads: an assessment focusing on differences between live and dead animals. Acta Oecologica 124: 104015.
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2024.104015
Suzuki, M. and Saito, M. U. (2024) Seasonal changes in forest road use by mammals in a heavy snowfall area, north-eastern Japan: effects of management intensities. Journal of Vertebrate Biology 73: 24001.
DOI: 10.25225/jvb.24001
Honda, S. and Saito, M. U. (2023) Use of fallen dead trees by Japanese squirrels within cedar plantations in northeastern Japan. iForest 16: 262-267.
DOI: 10.3832/ifor4338-016
Watanabe, K. and Saito, M. U. (2023) Unclear relationships in interference competition among three sympatric medium-sized carnivores in a heavy snowy environment. Animal Biology 73: 325-340.
DOI: 10.1163/15707563-bja10113
Suzuki, M., Watabe, R. and Saito, M. U. (2023) Forest road use by medium-sized mammals in winter snow environments in a hilly area. Landscape and Ecological Engineering 19: 549-557.
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-023-00560-y
Aikawa, E. and Saito, M. U. (2023) Effects of intensive agricultural landscapes on farmland use by medium and large mammals in Japan. Écoscience 30: 2-16.
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2022.2151554
Enomoto, T., Watabe, R. and Saito, M. U. (2023) Seasonal variation in dietary patterns and trophic niche overlap among three sympatric medium-sized carnivores in a cool-temperate zone. Journal of Vertebrate Biology 72: 23021.
DOI: 10.25225/jvb.23021
Honda, S. and Saito, M. U. (2023) Cedar plantations as habitat for Japanese squirrels in the cool temperate zone. Journal of Vertebrate Biology 72: 23002.
DOI: 10.25225/jvb.23002
Suzuki, M.* and Saito, M. U.* (2023) Forest road use by mammals revealed by camera traps: a case study in northeastern Japan. Landscape and Ecological Engineering 19: 289-296. * These authors contributed equally to this work
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-023-00544-y
Shizukuda, K. and Saito, M. U. (2023) The disappearance of small mammal carcasses in human-dominated habitats: a field experiment in northeastern Japan. Diversity 15: 339.
DOI: 10.3390/d15030339
Watabe, R. and Saito, M. U. (2022) Winter weather conditions result in temporal niche overlap among three sympatric medium-sized carnivores in northeastern Japan. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 76: 164.
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-022-03271-w
Nakane, A., Enomoto, T. and Saito, M. U. (2022) Utilization of cultivated fruits by Japanese martens and red foxes in a snowy environment: a comparison of feeding habits between rural and forest landscapes. Journal of Vertebrate Biology 71: 22028.
DOI: 10.25225/jvb.22028
Watabe, R., Tsunoda, H. and Saito, M. U. (2022) Evaluating the temporal and spatio-temporal niche partitioning between carnivores by different analytical method in northeastern Japan. Scientific Reports 12: 11987.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-16020-w Preprint: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-841897/v1
Honda, S.*, Saito, M. U.*, Watabe, R. and Watanabe, K. (2022) Winter habitat selection of Japanese squirrels in a snowy region of northeastern Japan. Landscape and Ecological Engineering 18: 421-428. * These authors contributed equally to this work
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-022-00510-0
Toriyabe, A., Enari, H., Enari, H. S. and Saito, M. U. (2022) Habitat selection by non-native masked palm civets in a Japanese rural landscape, incorporating individual differences. Journal of Mammalogy 103: 608-617.
DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyab150
Yoshida, K. and Saito, M. U. (2022) Behavioral response of wild mammals to pre-existing and artificial latrines of raccoon dogs in northeastern Japan. Mammalia 86: 48-56.
DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2020-0022
Watanabe, K., Kumagai, N. and Saito, M. U. (2021) Latrine site selection of raccoon dogs in a hilly area in north-eastern Japan. Zoology and Ecology 31: 79-85.
DOI: 10.35513/21658005.2021.2.2
Kurata, S., Ishikawa, N., Vasques, D. T., Saito, M. U., Kurashima, O. and Ito, M. (2021) Flora of herbaceous and arboreous plants in Komaba Campus of University of Tokyo, Japan. Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e73177.
DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e73177
Shizukuda, K. and Saito, M. U. (2021) Effects of human-dominated landscape on the community structure of silphid and dung beetles collected by carrion pitfall traps. Entomological Science 24: 157-168.
DOI: 10.1111/ens.12466
Watabe, R. and Saito, M. U. (2021) Effects of vehicle-passing frequency on forest roads on the activity patterns of carnivores. Landscape and Ecological Engineering 17: 225-231.
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-020-00434-7
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Watabe, R. and Saito, M. U. (2021) Diel activity patterns of three sympatric medium-sized carnivores during winter and spring in a heavy snowfall area in northeastern Japan. Mammal Study 46: 69-75.
DOI: 10.3106/ms2020-0039
Tsunoda, H. and Saito, M. U. (2020) Variations in the trophic niches of the golden jackal Canis aureus across the Eurasian continent associated with biogeographic and anthropogenic factors. Journal of Vertebrate Biology 69: 20056.
DOI: 10.25225/jvb.20056
Tsunoda, M., Kaneko, Y., Sako, T., Koizumi, R., Iwasaki, K., Mitsuhashi, I., Saito, M. U., Hisano, M., Newman, C., Macdonald, D. W. and Buesching, C. D. (2019) Human disturbance affects latrine-use patterns of raccoon dogs. Journal of Wildlife Management 83: 728-736.
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21610
Enomoto, T., Saito, M. U., Yoshikawa, M. and Kaneko, Y. (2018) Winter diet of the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in urban parks, central Tokyo. Mammal Study 43: 275-280.
DOI: 10.3106/ms2018-0024
Mitsuhashi, I., Sako, T., Teduka, M., Koizumi, R., Saito, M. U. and Kaneko, Y. (2018) Home range of raccoon dogs in an urban green area of Tokyo, Japan. Journal of Mammalogy 99: 732-740.
DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyy033
Kishimoto-Yamada, K., Yamasako, J., Kato, T., Saito, M. U. and Ito, M. (2017) Fauna of Cerambycidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Komaba Campus of the University of Tokyo, a highly urbanised area in Japan. Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e22296.
DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.5.e22296
Saito, M. U. and Sonoda, Y. (2017) Symptomatic raccoon dogs and sarcoptic mange along an urban gradient. EcoHealth 14: 318-328.
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-017-1233-1
Enomoto, T.* and Saito, M. U. Comparison of spatio-temporal niche of the four introduced carnivores on Okushiri Island, northern Japan. The 10th EAFES International Congress, Jeju, Korea, July 2023.［ポスター発表］
Tsunoda, M.*, Kaneko, Y., Sako, T., Koizumi, R., Iwasaki, K., Mitsuhashi, I., Saito, M. U., Newman, C., Macdonald, D. W. and Buesching, C. D. Latrineusepatternsofraccoondogs(Nyctereutes procyonoides)inanurban areaofTokyo. 14th Triannual Meeting of the Chemical Signals in Vertebrates (CSiV) group, Cardiff, UK, August/September 2017.［口頭発表］
Kaneko, Y.*, Newman, C., Raichev, E., Kosuga, S., Yachimori, S., Saito, M., Kuramoto, Y., Macdonald, D. W., Peeva, S. and Buesching, C. D. Olfactory speciation in Eurasian badgers Meles spp.: diversity of subcaudal chemicals and behavioural experiments. 14th Triannual Meeting of the Chemical Signals in Vertebrates (CSiV) group, Cardiff, UK, August/September 2017.［口頭発表］
Kaneko, Y.*, Newman, C., Raichev, E., Kosuga, S., Yachimori, S., Saito, M. U., Kuramoto, Y., Macdonald, D. W., Peeva, S. and Buesching, C. D. Olfactory speciation in Eurasian badgers Meles spp.: diversity among Japanese and European badgers. 12th International Mammalogical Congress, Perth, Australia, July 2017.［口頭発表］
Takeuchi, M.*, Saito, M. U. and Ueda, H. Wild boars prefer permanently abandoned farmland in satoyama. 12th International Mammalogical Congress, Perth, Australia, July 2017.［ポスター発表］
