Possible tool use by beavers, Castor canadensis, in a northern Ontario watershed Export

@article{citeulike:5040971, abstract = {At a remote active Beaver (Castor canadensis) dam site in the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve of northern Ontario, I noted an instance where a Beaver had used a willow stem as a prop to allow it to cut other willow stems at an unrealistic height. The use of this tool (prop) meant less land foraging that in turn reduced the risk of predation and prevented undue thermal stress. This is the first account in the literature of a Beaver possibly using a tool to aid in foraging.}, address = {Department of Biology, Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ont. P7B 5E1, Canada}, author = {Barnes, D. M.}, citeulike-article-id = {5040971}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33845916537&partnerID=40}, comment = {Source: Scopus ---=note-separator=--- Export Date: 2 July 2009 ---=note-separator=--- Cited By (since 1996): 1}, journal = {Canadian Field-Naturalist}, keywords = {beaver, boreal, canadensis, castor, castor-fiber, foraging, forest, ontario, tool, tool-use, use}, number = {3}, pages = {441--443}, posted-at = {2009-07-02 10:05:04}, priority = {2}, title = {Possible tool use by beavers, Castor canadensis, in a northern Ontario watershed}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33845916537&partnerID=40}, volume = {119}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5040971 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5040971 N2 - At a remote active Beaver (Castor canadensis) dam site in the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve of northern Ontario, I noted an instance where a Beaver had used a willow stem as a prop to allow it to cut other willow stems at an unrealistic height. The use of this tool (prop) meant less land foraging that in turn reduced the risk of predation and prevented undue thermal stress. This is the first account in the literature of a Beaver possibly using a tool to aid in foraging. IS - 3 JF - Canadian Field-Naturalist AD - Department of Biology, Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ont. P7B 5E1, Canada EP - 443 TI - Possible tool use by beavers, Castor canadensis, in a northern Ontario watershed VL - 119 SP - 441 KW - beaver KW - boreal KW - canadensis KW - castor KW - castor-fiber KW - foraging KW - forest KW - ontario KW - tool KW - tool-use KW - use N1 - Source: Scopus N1 - Export Date: 2 July 2009 N1 - Cited By (since 1996): 1 AU - Barnes, DM PY - 2005/// UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33845916537&partnerID=40 ER -