[雙語翻譯]生物外文翻譯南洋杉濕潤森林片段區(qū)域的英格拉姆松鼠亞屬英格拉姆的行為與覓食技巧（英文）

1、ZOOLOGIA 31 (3): 209–214, June, 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1984-467020140003000012014 Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia | www.sbzoologia.org.br | www.scielo.br/zool All content of the journal, except where identified

2、, is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-type BY-NC.Ingram’s squirrel, Guerlinguetus ingrami Thomas, 1901,sometimes considered a subspecies of G. aestuans or placed inSciurus (ALLEN 1915, MOOJEN 1942) and commo

3、nly known asAtlantic Forest squirrel or “serelepe”, is one of 11 species ofSciuridae documented in Brazil (REIS et al. 2011). The speciesoccurs from southeastern Bahia to northern Rio Grande do Suland is arboreal and diu

4、rnal, inhabiting primary or secondarygrowth areas of the Atlantic Forest and “Cerrado” (BONVICINO etal. 2008). Despite its wide distribution throughout Brazil, ’theelusive habits of this squirrel make it difficult to unr

5、avel vari-ous aspects of its biology. The little available information aboutthe diet of G. ingrami indicates that it is composed mainly offruits and seeds, but it may also include flowers, tree bark,mushrooms, lichens, m

6、oss, bird eggs, leaves and insects(BORDIGNON et al. 1996, MIRANDA 2005, RIBEIRO et al. 2009, 2010).The Atlantic Forest squirrel is often associated with thequeen palm, Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman. Theabundance

7、 of this palm influences the location of squirrel nests(ALVARENGA body position; ethogram; Syagrus romanzoffiana.211 Behavior and foraging technique of Guerlinguetus ingrami in an Araucaria moist forest fragmentZOOLOGIA

8、 31 (3): 209–214, June, 2014access to the fruit’s endosperm (Fig. 10). This process lasts anaverage of 70 seconds (n = 18, sd ± 20), followed by the animaltaking an average of 83 seconds (n = 19, sd ± 31) to ea

9、t thefruit’s endosperm. The area of the triangular opening is notcorrelated with fruit size (Pearson correlation test, r = 0.02, df= 512, p = 0.61). We also observed that all of the individualswho used the triangular ope

10、ning strategy were adults, and onlyone adult individual did not use this technique.that the authors studied captive animals (BORDIGNON (9) Circular open-ing strategy; (10) Internal anatomy of the fruit Syagrusromanzoffi

11、ana showing the germination pore (a) and the innergibbosity (b).Table I. Description of the basic body positions used by Guerlinguetus ingrami.Basic body positions DescriptionStanding The squirrel uses its four limbs to

12、support itself and the body is parallel to the substrate. The tail assumes an S shape and sits over the animal’s dorsal region (Fig. 1).Sitting The squirrel bends its posterior limbs to support itself on the substrate. T

13、he animal’s body remains arched, and the animal’s anteroposterior axis forms an angle from 0° to 30° relative to the ground. The anterior limbs may be touching the ground or remain free in order to execute task

14、s such as food manipulation or maintenance behavior (Fig. 2). The tail remains either over the animal’s dorsal region in an S shape or above the head pointing forward.Lying down The squirrel supports its ventral region a

15、nd limbs on the substrate. The anterior limbs are positioned forward and the head rests upon them, while the posterior limbs are positioned close to 90° from the anteroposterior axis of the animal. The tail assumes

16、an S shape over the rodent’s dorsal region (Fig. 3).Alert position The squirrel assumes the standing position, but the tail is bristled and erect, forming approximately a 90° angle with the anteroposterior axis of t

17、he animal. While in this stance, the animals often position themselves in locations with good visibility, frequently flagging their tail and vocalizing. This behavior was also reported for an adult individual when observ

18、ers approached its nest in which a juvenile was sitting.Suspended position The squirrel uses only the posterior limbs to support itself on a vertical substrate, with the head turned downward. The ventral region touches t

19、he substrate, and the anterior limbs remain free to execute tasks such as food manipulation. The tail remains turned upward and is touching the substrate, continuous with the animal’s anteroposterior axis (Fig. 4).DISCUS

20、SIONBasic body positionsIn the current study, we observed that the “sitting” bodyposition (Fig. 2) differed from the reports in the literature.BORDIGNON & MONTEIRO-FILHO (1997) found that when in the “sit-ting” posit