Nests of the Brazilian squirrel Sciurus ingrami Thomas (Rodentia, Sciuridae)
Descriptions of Sciurus ingrami Thomas, 1901 nests are not available in the literature. In this study, a survey was made of the distribution of S. ingrami nests in a woodlot located near to the headquarters of the Serra do Caraça Reserve, in state of Minas Gerais, where there is a high concentration of Syagrus romanzoffiana (Chamisso) Glassman palm tree, among other exotic tree species. The nest-building behaviour and the nest characteristics, such as height from the ground, total circumference, diameter of the entrance, and the position of the nest in the tree - in the crown, along the trunk or in a side branch, were described.
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia
2005
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81752005000300048 |
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