Abstract:Abstract: Sinospelaeobdella is a new genus published in January 2019, whose type species is S. wulingen-sis. From June 2019 to April 2021, the states, events and environments of the animal’s behaviors were field-observed and recorded in six caves of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Nationality Autonomous Prefecture, Hu-nan Province. Based on the PAE coding system which concerns “posture-act-environment” (PAE), and be-havioral ecological function, the behaviors of the species were identified, classified and systematically en-coded, and its PAE ethogram was constructed. The results showed that: 1) A total of 5 postures, 22 acts and 18 behaviors of S. wulingensis were preliminarily identified; 2) Based on ecological functions of behaviors, all of the recorded behaviors were categorized into 5 types including resting, locomotion, foraging, reproduc-tion and excretion; and 3) The PAE ethogram of the species was successfully established in accordance with the PAE coding system. This study would be helpful to understand the temporary ectoparasitic relationship between the species and its hosts (cave-dwelling bats), and also enrich the behavioral ecology of leeches.
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伍丽艳, 刘 力, 任伯凇, 严思思, 刘志霄. 基于PAE编码系统对武陵洞蛭行为谱的初步研究[J]. 生命科学研究, 2022, 26(3): 239-246.
WU Li-yan, LIU Li, REN Bo-song, YAN Si-si, LIU Zhi-xiao. Preliminary Investigation of the Ethogram of Sinospelaeobdella wulingensis Based on PAE Coding System. Life Science Research, 2022, 26(3): 239-246.