Ecological Preferences of the East European Vole Microtus levis (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in the West Mediterranean Region at Eleven New Localities

Ekoloji Dergisi

Mehmet Oz¹  Mustafa Yavuz¹  Irfan Albayrak¹ 

关键词: Antalya;    ecology;    exposure;    Microtus levis;    Rodentia;   

DOI  :  

来源: Cevre Koruma ve Arastirma Vakfi

【 摘 要 】

Inthisstudy,fromJulytoSeptember2007,habitattypeandcharacteristicsofMicrotusleviswasinvestigated.Ofthecaught98samples,76(52♂♂+24♀♀)weredeadindividualsand22(13♂♂+9♀♀)werealivefromelevenlocalities(Seki,Yazır,Korkuteli,Bozova,Kızılkaya,Kozan,Kocaaliler,Bozdoğan,Gebiz,KasımlarandDerebucak).Alsoallofthislocalitiesarefirstrecordsforspecies.Therewerestatisticalysignificantbetweensexesforsnaptrappingbutnodifferencesforlivetrapping(χ2snaptrapping=5.34,df=1,p=0.02veχ2livetrapping=0.37,df=1,p=0.54).Ontheotherhand,therewerestrongpositivecorrelationsbetweenthecapturefrequenciesintraps(snapandlivetrap),alsopopulationdensityandthealtitudeoflocalities(rsnaptrapping=0.750;n=11;p=0.031,rlivetrapping=0.918;n=11;p=0.041andrdensity=0.912;n=11;p=0.001).M.levislivesinwetplacesandnearthebrookandriveratcolonies.Intheareas,observedthatnestinginwithslopesof31-60°atsunnysouth-facingareas.64of76deadand20of22aliveindividualswerecaughtonthesouth-facing(south,southeast,andsouthwest)exposures.Also94.05%ofpopulationdensityinSouth-facingareas.

【 授权许可】

Unknown