Abundance of syntopic newts, Triturus karelinii (strauch, 1870) and Triturus vittatus (Gray, 1835), in Uludağ National Park (Bursa, Turkey)

Bu çalışma, Uludağ Milli Parkı’nda sintopik Pürtüklü Semender, Triturus karelinii ve fieritli Semender, Triturus vittatus’un bolluğu hakkında bilgi sağlamaktadır. T. karelinii’nin populasyon büyüklüğü , Kirazlıyayla’da 275 ± 60,9 (% 95 Güven Aralığı (GA) = 138-413), Sarıalan’da 424 ± 85,6 (% 95 GA = 212-636) bulunmuştur. T. vittatus’un populasyon büyüklüğü , Kirazlıyayla ve Sarıalan’da sırasıyla 392 ± 85.6 (% 95 GA = 196-588) ve 158 ± 37,9 (% 95 GA = 79-237) bulunmuştur. Tüm havuzlarda T. karelinii’nin populasyonlarında cinsiyet oranı yaklaşık olarak dengededir. Kirazlıyayla 2 ve Sarıalan havuzlarında, T. vittatus’un cinsiyet oranı dengededir. Kirazlıyayla 1’de ise bu değer dişi eğilimlidir.

Uludağ Milli Parkı’nda sintopik semenderler, Triturus karelinii(Strauch, 1870) ve Triturus vittatus(Gray, 1835)’un bolluğu, (Bursa, Türkiye)

The present study provides data on the abundance of syntopic southern crested newts, Triturus karelinii, and banded newts, Triturus vittatus, in Uludağ National Park. The population of T. karelinii was 275 ± 60.9 (95% CI = 138-413) in Kirazlıyayla and 424 ± 85.6 (95% CI = 212-636) in Sarıalan. The populations of T. vittatus in Kirazlıyayla and Sarıalan were 392 ± 85.6 (95% CI = 196-588) and 158 ± 37.9 (95% CI = 79-237), respectively. T. karelinii populations had an approximately balanced sex ratio in all ponds. In Kirazlıyayla 2 and Sarıalan ponds the sex ratio of T. vittatus was balanced, whereas it was female-biased in the Kirazlıyayla 1 pond.

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