Dinçer AYAZ, Cemal Varol TOK, Ahmet MERMER

Yayla Gölü (Denizli, Türkiye) Bataklık Kurbağası (Rana ridibunda Pallas, 1771) Populasyonunun Büyüklüğü

Bu çal›flmada, Yayla Gölü (Buldan, Denizli)’ndeki batakl›k kurba¤alar›n›n populasyon büyüklü¤ü markalama-tekrar yakalama metodu kullan›larak hesaplanm›flt›r. Araflt›rma sonuçlar›na göre, türün buradaki ortalama populasyon büyüklü¤ü, 14.733 ve efley oran›, difli e¤ilimlidir (erkek: difli, 0,56). Batakl›k kurba¤as› populasyonunu s›n›rlay›c› faktörlere de dikkat çekilmifltir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Batakl›k kurba¤as›, Rana ridibunda, Yayla Gölü, populasyon büyüklü¤ü, cinsiyet oran›

Population Size of the Marsh Frog (Rana ridibunda Pallas, 1771) in Lake Yayla (Denizli, Turkey)

The population size of marsh frogs (Rana ridibunda) was estimated using the mark-recapture method in Lake Yayla (Buldan, Denizli, Turkey). According to the results, the mean estimated population was 14,733 and the sex ratio was female biased (male: female, 0.56). The main limiting factors of the marsh frog population are also outlined.

Keywords:

Marsh frog, Rana ridibunda, Lake Yayla, population size, sex ratio,

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