Yıldırım Caynak E., Candan K., Kumlutaş Y., Korkmaz A. G., Birlik S., Mertgenç Yoldaş D., ...Daha Fazla
Tübitak Uluslararası Bilimsel Yayınları Teşvik (Ubyt) Ödülü, Nisan 2025
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Ödülün Kapsamı:
Bilimsel/Mesleki Çalışmalardan Alınan Ödül
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Ödül Türü:
TÜBİTAK Teşvik Ödülü
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Ödül Veren Ülke:
Türkiye
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Ödülü Veren Organizasyon:
Tübitak Uluslararası Bilimsel Yayınları Teşvik (Ubyt) Ödülü
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Araştırma Alanları:
Temel Bilimler
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Ödülün Tarihi:
Nisan 2025
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Açıklama:
<p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;">The skull structure in vertebrates is closely related to feeding mode. This study examines the relationship between the cranial joint morphology variation among different lizard species [</span><span class="html-italic" style="max-height: 1e+06px; font-style: italic; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;">Eumesces schneideri</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;"> (Daudin, 1802), </span><span class="html-italic" style="max-height: 1e+06px; font-style: italic; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;">Anguis colchica</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;"> (Nordmann, 1840), and </span><span class="html-italic" style="max-height: 1e+06px; font-style: italic; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;">Eremias suphani</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;"> (Başoğlu & Hellmich 1968)] and their feeding habit. This study investigates the cranial anatomical correlates of distinct cranial kinesis models. Different cranial joints permitting intracranial mobility have been observed among these species using histological section and whole-mount techniques. The cranial joints are similar among species that generally exhibit cranial kinesis. The stomach contents of the species were analyzed, and </span><span class="html-italic" style="max-height: 1e+06px; font-style: italic; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;">E. schneideri</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;"> has the highest prey diversity among the examined species, followed by </span><span class="html-italic" style="max-height: 1e+06px; font-style: italic; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;">E. suphani</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;"> and </span><span class="html-italic" style="max-height: 1e+06px; font-style: italic; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;">A. colchica</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;"> in that order. The study indicated that the prey preferences differ among three lizard species. While no plant material was detected in the stomach contents of </span><span class="html-italic" style="max-height: 1e+06px; font-style: italic; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;">E. suphani</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;"> and </span><span class="html-italic" style="max-height: 1e+06px; font-style: italic; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;">E. schneideri</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;">, it was detected in </span><span class="html-italic" style="max-height: 1e+06px; font-style: italic; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;">A. colchica</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: justify;">. The diet of the three lizards consisted of various species of small arthropods such as Arachnida, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Formicidae, and Gastropoda. Additionally, no significant differences were detected in SVL, head, and jaw size measurements between adult males and females of each species.</span></p>