FOOD COMPOSITION OF THE UNISEXUAL LIZARD, Darevskia unisexualis (DAREVSKY, 1966) FROM NORTHEASTERN ANATOLIA, TURKEY

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Çiçek K., Candan K., Yildirim E., Kumlutaş Y., Ilgaz Ç.

RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY, cilt.27, sa.1, ss.59-62, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.30906/1026-2296-2020-27-1-59-62
  • Dergi Adı: RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.59-62
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Unisexual Lizard, Darevskia unisexualis, food composition, Turkey, GENUS DAREVSKIA, PARTHENOGENESIS, POPULATION, COMMUNITY, DIET
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The study presents data on the food composition of the Unisexual Lizard, Darevskia unisexualis (Darevsky, 1966), from Hanak, Ardahan, Turkey. A total of 172 preys were determined in the digestive systems of 44 individuals examined in the study. Insecta, Aranea, Malacostraca, and Gastropoda constitute food composition of lizards. Major prey groups in the food composition are included in Hymenoptera (46.5%), Coleoptera (13.4%), Diptera (8.1%), Lepidoptera (7.6%), Orthoptera (7%) and Hemiptera (7%) in number, whereas Hymenoptera (70%), Lepidoptera (25%), Coleoptera (23%), and Diptera (20%) in frequency. Our result confirm that the Unisexual Lizard is an insectivorous and active predator and generally feed with poor flying or non-flying invertebrates.