A skeletochronological study of the smooth newt Lissotriton vulgaris (Amphibia: Urodela) from an island and a mainland population in Turkey

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dc.authoridOzdemir, Nurhayat/0000-0002-3880-5846
dc.authoridALTUNISIK, Abdullah/0000-0003-2934-7414
dc.contributor.authorAltunisik, A.
dc.contributor.authorKalayci, T. Ergul
dc.contributor.authorGul, C.
dc.contributor.authorOzdemir, N.
dc.contributor.authorTosunoglu, M.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:41:10Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:41:10Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractTo understand the effects of island and mainland on life history traits (e. g. longevity, age at maturity, body size and body mass) of the smooth newt Lissotriton vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758), we generated data on age and body measurements for an island (Bozcaada) and a mainland (Canakkale) population in northwestern Turkey. Age was determinated by skeletochronology. The maximum life span was 4 years in the island population and 5 years in the mainland population. Age at maturity was estimated to be 2-3 years for both sexes and the populations. While mean snout-venth length (SVL) was calculated as 35.56 mm for females and 31.95 mm for males in the mainland population, it was found to be 32.83 mm for females and 31.78 mm for males in the island population. Females from the mainland population were found to be significantly larger and heavier than those of the island population. A significant positive correlation was found between SVL and age for only males in the mainland population. Unexpectedly, age was not correlated with body size for the island individuals. Since there were hardly any demographic studies on any Urodela species comparing island and mainland populations, in this paper we contribute to the literature on this subject.
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK Project) [112T063]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK Project No. 112T063).
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/11250003.2014.938134
dc.identifier.endpage388
dc.identifier.issn1125-0003
dc.identifier.issn1748-5851
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84904528550
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.startpage381
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/11250003.2014.938134
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/24044
dc.identifier.volume81
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000342305800009
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofItalian Journal of Zoology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectAge structure
dc.subjectlife history traits
dc.subjectisland
dc.subjectmainland
dc.subjectLissotriton vulgaris
dc.titleA skeletochronological study of the smooth newt Lissotriton vulgaris (Amphibia: Urodela) from an island and a mainland population in Turkey
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