Habitat-related Egg Size Differences and Hatching Success in the Spur-Winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus (L., 1758) (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae)

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dc.contributor.authorOzkan, Leyla
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-23T16:07:19Z
dc.date.available2024-08-23T16:07:19Z
dc.date.issued2023en_US
dc.departmentDüzce Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractEgg size in birds is a factor that affects their reproductive success, especially in the size and survival rates of the chicks. Until they learn to find food within a few days after hatching, precocial-type chicks need to use their own biological reserves to supply the energy they expend in walking, running, hiding from predators, etc. The spur-winged lapwing Vanellus spinosus (L., 1758) is a common lapwing species having precocial-type offspring. The species is seen as a summer visitor in Tfirkiye and Bogazkent is one of its important breeding areas in the country. In the present study, the characteristics of the eggs laid in three habitats (agricultural lands, barren lands and meadows) within this area were compared. To this purpose, the eggs were weighed and their width and length were measured. In addition, the volume and sphericity index of the eggs were calculated. We found significant differences in egg measurements between the habitats with eggs laid in meadows being larger, heavier and with greater egg volume than in the other two habitats. However, the hatching rates in the meadows were the lowest (43.8 %) in comparison with the agricultural lands (67.7 %) and barren lands (73.3 %), possible due to potentially higher predation pressure in meadows.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage213en_US
dc.identifier.issn0324-0770
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage209en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/14597
dc.identifier.volume75en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001023498600008en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.institutionauthorOzkan, Leylaen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInst Zoology, Basen_US
dc.relation.ispartofActa Zoologica Bulgaricaen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectBogazkenten_US
dc.subjectegg characteristicsen_US
dc.subjecthatching rateen_US
dc.subjectprecocial birdsen_US
dc.subjectTfirkiyeen_US
dc.subjectChick Survivalen_US
dc.subjectParental Qualityen_US
dc.subjectGrowthen_US
dc.subjectGullen_US
dc.subjectPloveren_US
dc.subjectBirden_US
dc.titleHabitat-related Egg Size Differences and Hatching Success in the Spur-Winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus (L., 1758) (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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