Overwintering Site Fidelity in the European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) in Western Poland

Overwintering Site Fidelity in the European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) in Western Poland

The location of overwintering sites of six male and six female European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) were studied using radiotelemetry in Western Poland, over a period of four consecutive seasons. Most of the studied individuals overwintered in the same area during the research; most distances be...

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Main Authors: Bartłomiej Najbar, Anna Najbar, Ewa Szuszkiewicz, Sławomir Mitrus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Union of Scientists in Bulgaria 2015-12-01
Series:Ecologia Balkanica
Subjects:
European pond turtle
hibernation
radiotelemetry
temperature
Online Access:http://web.uni-plovdiv.bg/mollov/EB/2015_vol7_iss2/045-049_eb.15130.pdf
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spelling doaj-c6f638259a0f4a2da874451f18417cd92021-04-02T07:44:47ZengUnion of Scientists in BulgariaEcologia Balkanica1314-02131313-99402015-12-01724549Overwintering Site Fidelity in the European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) in Western PolandBartłomiej Najbar0Anna Najbar1Ewa Szuszkiewicz2Sławomir Mitrus3Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Zielona, Góra, prof. Z. Szafrana 1, 65-516 Zielona Góra, POLANDDepartment of Evolutionary Biology and Conservation of Vertebrates, University of Wrocław, Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław, POLANDMonte Cassino 27/27, 65-001 Zielona Góra, POLANDLaboratory of Evolution and Animal Ecology, Department of Biosystematics, Opole University, Oleska 22, 45-052 Opole, POLANDThe location of overwintering sites of six male and six female European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) were studied using radiotelemetry in Western Poland, over a period of four consecutive seasons. Most of the studied individuals overwintered in the same area during the research; most distances between two consecutive overwintering sites were 0–25 m. However, changes related to the overwintering area were observed, and in such cases the distance between overwintering sites on two consecutive seasons could exceed 2 km. These results can support an efficient conservation strategy of the turtle population.http://web.uni-plovdiv.bg/mollov/EB/2015_vol7_iss2/045-049_eb.15130.pdfEuropean pond turtlehibernationradiotelemetrytemperature
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author Bartłomiej Najbar
Anna Najbar
Ewa Szuszkiewicz
Sławomir Mitrus
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Anna Najbar
Ewa Szuszkiewicz
Sławomir Mitrus
Overwintering Site Fidelity in the European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) in Western Poland
Ecologia Balkanica
European pond turtle
hibernation
radiotelemetry
temperature
author_facet Bartłomiej Najbar
Anna Najbar
Ewa Szuszkiewicz
Sławomir Mitrus
author_sort Bartłomiej Najbar
title Overwintering Site Fidelity in the European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) in Western Poland
title_short Overwintering Site Fidelity in the European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) in Western Poland
title_full Overwintering Site Fidelity in the European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) in Western Poland
title_fullStr Overwintering Site Fidelity in the European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) in Western Poland
title_full_unstemmed Overwintering Site Fidelity in the European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) in Western Poland
title_sort overwintering site fidelity in the european pond turtle (emys orbicularis) in western poland
publisher Union of Scientists in Bulgaria
series Ecologia Balkanica
issn 1314-0213
1313-9940
publishDate 2015-12-01
description The location of overwintering sites of six male and six female European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) were studied using radiotelemetry in Western Poland, over a period of four consecutive seasons. Most of the studied individuals overwintered in the same area during the research; most distances between two consecutive overwintering sites were 0–25 m. However, changes related to the overwintering area were observed, and in such cases the distance between overwintering sites on two consecutive seasons could exceed 2 km. These results can support an efficient conservation strategy of the turtle population.
topic European pond turtle
hibernation
radiotelemetry
temperature
url http://web.uni-plovdiv.bg/mollov/EB/2015_vol7_iss2/045-049_eb.15130.pdf
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