New record of Suncus etruscus Savi, 1822 (Mammalia: Soricomorpha) in Northern Turkey

Date

2016

Author

Selçuk A.Y.
Kefelioğlu H.

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Abstract

In this study, we analyzed 436 pellet samples of barn owl (Tyto alba) which were collected from Kizilirmak Delta (Samsun, Northern Anatolia). As a result of our analysis of the pellet composition of barn owl, we found Suncus etruscus samples with about 1%. Previous studies show S. etruscus has a distribution in Western and Southern Anatolia.This study reveals the first records of S. etruscus is filled in the gap in the species distibution range in Northeastern Anatolia, Turkey. ©Biharean Biologist, 2016.

Source

Biharean Biologist

Volume

10

Issue

1

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12712/5091

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