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First Observation of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) As a Prey for Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) in Gediz Delta Ramsar Area (İzmir Turkey)

Year 2017, Volume 3, Issue 3, 187 - 188, 29.12.2017

M. Alp SALMAN

https://doi.org/10.17216/limnofish.324047
Cited By: 1

Abstract

In this study, a European eel (Anguilla anguilla L. 1758) was found in stomach content of a drake mallard (Anas platyrhynchos L. 1758) in Gediz Delta Ramsar Area (Izmir, Turkey) in spite of there is no fish in the diet of dabbling ducks. With this new record for Turkey, European eel would be added to the prey list of mallard as a new species. 

Keywords

Anguilla anguilla, Anas platyrhynchos, prey, predator, stomach content

References

  • del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J. 1992. Handbook of the birds of the world, Vol 1: Ostrich to ducks. Barcelona:Lynx Edicions 696 p.
  • Krapu, GL, Reinecke KJ. 1992. Foraging ecology and nutrition. In: Batt BDJ, Afton AD, Anderson MG, Ankney CD, Johnson DH, Kadlec JA, Krapu, GL, editors. Ecology and management of breeding waterfowl. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. p. 1–30.
  • Hastie L, Hudson A, Laughton R, Shearer W. 2008. The status of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in watercourses of the Cairngorms National Park. Spey Research Trust. 21 p.
  • Hocaoğlu ÖL. 1992. Av Kuşlarımız. Ankara:Orman Bakanlığı Yayın Dairesi Başkanlığı 208 p. [in Turkish]
  • Snow DW, Perrins CM. 1998. The birds of the Western Palaearctic. Concise edition. Vol. 1 and 2. New York:Oxford University Press 1694 p.
  • Swanson GA, Meyer MI, Adomaitis VA. 1985. Foods consumed by breeding mallards on wetlands of south-central North Dakota. J Wildlife Manage. 49(1):197–203. doi:10.2307/3801871
  • Tesch FW. 2003. The eel, 3th ed. Bodmin:Blackwell Science 408 p.

Avrupa yılan balığı (Anguilla anguilla) nın Gediz deltası Ramsar alanında (İzmir Türkiye) Yeşilbaş ördek (Anas platyrhynchos) midesinde rastlanması

Year 2017, Volume 3, Issue 3, 187 - 188, 29.12.2017

M. Alp SALMAN

https://doi.org/10.17216/limnofish.324047
Cited By: 1

Abstract

Yüzücü ördeklerin genellikle balık yeme özellikleri olmamakla birlikte bu grup ördeklerden en büyüklerinden biri olan ve Gediz deltası Ramsar alanı civarında avlanan bir yeşilbaş ördeğin (Anas platyrhynchos L.1758) mide içeriğinde tatlısu yılan balığına (Anguilla anguilla L.1758) rastlanmış olup, Türkiye’de gerek ördeğin besin diyetinde gerekse de yılan balığının tatlısulardaki predatörleri listesine yeni bir tür eklenmiş olmaktadır. 

Keywords

Anguilla anguilla, Anas platyrhynchos, av, predatör, mide içeriği

References

  • del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J. 1992. Handbook of the birds of the world, Vol 1: Ostrich to ducks. Barcelona:Lynx Edicions 696 p.
  • Krapu, GL, Reinecke KJ. 1992. Foraging ecology and nutrition. In: Batt BDJ, Afton AD, Anderson MG, Ankney CD, Johnson DH, Kadlec JA, Krapu, GL, editors. Ecology and management of breeding waterfowl. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. p. 1–30.
  • Hastie L, Hudson A, Laughton R, Shearer W. 2008. The status of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in watercourses of the Cairngorms National Park. Spey Research Trust. 21 p.
  • Hocaoğlu ÖL. 1992. Av Kuşlarımız. Ankara:Orman Bakanlığı Yayın Dairesi Başkanlığı 208 p. [in Turkish]
  • Snow DW, Perrins CM. 1998. The birds of the Western Palaearctic. Concise edition. Vol. 1 and 2. New York:Oxford University Press 1694 p.
  • Swanson GA, Meyer MI, Adomaitis VA. 1985. Foods consumed by breeding mallards on wetlands of south-central North Dakota. J Wildlife Manage. 49(1):197–203. doi:10.2307/3801871
  • Tesch FW. 2003. The eel, 3th ed. Bodmin:Blackwell Science 408 p.

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Subjects Science
Published Date December 2017
Journal Section Case Report
Authors

M. Alp SALMAN>

0000-0002-2853-6507
Türkiye

Publication Date December 29, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2017, Volume 3Issue 3

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APA Salman, M. A. (2017). First Observation of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) As a Prey for Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) in Gediz Delta Ramsar Area (İzmir Turkey) . Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research , 3 (3) , 187-188 . DOI: 10.17216/limnofish.324047
MLA Salman, M. A. "First Observation of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) As a Prey for Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) in Gediz Delta Ramsar Area (İzmir Turkey)" . Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research 3 (2017 ): 187-188 <http://www.limnofish.org/en/pub/issue/33567/324047>
Chicago Salman, M. A. "First Observation of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) As a Prey for Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) in Gediz Delta Ramsar Area (İzmir Turkey)". Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research 3 (2017 ): 187-188
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EndNote %0 Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research First Observation of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) As a Prey for Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) in Gediz Delta Ramsar Area (İzmir Turkey) %A M. Alp Salman %T First Observation of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) As a Prey for Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) in Gediz Delta Ramsar Area (İzmir Turkey) %D 2017 %J Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research %P -2149-4428 %V 3 %N 3 %R doi: 10.17216/limnofish.324047 %U 10.17216/limnofish.324047
ISNAD Salman, M. Alp . "First Observation of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) As a Prey for Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) in Gediz Delta Ramsar Area (İzmir Turkey)". Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research 3 / 3 (December 2017): 187-188 . https://doi.org/10.17216/limnofish.324047
AMA Salman M. A. First Observation of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) As a Prey for Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) in Gediz Delta Ramsar Area (İzmir Turkey). Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research. 2017; 3(3): 187-188.
Vancouver Salman M. A. First Observation of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) As a Prey for Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) in Gediz Delta Ramsar Area (İzmir Turkey). Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research. 2017; 3(3): 187-188.
IEEE M. A. Salman , "First Observation of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) As a Prey for Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) in Gediz Delta Ramsar Area (İzmir Turkey)", Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 187-188, Dec. 2017, doi:10.17216/limnofish.324047

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