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Breeding ecology and behaviour of the Great Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus, in Poyrazlar Lake, Turkey

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dc.contributor.authors Uzun, A; Ayyildiz, Z; Yilmaz, F; Uzun, B; Sagiroglu, M
dc.date.accessioned 2020-01-20T09:03:54Z
dc.date.available 2020-01-20T09:03:54Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.identifier.citation Uzun, A; Ayyildiz, Z; Yilmaz, F; Uzun, B; Sagiroglu, M (2014). Breeding ecology and behaviour of the Great Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus, in Poyrazlar Lake, Turkey. TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 38, 60-55
dc.identifier.issn 1300-0179
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12619/33310
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1303-35
dc.description.abstract In this study, the breeding ecology and behaviour of the Great Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus, was studied at Poyrazlar Lake, Turkey. The breeding period started in the first week of May. The incubation period lasted 14 days. As clutch size increased, the diameter of the nests became larger (r = 0.65). Diameters of nests containing different clutch sizes varied significantly from one another (P < 0.01). However, their height did not change (r = 0.24). There was no significant height difference between nests containing different clutch sizes (P > 0.05). As the nests became farther from the shore, the clutch size and the egg weight increased, because mature adults built their nests on the reeds in deeper areas (r = 0.59, r = 0.73). On the other hand, young breeders showed no location preference in their choice of nest site. The number of the nests showed a positive correlation with the height of reeds (r = 0.80). In all nests, 4 different behaviours (Nest Empty, Sitting, Edge of Nest Waiting, Feeding Nestlings) were observed from the appearance of the first egg until the female left the nest. On average, a given female spent 38.11% of her time away from the nest, 51.84% of her time in incubation, 0.91% of her time around the nest, and 9.24% feeding her nestlings per day.
dc.language English
dc.publisher TUBITAK SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL TURKEY
dc.subject Great Reed Warbler; breeding; ecology; Poyrazlar Lake; Turkey
dc.title Breeding ecology and behaviour of the Great Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus, in Poyrazlar Lake, Turkey
dc.type Article
dc.identifier.volume 38
dc.identifier.startpage 55
dc.identifier.endpage 60
dc.contributor.department Sakarya Üniversitesi/Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi/Biyoloji Bölümü
dc.contributor.saüauthor Uzun, Ali
dc.contributor.saüauthor Uzun, Belgin
dc.contributor.saüauthor Sağıroğlu, Mehmet
dc.relation.journal TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
dc.identifier.wos WOS:000327322500007
dc.identifier.doi 10.3906/zoo-1303-35
dc.identifier.eissn 1303-6114
dc.contributor.author Uzun, Ali
dc.contributor.author Uzun, Belgin
dc.contributor.author Sağıroğlu, Mehmet


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