Subtitle:

Small mammals of Mława Upland in the pellets of two owl species ; Drobne ssaki Wysoczyzny Mławskiej (środkowo-północna Polska) w wypluwkach płomykówki Tyto alba i uszatki Asio otus

Publisher:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Description:

24 cm

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Abstract:

The species composition of a small mammal community of Mława Upland (middle-northern Poland) was studied using the analysis of pellets of the barn owl Tyto alba and long-eared owl Asio otus. Total of 1748 individuals of small mammals were identified from 77 pellets of Tyto alba collected near Kuczbork, and from 452 pellets of Asio otus pellets collected near Kobuszyn in the years 2014-2016. Rodentia were represented by 7 species and made up the main part of the owls’ diet. Among four Soricomorpha species, Sorex araneus was the most frequent one. The predominant prey was Microtus arvalis, accounting for 60% of Tyto alba diet, and nearly 90% of Asio otus diet. Species of small mammals recorded in Mława Upland are widely distributed in central Poland and are mostly associated with agricultural land and mosaic landscapes.

Relation:

FRAGMENTA FAUNISTICA 67 (1): 21–23, 2024

Volume:

67

Issue:

1

Start page:

21

End page:

23

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:243028 ; 10.3161/00159301FF2024.67.1.021

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.256 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4664

Language:

eng ; eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 4.0] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Access:

Open