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Small mammals in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki ; Małe ssaki w Nowym Dworze Mazowieckim i na terenie przyległym (środkowa Polska) wykazane w wyniku analiz wypluwek puszczyka Strix aluco
Creator:
Lesiński, Grzegorz
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Janus, Krzysztof
Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Place of publishing: Date issued/created: Description: Type of object: Subject and Keywords:mammalia ; owls’ diet ; opportunistic predation ; local fauna ; central Poland
Abstract:
In the years 2007–2024, the diet of Strix aluco was analysed in three sites in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (central Poland) and in areas directly adjacent to the town. Analysis of pellets revealed the presence of 438 small mammals. The group comprised 17 species belonging to Soricomorpha 3, Chiroptera 4 and Rodentia 10 species. Species most often caught were: Apodemus flavicollis and Microtus arvalis. Soricomorpha were caught rarely and constituted less than 5% of mammals. Nyctalus noctula and Eptesicus serotinus dominated among bats whose total share was 3.2–4.7% of mammalian prey. Species composition of prey indicates that the hunting grounds of owls encompassed a variety of habitats: the neighbourhood of built-up areas, river valley and forested area.
FRAGMENTA FAUNISTICA 67 (1): 31–35, 2024
Volume: Issue: Start page: End page: Resource type: Detailed Resource Type: Resource Identifier:10.3161/00159301FF2024.67.1.031
Source:MiIZ PAN, call no. P.256 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4664
Language: Rights:Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license
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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
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