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Title:

Small mammals in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki and adjacent area (central Poland) revealed by analyses of the tawny owl’s Strix aluco pellets

Subtitle:

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 ORCID ; Janus, Krzysztof

Publisher:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2024

Description:

24 cm

Type of object:

Czasopismo/Artykuł

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.

Relation:

FRAGMENTA FAUNISTICA 67 (1): 31–35, 2024

Volume:

67

Issue:

1

Start page:

31

End page:

35

Resource type:

Tekst

Detailed Resource Type:

Artykuł

Resource Identifier:

10.3161/00159301FF2024.67.1.031

Source:

MiIZ PAN, sygn. P.256 ; MiIZ PAN, sygn. P.4664

Language:

eng

Rights:

Licencja Creative Commons Uznanie autorstwa 4.0

Terms of use:

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Digitizing institution:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Original in:

Biblioteka Muzeum i Instytutu Zoologii PAN

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