Title:

Dietary habits of the long-eared owl Asio otus in the Italian peninsula

Subtitle:

Acta Ornithologica, vol. 34, no. 1 ; Zwyczaje pokarmowe uszatki we Włoszech

Creator:

Riga, Francesco ; Capizzi, Dario (1967– )

Contributor:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii

Publisher:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

1999

Description:

Bibliogr. s. 50 ; S. [45]-51 : il. ; 27 cm ; Streszcz. pol. Nazwy taksonów także w jęz. łac.

Type of object:

Czasopismo/Artykuł

Subject and Keywords:

Sowa uszata -- zwyczaje i zachowania -- odżywianie -- Włochy [KABA] ; puszczykowate ; ptaki ; Asio otus ; Strigidae ; Aves

Abstract:

Feeding habits of the Long-eared Owl in the Italian peninsula were investigated by using mainly data from bibliographic sources. A total of 4651 prey items from 13 study localities were used in the analysis. Field voles Microtus sp., which globally accounted for over 51.4% of the cumulative total, were the most important prey, followed by the mice Apodemus sp. (31.5%). Insectivores (6.0%) and birds (4.7%) were preyed less frequently. In order to represent the diet of Long-eared Owls some dietary parameters were computed, such as percentages of occurrence of the most important prey taxa (insectivores, murids, arvicolids, and birds), mean prey size, taxonomic diversity and prey size diversity. The linear relationships between the variables were assessed by using either Spearman-rank and Pearson correlation coefficients. Taxonomic dietary diversity was positively correlated with site latitude. Geographic linear distances (in km) of the various study sites and relative niche overlap values were negatively correlated. The dietary diversity was positively correlated with the proportion of murids and negatively with arvicolids. It suggests that the Long-eared Owl is quite specialised in feeding upon arvicolids when the availability of this prey is high. Furthermore, one-way ANOVA revealed that significant differences in mean prey size between the different localities were present. Performing a Principal Component Analysis on the dietary parameters we observed a separation of the study sites in two different groups along the first factor, and the proportions of arvicolids and murids were the most important parameters in order to explain the observed variability.

Relation:

Acta Ornithologica

Volume:

34

Issue:

1

Start page:

45

End page:

51

Resource type:

Tekst

Detailed Resource Type:

Artykuł

Format:

application/pdf

Source:

MiIZ PAN, patrz sygn. czas. P.257, Vol. 34, No 1 ; MiIZ PAN, patrz sygn. czas. P.4568, Vol. 34, No 1 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng ; pol

Rights:

Prawa zastrzeżone - dostęp ograniczony

Terms of use:

Zasób chroniony prawem autorskim. Korzystanie dozwolone wyłącznie na terminalach Muzeum i Instytutu Zoologii PAN w zakresie określonym przez przepisy o dozwolonym użytku.

Digitizing institution:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Original in:

Biblioteka Muzeum i Instytutu Zoologii PAN

Projects co-financed by:

Program Operacyjny Innowacyjna Gospodarka, lata 2010-2014, Priorytet 2. Infrastruktura strefy B + R ; Unia Europejska. Europejski Fundusz Rozwoju Regionalnego

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