Latest Articles from Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” Latest 3 Articles from Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” https://travaux.pensoft.net/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:04:58 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://travaux.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” https://travaux.pensoft.net/ Chewing lice (Phthiraptera, Amblycera, Ischnocera) from shorebirds (Aves, Charadriiformes) in the Kızılırmak Delta, Turkey https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/97526/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 66(2): 225-262

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.66.e97526

Authors: Bilal Dik, Kiraz Erciyas-Yavuz, Melisa Bal, Arif Cemal Özsemir, Nizamettin Yavuz, Dilge Sıla Davulcu

Abstract: This study was carried out in the Kızılırmak Delta Cernek Bird Ringing Station, Central Black Sea Region, during August and September 2020, to survey the louse species found on shorebirds (Aves: Charadriiformes). A total of 241 birds belonging to 13 species were searched for chewing lice. Eleven species in six genera of the family Scolopacidae (Actitis hypoleucos, Arenaria interpres, Calidris alba, Calidris alpina, Calidris falcinellus, Calidris ferruginea, Calidris minuta, Gallinago gallinago, Tringa glareola, Tringa totanus, Xenus cinereus) and two species in one genus of the family Charadriidae (Charadrius dubius, Charadrius hiaticula) were examined. Birds were caught alive with mist-nets, ringed, searched for lice, and released. A total of 153 birds (63.49%) were infested with lice belonging to 16 species, five amblycerans: Actornithophilus bicolor, Actornithophilus ochraceus, Actornithophilus totani, Actornithophilus umbrinus, Austromenopon lutescens, and eleven ischnocerans: Carduiceps fulvofasciatus, Carduiceps meinertzhageni, Carduiceps zonarius, Lunaceps actophilus, Lunaceps falcinellus, Lunaceps schismatus, Quadraceps hiaticulae, Quadraceps obscurus, Quadraceps ravus, Quadraceps strepsilaris and Saemundssonia platygaster frater. These eight species are new records for Turkey: Ac. bicolor, Ac. ochraceus, Ca. fulvofasciatus, Lu. falcinellus, Lu. schismatus, Qu. ravus, Qu. strepsilaris and Sa. platygaster frater. In addition, Qudraceps hiaticulae was recorded from Little ringed plovers (Charadrius dubius) for the first time in the world in this study. According the lice checklist of wild birds in Turkey, a total of 188 bird species examined and 122 of them were infested, and a total of 217 chewing lice species has been recorded.

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Research Article Sun, 31 Dec 2023 08:00:02 +0200
Orthopterans (Insecta: Orthoptera) of conservation value in the Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo food in Bulgaria https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/53867/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 63(2): 161-167

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.63.e53867

Authors: Dragan Chobanov, Boyan Milchev

Abstract: Three species of Bush-crickets (Orthoptera) of conservation value or poorly known were found in the Eurasian Eagle Owl food in southeastern Bulgaria. Their localities are new country records and two of them cover Natura 2000 SCI zones. The repeated predation on Bradyporus macrogaster in UTM square MG99 confirms the potential of this area for a new Natura 2000 site.

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Short Communication Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:00:00 +0200
The avifauna of the Zigoneni dam basin (Argeş county, Romania), observed in 2013 https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/38594/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 62(1): 99-124

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.62.e38594

Authors: Adrian Mestecăneanu

Abstract: Some aspects regarding the breeding of the birds from Zigoneni Basin that belongs to the protected area ROSPA0062 the Dam Basins of the Argeş River are presented in this paper. 37 species were observed here, between May and July 2013, through the point counts method, within a radius of 100 m. On one side Acrocephalus palustris, A. scirpaceus, A. arundinaceus, Alcedo atthis, Fulica atra, Oriolus oriolus and Parus major were the most frequent species and on the other side A. palustris and Fulica atra were the most abundant. At the level of the habitat mosaic of the water shore, A. palustris (0.88 p./ha), A. scirpaceus and F. atra (each with 0.32 p./ha) and A. schoenobaenus, A. arundinaceus, Phylloscopus collybita and Pica pica (each with 0.24 p./ha) had the highest estimated densities. Additionally, 14 species dependent on wetlands were observed through the itinerary method. Other considerations about the ecological indices and the efficiency of the methods were also made.

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