Morphological characteristics of the Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789) in the south-eastern part of Kosovo and Metohija
| Autor: | Nebojša Živić, Aleksandra Savić, Nenad Labus, Tatjana Babović-Jakšić |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Tortoise Population Zoology Hermann's tortoise 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences Balkan peninsula Carapace education lcsh:Science education.field_of_study Testudo hermanni biology biology.organism_classification 030104 developmental biology Geography Morphometric analysis lcsh:Q Kosovo and Metohija South eastern morphometry Demography |
| Zdroj: | The University Thought: Publication in Natural Sciences, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2560-3094 1450-7226 |
| Popis: | In this paper we present the results of the analysis of morphological characteristics of the Hermann's tortoise from three localities in southeastern part of Kosovo and Metohija. 75 adult Hermann's tortoises (33 males and 42 females) have been analyzed. Morphometric analysis has been done on 7 traits. We considered the plastron black pigmentation patterns and frequencies for each pigmentation states were calculated. Females were larger than males for all morphometric traits. Based on the most important dimensions of carapace and plastron length and width, the Hermann's tortoises from the south-eastern part of Kosovo and Metohija are the most similar to the individuals of the population from the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula (the southern part of Serbia and the northern part of Greece). In relation to the populations from central and eastern Serbia, individuals from our studied area have higher values. |
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