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Body condition variation of wild rabbit population in the north-east Mediterranean island of Lemnos — Greece

Kontsiotis, Vasileios J. ; Bakaloudis, Dimitrios E. ; Tsiompanoudis, Apostolos C. ; Xofis, Panteleimon

Folia zoologica (Brno), 2014-07, Vol.63 (2), p.87-94 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Praha: Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

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Body condition variation of wild rabbit population in the north-east Mediterranean island of Lemnos — Greece
Autor: Kontsiotis, Vasileios J. ; Bakaloudis, Dimitrios E. ; Tsiompanoudis, Apostolos C. ; Xofis, Panteleimon
Assuntos: ADIPOSE TISSUE ; AGE ; ANIMAL ECOLOGY ; ANIMAL INTRODUCTION ; ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY ; ANIMAL POPULATION ; Animal populations ; ANIMAL SALVAJE ; ANIMAL SAUVAGE ; BIODIVERSIDAD ; BIODIVERSITE ; BIODIVERSITY ; BODY CONDITION ; CONDICION CORPORAL ; CONEJO (ORYCTOLAGUS) ; DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE ; DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE ; DINAMICA DE POBLACIONES ; DYNAMIQUE DES POPULATIONS ; ECOLOGIA ANIMAL ; ECOLOGIE ANIMALE ; EDAD ; ENERGIA ; ENERGIE ; ENERGY ; energy reserves ; ESTACIONES DEL ANO ; ETAT CORPOREL ; European wild rabbit ; fat storage ; FISIOLOGIA ANIMAL ; GAME MAMMALS ; GIBIER A POIL ; GRECE ; GRECIA ; GREECE ; HABITAT ; HABITATS ; ILE ; INTRODUCCION DE ANIMALES ; INTRODUCTION D'ANIMAUX ; ISLANDS ; ISLAS ; LAPIN (ORYCTOLAGUS) ; MAMIFEROS DE CAZA ; management ; Mediterranean environment ; MEDITERRANEAN ZONE ; NATURE RESERVES ; PASTIZALES ; PASTURES ; PATURAGES ; PHYSIOLOGIE ANIMALE ; POBLACION ANIMAL ; POPULATION ANIMALE ; POPULATION DYNAMICS ; RABBITS ; RESERVAS NATURALES ; RESERVE NATURELLE ; SAISON ; SEASONS ; SEX ; SEXE ; SEXO ; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ; TEJIDO ADIPOSO ; TISSU ADIPEUX ; WILD ANIMALS ; Wildlife conservation ; ZONA MEDITERRANEA ; ZONE MEDITERRANEENNE ; Zoology
É parte de: Folia zoologica (Brno), 2014-07, Vol.63 (2), p.87-94
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Descrição: European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a widely distributed species with a multiple role in both environmental sustainability and local economy. In the current study we examine the body condition of the species in relation to habitat type, age, sex and seasonality on the island of Lemnos. Body condition was assessed based on a visual estimation of the amount of abdominal fat. A high intra-annual variation in the body condition of the species has been observed, which is further affected by sex and age. The species appears to conserve and maintain high levels of energy reserves for two main reasons. The first is to ensure a better reproductive success, as expressed by the relatively high amount of stored fat reserves at the onset of breeding season, and their depletion during it. The second is to ensure survival during periods where the shortage of food creates a rather hostile environment, as expressed by the increased level of reserves during summer and their dramatic decrease from late summer until autumn. The temporal fluctuation in energy reserves differs between male and female rabbits, reflecting their temporally different energy demands. Further, differences in body conditions were observed between juvenile and adult individuals, reflecting their different needs in terms of body growth and maintenance. Our results could offer important insights for the development of a time specific management plan and measures to ensure either the control of the population or its conservation.
Editor: Praha: Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
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Body condition variation of wild rabbit population in the north-east Mediterranean island of Lemnos — Greece

Kontsiotis, Vasileios J. ; Bakaloudis, Dimitrios E. ; Tsiompanoudis, Apostolos C. ; Xofis, Panteleimon

Praha: Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

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