Scavenger Vertebrates of Dörtdivan Vulture Restaurant, Turkey

Ayhan, Yunus; Per, Esra

doi:10.35378/gujs.595222

Scavenger Vertebrates of Dörtdivan Vulture Restaurant, Turkey

Esra PER, (Gazi Üniversitesi, Fen Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, Ankara, Türkiye)

Yunus AYHAN (DEDE Doğa Ekibi, İvedik Organize Sanayi Bölgesi, Ankara, Türkiye)

Gazi University Journal of Science

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Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 33 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 342 - 353 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.35378/gujs.595222 İndeks Tarihi: 04-11-2020

Scavenger Vertebrates of Dörtdivan Vulture Restaurant, Turkey

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Fairly recently scavenging was thought to be restricted to a few groups of 'classic' and sometimesfacultative scavengers and vultures, but what most of the more recent researches has shown isthat a much wider range of groups and species are scavenger. There is a need to investigate thisdiversity and interactions with different communities of avian and mammalian scavengers inTurkey. The diversity of scavenger vertebrate species, their behaviour, and interactions betweenindividuals are investigated. This study was conducted in Dörtdivan Vulture Restaurant, Bolu,Turkey. Twenty five species are recorded (eighteen birds and seven mammal) while feeding onthe carcasses. The diversity of vertebrates feeding on the carcass is varied according to the carcasstype. Opportunistic non-obligatory scavengers are more dominant than obligatory scavengers inthis study. The intraspecific and interspecific competitions are detected between scavengers. Thisis the first assessment of scavenger vertebrates in Turkey. It could be the useful reference for newassessments in the future.

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APA	Per E, Ayhan Y (2020). Scavenger Vertebrates of Dörtdivan Vulture Restaurant, Turkey. Gazi University Journal of Science, 33(2), 342 - 353. 10.35378/gujs.595222
Chicago	Per Esra,Ayhan Yunus Scavenger Vertebrates of Dörtdivan Vulture Restaurant, Turkey. Gazi University Journal of Science 33, no.2 (2020): 342 - 353. 10.35378/gujs.595222
MLA	Per Esra,Ayhan Yunus Scavenger Vertebrates of Dörtdivan Vulture Restaurant, Turkey. Gazi University Journal of Science, vol.33, no.2, 2020, ss.342 - 353. 10.35378/gujs.595222
AMA	Per E,Ayhan Y Scavenger Vertebrates of Dörtdivan Vulture Restaurant, Turkey. Gazi University Journal of Science. 2020; 33(2): 342 - 353. 10.35378/gujs.595222
Vancouver	Per E,Ayhan Y Scavenger Vertebrates of Dörtdivan Vulture Restaurant, Turkey. Gazi University Journal of Science. 2020; 33(2): 342 - 353. 10.35378/gujs.595222
IEEE	Per E,Ayhan Y "Scavenger Vertebrates of Dörtdivan Vulture Restaurant, Turkey." Gazi University Journal of Science, 33, ss.342 - 353, 2020. 10.35378/gujs.595222
ISNAD	Per, Esra - Ayhan, Yunus. "Scavenger Vertebrates of Dörtdivan Vulture Restaurant, Turkey". Gazi University Journal of Science 33/2 (2020), 342-353. https://doi.org/10.35378/gujs.595222