The diet of the Common Kestrel in the urban environment of the city of Nitra

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia Kečkéšová ◽  
Michal Noga
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
House Mouse ◽  
Common Vole ◽  
Microtus Arvalis ◽  
Nesting Sites ◽  
The Common ◽  
Prey Remains ◽  
The City ◽  
Prey Items

The diet of the Common Kestrel in the urban environment of the city of Nitra The diet of the urban Common Kestrel population was studied in Nitra during 2003-2005. Totally, 671 prey items were identified by the analysis of pellets and prey remains collected under the nesting sites. Insect, mainly represented by order Coleoptera, was found to be the most abundant prey. Regarding biomass, the Common Vole (Microtus arvalis) was predominated. In comparison with other articles published, the studied sample was rather rich in the Lesser White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura suaveolens) and the House Mouse (Mus cf. musculus).

The intestinal nematode Trichuris arvicolae affects the fecundity of its host, the common vole Microtus arvalis

2007 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
pp. 1161-1164 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Deter ◽  
J.-F. Cosson ◽  
Y. Chaval ◽  
N. Charbonnel ◽  
S. Morand
Keyword(s):  
Common Vole ◽  
Microtus Arvalis ◽  
Intestinal Nematode ◽  
The Common

Geographical Variation in Cyclic Periodicity and Synchrony in the Common Vole, Microtus arvalis

Oikos ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina Mackin-Rogalska ◽  
Leszek Nabagło ◽  
Leszek Nabaglo
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Variation ◽  
Common Vole ◽  
Microtus Arvalis ◽  
The Common

Prey choice of Tengmalm's owls (Aegolius funereus funereus): preference for substandard individuals?

1996 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 816-823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vesa Koivunen ◽  
Erkki Korpimäki ◽  
Harri Hakkarainen ◽  
Kai Norrdahl
Keyword(s):  
Common Shrew ◽  
Common Vole ◽  
Clethrionomys Glareolus ◽  
Prey Choice ◽  
Aegolius Funereus ◽  
Nest Boxes ◽  
Bank Voles ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common Voles ◽  
Prey Items

Errington proposed that predators mainly kill substandard prey, because dominant individuals force subordinate ones into poor habitats, where the predation risk is higher. We studied the prey choice of breeding male Tengmalm's owls (Aegolius funereus funereus) in 1992, when vole densities crashed. We trapped small mammals in the main habitat types in 21 owl territories, and simultaneously identified prey items cached by the same owls in their nest boxes. The main prey of owls in western Finland are the common vole (Microtus epiroticus), field vole (M. agrestis), bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus), and common shrew (Sorex araneus). Common voles were the preferred prey of owls, followed by field voles, bank voles, and common shrews. Prey captured by owls tended to be lighter and smaller than those available in the field. This tendency was significant for field voles and common shrews. Field voles, common voles, and female common shrews captured by owls tended to have more internal fat than those available in the field. This tendency was significant for male field voles and female common shrews. Owls appeared to choose small individuals of some, but not all, prey species, and that these prey items were not in poor physiological condition.

GENETIC STRUCTURE AND COLONIZATION PROCESSES IN EUROPEAN POPULATIONS OF THE COMMON VOLE, MICROTUS ARVALIS

Evolution ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 59 (10) ◽  
pp. 2231-2242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Heckel ◽  
Reto Burri ◽  
Sabine Fink ◽  
Jean-François Desmet ◽  
Laurent Excoffier
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Common Vole ◽  
Microtus Arvalis ◽  
The Common ◽  
European Populations
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