Qualitative and quantitative analysis of diet of the Martino´s snow wole (Dynaromis bogdanovi Martino, 1922) in captivity

master's thesis

• Title: Kvalitativna i kvantitativna analiza prehrane dinarskog voluhara (Dynaromis bogdanovi Martino, 1922)
• Author: Martina Rezo
• Mentor: Zoran Tadić (mentor)
• Committee member: Zoran Tadić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tatjana Bakran-Petricioli (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Božena Mitić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Milorad Mrakovčić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; (Department of Biology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2013-02-28, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: NATURAL SCIENCES; Biology

Abstract

Istraživanje je rađeno na osam jedinki dinarskog voluhara (Dinaromys bogdanovi), od kojih su četiri jedinke ulovljene na sjevernoj strani planine Mosor pomoću živolovki (dimenzija 25 cm x 8 cm x 8 cm), ostale su okoćene u zatočeništvu. Svaka jedinka je smještena u posebnom staklenom terariju (80 cm x 60 cm x 55 cm), u prostoriji Zoološkog vrta grada Zagreba. Jedinkama su prezentirane životinje (beskralješnjaci) iz tri porodice i biljke iz oko 30 različitih porodica, većinom ubrane u parku Maksimir. Svakoj prezentiranoj vrsti biljke posebno je mjerena masa pomoću vage i brojani su prisutni dijelovi biljke (pupovi, cvjetovi, plodovi, listovi, stabljike i korijeni). Nakon 24 sata iz svakog terarija su izvađeni nepojedeni ostaci biljaka, te je svaka vrsta biljke zasebno vagana, a svi dijelovi biljke su prebrojani. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da je ova vrsta isključivo biljojed. Dinarski voluhar u svojoj prehrani preferira više dvosupnice nego jednosupnice. U njegovoj prehrani su najviše zastupljene zeljaste biljke.

Abstract (english)

The research was done on eight specimens of Martino´s vole (Dinaromys bogdanovi), of which four individuals were caught on the north side of the mountain Mosor using live traps (25 cm x 8 cm x 8 cm), other animals were born in captivity. Each specimen was placed in a special terrarium (80 cm x 60 cm x 55 cm), in the Zagreb Zoo. I presented animal food (Invertebrates) from three different families and plants from 30 different families. The plants were mostly harvested in the Maksimir Park. Each presented plant species was measured using a balance and all present parts of the plant (buds, flowers, fruit, leaves, stems and roots) were counted and recorded. After 24 hours, all uneaten food was removed from each terrarium and then, each plant species was separately weighted, and all parts of the plant were counted and recorded. The research results show that this species is exclusively herbivorous. Martino´s vole in its diet prefers dicots over monocots. Also, herbaceous plants make the majority of the diet.

• Keywords: glodavci; ekologija; voluharice
• Keywords (english): rodents; ecology; voles
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:217:658403
• Study programme: Title: Ekologija i zaštita prirode; Study programme type: sveučilišni; Study level: diplomski; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra ekologije i zaštite prirode (magistar/magistra ekologije i zaštite prirode)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Created on: 2017-04-27 12:55:38