Demographic life history traits in a population of a critically endangered species, Darevskia dryada (Darevsky & Tuniyev, 1997)

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Altunisik A., Eksilmez H.

ANIMAL BIOLOGY, cilt.68, sa.1, ss.27-37, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 68 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1163/15707563-17000092
  • Dergi Adı: ANIMAL BIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.27-37
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Age structure, Charnali lizard, endangered, endemic species, life-history traits, skeletochronology, SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM, BODY-SIZE, AGE STRUCTURE, DIFFERENT ALTITUDES, WESTERN TURKEY, CLUTCH SIZE, EGG SIZE, GROWTH, LIZARD, FROG
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Knowing the age structure of endangered species is important in order to contribute to future conservation studies for such species. In this context, we investigated age structure, age at sexual maturity, potential reproductive lifespan and longevity in a population of the Charnali lizard, Darevskia dryada, an endangered species from Turkey. The results show that the Charnali lizard has a longer life span than other lizards of the genus Darevskia that live in the same region. We estimated that these lizards attain their sexual maturity at the age of one or two years and the potential reproductive life span for males and females is six and five years, respectively. As in many other lizards, the Charnali lizard exhibited a low-level male-biased sexual dimorphism in terms of increased size. We believe that this study, in which prior information related to the Charnali lizard is shared, will contribute to future conservation activities for this critically endangered species.