Preliminary study of rodents using pellets of predatory birds in Iran

سال انتشار: 1393
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: انگلیسی
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JR_IJAB-10-1_009

تاریخ نمایه سازی: 2 آبان 1396

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Predatory birds feed mainly on small mammals. They usually swallow their prey and after digesting, the indigestible fur, bones and teeth are regurgitated as compact pellets. The investigation of pellet is an extremely valuable tool for mammalogists. In this study 351 pellets have been collected from the localities including north of khorasan, Zanjan, Yazd, Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiyari and Mazandaran Provinces, Iran. Results have revealed the most of pellets contain mainly the members of five families of rodents including Muridae, Dipodidae, Cricetidae, Sciuridae and Calomysidae, respectively. Although it is evident that dental morphology is a valuable tool to recognition the most genera, it is not enough for the specific identification in some cases such as Meriones and Microtus. Therefore, it would be essential employing additional approaches such as neontology and morphometrics geometric.

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H Haddadian Shad

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

J Darvish

Institute of Applied Zoology, Rodentology Research Department, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

T Mohammadian

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

A Mahmoudi

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran