Publication: Age, Growth and Longevity of Kotschy-s Gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi (Steindachner, 1870) (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) from Central Anatolia, Turkey
dc.contributor.author | Çiçek, Kerim | |
dc.contributor.author | Ayaz, Dinçer | |
dc.contributor.author | Afsar, Murat | |
dc.contributor.author | KUMAŞ, MELTEM | |
dc.contributor.author | Tok, Cemal Varol | |
dc.contributor.institutionauthor | KUMAŞ, MELTEM | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-10-29T20:08:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-10-29T20:08:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z | |
dc.description.abstract | We studied the age structure of Kotschy-s gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi, from the Sultan Mountains (Central Anatolia, Turkey) using the skeletochronological method. We examined the humeral diaphyseal cross sections of a total of 19 (six males and 13 females) museum specimens. Our results showed that the age structure ranged from three to seven years (mean = 4.2 years, SD = 1.47) in males and from two to eight years (mean = 4.5 years, SD = 1.81) in females. Both sexes reached sexual maturity after their second hibernation, and no statistically significant difference in age composition was observed between the sexes. There was a strong positive correlation between SVL and age (Spearman-s correlation coefficient, r = 0.93) and Von Bertalanffy growth curves fitted to the relationships between age (k = 0.80) and SVL (SVLmax = 42.4). In conclusion, M. kotschyi is a short-lived species with a high growth rate. | |
dc.identifier.citation | Çiçek K., Afsar M., KUMAŞ M., Ayaz D., Tok C. V. , -Age, Growth and Longevity of Kotschy-s Gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi (Steindachner, 1870) (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) from Central Anatolia, Turkey-, ACTA ZOOLOGICA BULGARICA, cilt.67, ss.399-404, 2015 | |
dc.identifier.scopus | 84944682954 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12645/25971 | |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000362242500012 | |
dc.title | Age, Growth and Longevity of Kotschy-s Gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi (Steindachner, 1870) (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) from Central Anatolia, Turkey | |
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