Publications by authors named "Tolga Kankılıc"
Introduction: The aim of our study was to measure fecal glucocorticoid metabolite (FGM) concentrations in captive and free-ranging male and female mountain gazelles () during their circannual cycle. In addition, FGM concentrations were used to track the intensity of the adrenocortical response in mountain gazelles during the same period.
Methods: Fecal samples were collected from the ground in the Hatay Mountain Gazelle Wildlife Development Area in the Hatay Province of Türkiye (36°32' N, 36°32' E) in each season of the year (December, April, July, September).
Background: Understanding parasite diversity in wild and captive animal populations has critical implications for both individual animal health and ecosystem dynamics in a broader sense. In mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella), the gastrointestinal helminth community is poorly understood, limiting our efforts in the conservation of this endangered bovid species. This species has only two remaining populations in the world, including the isolated northernmost population in Türkiye.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGenetic diversity and phylogeny of Dryomys nitedula and Dryomys laniger from Turkey was described in the present study by using mitochondrial DNA NADH dehydrogenase 1 gene (ND1). Genetic variation in ND1 gene was determined by two model-based phylogenetic analyses and a network analysis revealed 27 haplotypes of D. nitedula constructing four main lineages (Thrace, Anatolia, North-eastern Anatolia and Şavşat) that have non-overlapping geographic distributions and no shared haplotypes, but on the other hand, three haplotypes were detected in four samples of D.
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- - The genus Anatololacerta, found mainly in western and southern Turkey and some Aegean islands, includes three recognized species: A. anatolica, A. oertzeni, and A. danfordi, though its taxonomy remains a subject of ongoing research.
- - This study examined the evolutionary history of A. oertzeni and A. danfordi using genetic analysis methods on 34 specimens, leading to the identification of four distinct lineages within these species.
- - The research suggests that the evolution of these lineages began around 7.9 million years ago and was influenced by climate changes and geological events during the late Miocene to late Pliocene eras.
The taxonomic status of the species included into the genus Trachylepis in Turkey are doubtful. So far, three morphological species have been attributed to this genus in Turkey; Trachylepis aurata. T.
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