2004
Natura Croatica, Vol. 13 No.1
Abstract
A unified bird checklist has been created for the area of Sisa~ka Posavina. The list summarises the occurrence of a total of 246 species between 1881 and 1998. The list mostly refers to species recorded in Lonjsko Polje Nature Park and the wider geographical area of Lonjsko Polje. Data from recorded published and unpublished papers during the period were used for compiling the bird checklist. The list is a basis that needs supplementing with new records of bird species made in the area and constitutes in addition a contribution to the establishment of the avifauna diversity of Lonjsko Polje Nature Park.
Keywords
bird checklist, the Sisa~ka Posavina, the Lonjsko Polje, Croatia
Abstract
In this study, roadside plants distributed throughout the link roads of all the cities in West Anatolia in Turkey were investigated. The length of the selected 17 roads is around 2700 km. The total number of samples collected from the study area is 271 taxa belonging to 57 families. Among them, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Poaceae are the families that have the largest number of taxa, and Bromus L., Rumex L. and Silene L. are the genera that have the largest number of taxa. The most frequently found taxon throughout the selected roads is Valerianella coronata (L.) DC. and therophytes are the most frequently found life form.
Keywords
Roadside plant, ruderal, West Anatolia
Abstract
According to the literature sources, 605 taxa of vascular flora have been recorded so far for the Kornati National Park. Floristic investigations during 1994 and 1995 established another 29 new species, and consequently the flora of the Kornati now contains 634 plant taxa. In detailed investigations of five islands of the Kornati archipelago (Arapovac, Kornat, Klobu- ~ar, Lavsa and Ravna sika) we discovered new finding sites of plant taxa which belong to the 634 taxa of the flora of the Kornati islands, but were so far unknown for certain islands: 123 of them for Lavsa, 113 for Kornat, 57 for Klobu~ar, 51 for Ravna sika and 47 for Arapovac.
Keywords
the islands of Kornati, Kornat, flora, Croatia
Abstract
During a survey carried out between 1994 and 2002 165 specimens of jumping spiders (29 species) from 15 localities in Croatia were recorded and investigated. For most species, short ecological data are given. A new combination is proposed: Saitis imitata (Simon, 1862) ex Pseudeuophrys. The epigyne and its internal structure of S. imitata are described in detail and illustrated for the first time. The species Saitis sanctaeeufemiae Kolosváry, 1938 was excluded from the fauna of Croatia. Marpissa nivoyi is reported as new for the territory of Croatia.
Keywords
Arachnology, Salticidae, Saitis, fauna, Croatia, Dalmatia, Kvarner
Abstract
A total of 85 specimens belonging to 14 snake species collected from the Western Taurus Mountain Range were examined in this study. Along with morphological information about the species, the study contains some topographical observations concerning the localities. The collection of material from a number of new localities helped efforts to complete missing information related to the distribution of species in this region. Moreover, the data obtained were compared with those contained in the relevant literature with the purpose of shedding light on the taxonomical status of the species.
Keywords
Western Taurus, snakes, herpetofauna, new locality, Turkey
Abstract
Cholevinae are a group of beetles with many cave representatives that are mainly detritivorous or saprophagous. Some species show modifications of the mouthparts on account of their dietary niche, being adapted to a semi-aquatic way of life, or on account of the degree of adaptation to the life in caves. Differences are obvious also among the genera, and cave species that are at the same level of adaptation. The main modifications concern the shape and structure of the different parts, as well as their length and the disposal of hairs, bristles and setae. The adaptation to an aquatic dietary niche has modified the mandibles, which acquired a spoon-like form to bring water near the mouth, the lacinia taking on the role of stirring and the galea of filtering the organic particles with its fine and very dense hairs. The apparent uniformity of the subterranean environmental conditions and of the trophic resources, together with the scarcity of the latter, might mistakenly lead to the conclusion of a one-way evolution for the underground colonizers. The observed differences between the mouthparts of the studied species can be good material for taxonomists, who can include some of these features in their studies, often difficult due to the homogenous morphology of many inhabitants of the underground. As a contribution to the comparative study of the mouthparts at some representatives of cholevin beetles, we can also highlight the effect of adaptation to cave life on the mouthparts and the evidence of a divergent evolution in a relatively constant environment in terms of climate and food input.
Keywords
Cholevinae, cave beetles, mouthparts, scanning microscopy, adaptation