A comparative study of the reproductive activities of European hare (Lepus europaeus) populations in Turkey

Authors

YASİN DEMİRBAŞ
İRFAN ALBAYRAK

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1409-47

Abstract

To explore whether the reproductive cycle of Lepus europaeus differs within Turkey, a total of 182 hares from Turkish Thrace (transition climate), Central Anatolia (continental climate), the Black Sea (oceanic climate), and the Turkish Mediterranean (Mediterranean climate) were collected between June 2006 and September 2014. We present the length of breeding season, sex ratio, mean litter size, and testicle position of European hares distributed in Turkey for the first time. Among these features, length of breeding season and mean litter size of European hares showed moderate variation in Turkey.

Keywords

European hare, breeding season, mean litter size, Turkey

First Page

991

Last Page

994

Recommended Citation

DEMİRBAŞ, YASİN and ALBAYRAK, İRFAN (2015) "A comparative study of the reproductive activities of European hare (Lepus europaeus) populations in Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 39: No. 5, Article 33. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1409-47
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol39/iss5/33