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

Authors : Yasin DEMİRBAŞ, İrfan ALBAYRAK

Pages : 991-994

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :To explore whether the reproductive cycle of Lepus europaeus differs within Turkey, a total of 182 hares from Turkish Thrace insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(transition climate);, Central Anatolia insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(continental climate);, the Black Sea insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(oceanic climate);, and the Turkish Mediterranean insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(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