Bülbül Ufuk, Başkale Eyup, Özkan Hatice
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Pamukkale University, 20070 Denizli, Turkey.
Animals (Basel). 2024 Sep 18;14(18):2703. doi: 10.3390/ani14182703.
This study used skeletochronology to assess the relationships between age and body length among individuals in a population of the Tavas Frog (), located in the Çakıroluk plateau, Tavas district, Denizli province. The age varied from 3 to 12 years in both adult males and females. The age was 2 years in two subadult males, while it was 1 year in one juvenile specimen. The mean SVL and age of the adult individuals of the Çakıroluk population were 62.75 mm and 6.70 years in male specimens and 58.04 mm and 6.12 years in female specimens. A positive correlation was found between body size (SVL) and age in adult female and male individuals of the species. Because the number of individuals of the species is rapidly decreasing, species protection measures, based on knowledge related to the age structure and breeding features of these frogs, must be put into action urgently.
本研究采用骨骼年代测定法,评估位于代尼兹利省塔瓦斯区恰基罗卢克高原的塔瓦斯蛙种群中个体的年龄与体长之间的关系。成年雄性和雌性的年龄范围均为3至12岁。两只亚成年雄性的年龄为2岁,而一只幼年标本的年龄为1岁。恰基罗卢克种群成年个体的平均吻肛长和年龄在雄性标本中分别为62.75毫米和6.70岁,在雌性标本中分别为58.04毫米和6.12岁。该物种成年雌性和雄性个体的体型(吻肛长)与年龄之间存在正相关。由于该物种的个体数量正在迅速减少,必须根据与这些青蛙的年龄结构和繁殖特征相关的知识,紧急实施物种保护措施。