Season- and locality-related changes in the diet of Asiatic jackal (Canis aureus) in Potohar, Pakistan

Muhammad Sajid NADEEM; Ruqqya NAZ; Syed İsrar SHAH; Mirza Azhar BEG

Makale detayları

Season- and locality-related changes in the diet of Asiatic jackal (Canis aureus) in Potohar, Pakistan

Yazarlar:

Muhammad Sajid NADEEM | Ruqqya NAZ | Syed İsrar SHAH | Mirza Azhar BEG

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Zoology 2012 Vol.36 Issue 6, pp.798-805

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2012

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000776220

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6114

pISSN:

1300-0179

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Özet:

 

Feeding habits of the Asiatic jackal were studied through 98 scats collected between January 2009 and March 2010 from different sites in Potohar, Pakistan. The overall frequency of occurrence of plant items was 54.0%; the animal prey item frequency was 46.2%. Among the plant foods, Ziziphus was eaten year round, whereas wild olive, grasses, and wheat grains were the chief components of the diet during all seasons except summer. Among the animal food items, livestock carcasses were consumed year round; the highest consumption was observed during the summer and autumn seasons and the lowest in winter. Small mammals, particularly rodents, were also eaten year round, but not as intensively as livestock carcasses. Overall biomass consumption of these 2 food sources was 67.7% and 8.4%, respectively. Mammalian biomass was consumed in significantly higher proportions in all seasons and localities.

 

Feeding habits of the Asiatic jackal were studied through 98 scats collected between January 2009 and March 2010 from different sites in Potohar, Pakistan. The overall frequency of occurrence of plant items was 54.0%; the animal prey item frequency was 46.2%. Among the plant foods, Ziziphus was eaten year round, whereas wild olive, grasses, and wheat grains were the chief components of the diet during all seasons except summer. Among the animal food items, livestock carcasses were consumed year round; the highest consumption was observed during the summer and autumn seasons and the lowest in winter. Small mammals, particularly rodents, were also eaten year round, but not as intensively as livestock carcasses. Overall biomass consumption of these 2 food sources was 67.7% and 8.4%, respectively. Mammalian biomass was consumed in significantly higher proportions in all seasons and localities.

Makale detayları

Season- and locality-related changes in the diet of Asiatic jackal (Canis aureus) in Potohar, Pakistan

Yazarlar:

Muhammad Sajid NADEEM | Ruqqya NAZ | Syed İsrar SHAH | Mirza Azhar BEG

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Zoology 2012 Vol.36 Issue 6, pp.798-805

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2012

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000776220

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6114

pISSN:

1300-0179

Key words: Frequency

biomass

seasonal variation

protected and unprotected areas

Sayı

Makale detayları

Season- and locality-related changes in the diet of Asiatic jackal (Canis aureus) in Potohar, Pakistan

Yazarlar: Muhammad Sajid NADEEM | Ruqqya NAZ | Syed İsrar SHAH | Mirza Azhar BEG

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Zoology 2012 Vol.36 Issue 6, pp.798-805

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2012

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000776220

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6114

pISSN: 1300-0179

Key words: Frequency

biomass

seasonal variation

protected and unprotected areas

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Muhammad Sajid NADEEM | Ruqqya NAZ | Syed İsrar SHAH | Mirza Azhar BEG

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Zoology 2012 Vol.36 Issue 6, pp.798-805

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2012

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000776220

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6114

pISSN:

1300-0179