Bu calismanin amaci, fen bilimleri dersinde kus egitiminin ogrencilerin basarisina ve cevreye yon... more Bu calismanin amaci, fen bilimleri dersinde kus egitiminin ogrencilerin basarisina ve cevreye yonelik tutumuna olan etkisini incelemektir. Arastirmada on test son test gruplu yari deneysel desen kullanilmistir. Deney grubuna mevcut fen bilimleri dersi programi ve kus egitim programi, kontrol grubuna sadece mevcut fen bilimleri dersi programi uygulanmistir. Calisma grubunu, devlet okulunda ogrenim gormekte olan 32 kisilik deney grubu, 31 kisilik kontrol grubu olmak uzere 63 kisilik ogrenci grubundan olusmaktadir. Arastirmada veri toplama araci olarak akademik basari icin cevre bilgi testi ve cevreye yonelik tutum olcegi kullanilmistir. Verilerin analizi bagimsiz ve bagimli ornekler icin t-testi ile yapilmistir. Calisma sonunda kus egitiminin ogrencilerin akademik basarisini olumlu yonde etkiledigi belirlenmistir. Buna ilaveten, ogrencilerin cevreye yonelik tutumunda bir artis olsa bile bu artisin istatiksel olarak anlamli olmadigi tespit edilmistir.
This investigation includes the birds observed between 28 January 1998-19 May 2000 in Yamansaz La... more This investigation includes the birds observed between 28 January 1998-19 May 2000 in Yamansaz Lake. During two years, 161 bird species belonging to 51 families were recorded. Finally, recordence date, status (resident, migrant, etc.), population size of species and their endangering categories according to Red Data Book are given. On the other hand, as a result of our survey, 4 amphibian and 19 reptilian species are determined. The most important enviromental factors adversely effecting amphibians, reptiles and birds in this region are reed burning, illegal hunting and building activities.
Bu calisma Termessos Milli Parkinda doga gezisi yapmak isteyen ogretim uyeleri, ogretmenler, turi... more Bu calisma Termessos Milli Parkinda doga gezisi yapmak isteyen ogretim uyeleri, ogretmenler, turist rehberleri ve ziyaretciler icin nerelerde hangi ekosistemleri ve kuslari gorebileceklerine katkida bulunmak amaciyla hazirlanmistir. Ayrica Antalya gibi turistik bir merkeze cok kisa bir mesafede bulunan bu doga ve tarih harikasi alana dikkat cekerek, kus varligi ve egitim alani olarak daha iyi taninmasi amaclanmaktadir. Termessos Milli Parkinda 2009-2017 yillari arasinda toplam 596 ogretmen adayi ogretmen olmadan once “Turkiye’nin Biyolojik Zenginlikleri” dersi kapsaminda doga ve biyocesitlilik egitimi almislardir. Bu dersi alan ve milli park gezilerine katilan ogrencilerde cevre korumaya ve kuslara yonelik farkindaliklarinda artis gozlenmistir.
Anahtar Kelimeler The aim of this study is to determine the attitudes of postgraduate students to... more Anahtar Kelimeler The aim of this study is to determine the attitudes of postgraduate students toward the academic ethical values. This is a quantitative research that uses the survey model and total of 345 postgraduate students consisting of 272 graduate and 73 PhD students that are studying in the various universities in Turkey in the academic year of 2019/2020 constitute the sampling of this study. To acquire data that is going to be used in the study, “Personal Information Form” which was prepared by the researcher and “Academic Ethical Values Scale” (AEVS) that includes 50 articles in the type of 5 point likert and whose validity and reliability studies have been done were used. As a conclusion of this study, it has been found that the postgraduate students have a mediocre attitude scores toward the academic ethical values. The postgraduate students’ attitudes toward the academic ethical values were examined according to the variables of gender, age, mother’s educational status...
Baykuşlar Türk ve dünya kültürleri içerisinde özel bir yere sahip kuşlardır. Bu özelliklerinden d... more Baykuşlar Türk ve dünya kültürleri içerisinde özel bir yere sahip kuşlardır. Bu özelliklerinden dolayı farklı kültürlerde, farklı sembolik anlamları olan hayvan türlerinden biri haline gelmiştir. Akdeniz Bölgesi'nde, Antalya ilinin 37 km kuzey batısında korunmuş bir alan olan Termessos Milli Parkı'nın baykuş türleri 1998-2017 yılları arasında araştırılmıştır. Araştırma alanında Türkiye'de bulunan 10 baykuş türünden 5 tanesi tespit edilmiştir. Çalışma alanında saptanmış olan baykuş türlerinden 4'ü yerli, 1'i yaz göçmenidir. Bu türlerden Puhu Bubo bubo Türkiye RDB kriterlerine göre A 1.2. statüsünde koruma altında olup alanda üremektedir. Termessos Milli Parkının kuşlar açısından ulusal ve uluslararası önemine bakmak için buradaki türlerin tehlike dereceleri Türkiye Kırmızı Kitap Kategorileri (RDB) ile Avrupa Koruma Kategorileri (IUCN, BERN, CITES) karşılaştırılarak verilmiştir.
Although only of medium size, and thus of little nutritional value compared to big game such as m... more Although only of medium size, and thus of little nutritional value compared to big game such as mammoths and ungulates, hares (Lepus spp.) probably have always been a food source for humans, as documented in archaeological finds. Nowadays, hares, particularly such species as the brown hare (L. europaeus), are among the most important game species in many European countries. For hunting, perhaps religious reasons, and in connection with certain myths, hares have been and are still being intentionally translocated. Ancient translocations by humans can be inferred from the presence of hares on islands that had no mainland connections, at least during the Pleistocene, the major evolutionary period of the genus Lepus. We review some of the literature on anthropogenic translocations of hares. We focus on three examples [the brown hare (L. europaeus), the Corsican hare (L. corsicanus), and the Sardinian hare (L. capensis)], where some molecular data could be used to trace the translocation...
Adresses herein, monodisperse Pt nanoadsorbents have been reproducibly prepared by microwave assi... more Adresses herein, monodisperse Pt nanoadsorbents have been reproducibly prepared by microwave assisted method and consist of activated carbon and platinum called as Mw-Pt NPs@AC nanocomposites. Mw-Pt NPs@AC nanocomposites were found to be extraordinary adsorption capacity for methylene blue (MB) removal from aqueous solutions. Their characterization was performed by the help of X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results revealed that the Mw-Pt NPs@AC nanocomposites are highly efficient adsorbents for MB removal from aqueous solutions and provide remarkable adsorption capacity (195.69 mg/g). The MB adsorption equilibrium was attained in ~75 min. In addition, reusability tests represented that Mw-Pt NPs@AC nanocomposites are quite promising for MB removal keeping 91.9% of its initial efficiency after 5 cycles of adsorption–desorption.
Canadian Journal of Zoology-revue Canadienne De Zoologie, 2004
During the nesting period in 2000 and 2001 on Patara beach, total emergence and non-nesting emerg... more During the nesting period in 2000 and 2001 on Patara beach, total emergence and non-nesting emergence of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta), nest distribution, and nest distance from the sea were recorded . The main nesting seasons for sea turtles (family Cheloniidae) were during June and July. Loggerhead turtles comprised the majority of sea turtle emergence records; only two green turtle (Chelonia mydas) emergences were recorded. The small nesting population (52 and 53 nests in 2000 and 2001, respectively) of sea turtles on Patara beach was due to low hatching success resulting from a rise in seawater levels, owing to beach erosion, and the subsequent inundation of most nests. The temperatures of four nests and sand at different distances from the sea were measured with electronic temperature loggers, which recorded mean nest temperatures of 28.8–30.7 °C, with the mean temperature in the middle third of the incubation period from 28.5 to 31.0 °C. The mean temperatures, incubatio...
Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde, 2005
Genetic variability of Anatolian hares and relationships between Anatolian and European populatio... more Genetic variability of Anatolian hares and relationships between Anatolian and European populations were assessed by a multilocus allozyme approach to infer evolutionary relationships between hares from Asia Minor and Europe. Of the 48 loci assayed, 19 (39.6%) were polymorphic with two to four alleles in the Anatolian hares. Among all Anatolian alleles, 14 were so far not found in the compared 717 brown hares from Europe. Overall, genetic diversity was highest in Anatolian hares, intermediate in brown hares from the southern and southeastern Balkans and lowest in central European populations. The rich genetic diversity in Anatolian hares might be a consequence of Anatolias biogeographic position with the chance of multiple gene flow from neighbouring regions, and the likelihood of long-term presence of hares during the last ice age, when large parts of more northern latitudes did not provide suitable habitats. However, among 28 loci used for the comparison between European and Anatolian populations, most common alleles of European brown hares were also common in Anatolian populations and no alternately fixed alleles were found for Anatolian and European populations. This together with only little or moderately varying allele frequencies produced low genetic divergence between Anatolian and European populations. Genetic differentiation among Anatolian populations was also low. Even between the two forms with different coat colour (brownish and yellowish) in Anatolian hares, there was little genetic differentiation. Altogether, all Anatolian hares studied presently are closely related to European brown hare populations, and only some distantly spaced population pairs revealed increased genetic divergence.
Variability and phylogenetic relationships of sequences of the hypervariable domain I (HVI) of th... more Variability and phylogenetic relationships of sequences of the hypervariable domain I (HVI) of the mitochondrial DNA was studied in 46 brown hares (Lepus europaeus) from Anatolia, to test the hypotheses that (i) hares from several islands off the Anatolian coast and from Cyprus are phylogenetically close to mainland Anatolian hares, (ii) Anatolian hare sequence variability is higher than that of typical European brown hares, and to iii) infer possible Anatolian source populations of hares from some islands in the eastern Mediterranean. Neighbor joining and Maximum Parsimony analyses revealed reciprocal monophyly for sequences from Anatolia, the considered eastern Mediterranean islands off the Anatolian coast, Cyprus, and those sequences published earlier form NE Greece that were supposed to originate from earlier immigration via the late-Pleistocene/early-Holocene land bridge that connected SE Europe and W Anatolia (Kasapidis et al., 2005. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 34, 55–66). A high sequence idiosyncrasy was found among the Anatolian samples. Almost all approaches to compare variability between Anatolian and the downloaded European sequence data indicated higher sequence diversity in Anatolia, in accordance with earlier findings for allozyme loci. Network and principal coordinate analyses of the Anatolian sequences and those from the islands off the Anatolian coast as well as the Anatolian-type NE Greek sequences suggested high mitochondrial gene exchange among local populations in Anatolia with little effect of possible geographic barriers, and did not provide clues for tracing possible origins of island populations.
This increase may also, at least partially, be a result of the global increase in mean environmen... more This increase may also, at least partially, be a result of the global increase in mean environmental temperatures (Root et al., 2003). The recent expansion of wild boar populations in Europe has stimulated studies of their genetic diversity and structure in order to develop adequate management strategies (Veličković et al., 2014). The increase of wild boar populations has been registered in hunting areas and rural areas in Turkish Thrace and Anatolia, as well. This has led to substantial damage to agricultural crops and forestry, and even problems in urban habitats. As a result, effective management strategies for wild boars are necessary, as this species is considered to be a pest in many parts of the world (Bieber and Ruf, 2005; Scandura et al., 2011; Hajji and Zachos, 2011). Corbet (1978) stated that many races of Sus scrofa in the Palearctic were named based on differences in size and color; however, these subpopulations were never shown to have discrete boundaries. To date, 16 different subspecies have been recognized worldwide, including four geographical groups (Western, Indian, Eastern, and
Genetic variability of Anatolian hares and relationships between Anatolian and European populatio... more Genetic variability of Anatolian hares and relationships between Anatolian and European populations were assessed by a multilocus allozyme approach to infer evolutionary relationships between hares from Asia Minor and Europe. Of the 48 loci assayed, 19 (39.6%) were polymorphic with two to four alleles in the Anatolian hares. Among all Anatolian alleles, 14 were so far not found in the compared 717 brown hares from Europe. Overall, genetic diversity was highest in Anatolian hares, intermediate in brown hares from the southern and southeastern Balkans and lowest in central European populations. The rich genetic diversity in Anatolian hares might be a consequence of Anatolias biogeographic position with the chance of multiple gene flow from neighbouring regions, and the likelihood of long-term presence of hares during the last ice age, when large parts of more northern latitudes did not provide suitable habitats. However, among 28 loci used for the comparison between European and Anatolian populations, most common alleles of European brown hares were also common in Anatolian populations and no alternately fixed alleles were found for Anatolian and European populations. This together with only little or moderately varying allele frequencies produced low genetic divergence between Anatolian and European populations. Genetic differentiation among Anatolian populations was also low. Even between the two forms with different coat colour (brownish and yellowish) in Anatolian hares, there was little genetic differentiation. Altogether, all Anatolian hares studied presently are closely related to European brown hare populations, and only some distantly spaced population pairs revealed increased genetic divergence.
Bu araştırmanın amacı, geleneksel ölçme ve değerlendirme yaklaşımlarını destekleyici olarak tamam... more Bu araştırmanın amacı, geleneksel ölçme ve değerlendirme yaklaşımlarını destekleyici olarak tamamlayıcı ölçme ve değerlendirme yaklaşımı kullanımının öğrencilerin Fen Bilimleri dersindeki tutum ve başarılarına olan etkisini sınamaktır. Deneysel çalışma hazır gruplar üzerinde yapılmıştır. Mevcut üç şubeden ikisi kura ile atanmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu biri deney (n=17) diğeri kontrol (n=17) grubu olmak üzere iki sınıf oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada ön-test son-test kontrol gruplu deneysel desen kullanılmıştır. Deney grubuna geleneksel ölçme ve değerlendirme yaklaşımlarını destekleyici olarak tamamlayıcı ölçme ve değerlendirme yaklaşımları, kontrol grubuna ise sadece geleneksel ölçme ve değerlendirme yaklaşımları araştırmacı tarafından uygulanmıştır. Uygulama öncesi deney ve kontrol gruplarına uygulama öncesinde ve sonrasında "Fen Bilgisi Dersi Tutum" ölçeği ile "Akademik Başarı Testi" envanterleri ön test olarak uygulanmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen verilerin analizi tek faktörlü kovaryans analizi (ANCOVA) kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, geleneksel ölçme ve değerlendirme yaklaşımlarını destekleyici olarak uygulanan tamamlayıcı ölçme ve değerlendirme yaklaşımlarının uygulandığı deney grubundaki öğrenciler ile sadece geleneksel ölçme ve değerlendirme yaklaşımlarının uygulandığı kontrol grubundaki öğrencilerin akademik başarıları ve fen bilgisi dersine yönelik tutumları arasında manidar bir farkın olmadığı saptanmıştır.
Aim We analysed the population genetics of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in order to test the ... more Aim We analysed the population genetics of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in order to test the hypothesis that this species migrated into central Europe from a number of late glacial refugia, including some in Asia Minor.
Genetic variability of Anatolian hares and relationships between Anatolian and European populatio... more Genetic variability of Anatolian hares and relationships between Anatolian and European populations were assessed by a multilocus allozyme approach to infer evolutionary relationships between hares from Asia Minor and Europe. Of the 48 loci assayed, 19 (39.6%) were polymorphic with two to four alleles in the Anatolian hares. Among all Anatolian alleles, 14 were so far not found in the
Although only of medium size, and thus of little nutritional value compared to big game such as m... more Although only of medium size, and thus of little nutritional value compared to big game such as mammoths and ungulates, hares (Lepus spp.) probably have always been a food source for humans, as documented in archaeological finds. Nowadays, hares, particularly such species as the brown hare (L. europaeus), are among the most important game species in many European countries. For hunting, perhaps religious reasons, and in connection with certain myths, hares have been and are still being intentionally translocated. Ancient translocations by humans can be inferred from the presence of hares on islands that had no mainland connections, at least during the Pleistocene, the major evolutionary period of the genus Lepus. We review some of the literature on anthropogenic translocations of hares. We focus on three examples [the brown hare (L. europaeus), the Corsican hare (L. corsicanus), and the Sardinian hare (L. capensis)], where some molecular data could be used to trace the translocation routes and possible origins of introduced hare populations. Certain molecular marker systems, such as sequences of the hypervariable part I (HV-1) of the mitochondrial control region, show high variability in hare species and are thus promising for tracing both recent and ancient origins of translocated hares. Some other
Bu calismanin amaci, fen bilimleri dersinde kus egitiminin ogrencilerin basarisina ve cevreye yon... more Bu calismanin amaci, fen bilimleri dersinde kus egitiminin ogrencilerin basarisina ve cevreye yonelik tutumuna olan etkisini incelemektir. Arastirmada on test son test gruplu yari deneysel desen kullanilmistir. Deney grubuna mevcut fen bilimleri dersi programi ve kus egitim programi, kontrol grubuna sadece mevcut fen bilimleri dersi programi uygulanmistir. Calisma grubunu, devlet okulunda ogrenim gormekte olan 32 kisilik deney grubu, 31 kisilik kontrol grubu olmak uzere 63 kisilik ogrenci grubundan olusmaktadir. Arastirmada veri toplama araci olarak akademik basari icin cevre bilgi testi ve cevreye yonelik tutum olcegi kullanilmistir. Verilerin analizi bagimsiz ve bagimli ornekler icin t-testi ile yapilmistir. Calisma sonunda kus egitiminin ogrencilerin akademik basarisini olumlu yonde etkiledigi belirlenmistir. Buna ilaveten, ogrencilerin cevreye yonelik tutumunda bir artis olsa bile bu artisin istatiksel olarak anlamli olmadigi tespit edilmistir.
This investigation includes the birds observed between 28 January 1998-19 May 2000 in Yamansaz La... more This investigation includes the birds observed between 28 January 1998-19 May 2000 in Yamansaz Lake. During two years, 161 bird species belonging to 51 families were recorded. Finally, recordence date, status (resident, migrant, etc.), population size of species and their endangering categories according to Red Data Book are given. On the other hand, as a result of our survey, 4 amphibian and 19 reptilian species are determined. The most important enviromental factors adversely effecting amphibians, reptiles and birds in this region are reed burning, illegal hunting and building activities.
Bu calisma Termessos Milli Parkinda doga gezisi yapmak isteyen ogretim uyeleri, ogretmenler, turi... more Bu calisma Termessos Milli Parkinda doga gezisi yapmak isteyen ogretim uyeleri, ogretmenler, turist rehberleri ve ziyaretciler icin nerelerde hangi ekosistemleri ve kuslari gorebileceklerine katkida bulunmak amaciyla hazirlanmistir. Ayrica Antalya gibi turistik bir merkeze cok kisa bir mesafede bulunan bu doga ve tarih harikasi alana dikkat cekerek, kus varligi ve egitim alani olarak daha iyi taninmasi amaclanmaktadir. Termessos Milli Parkinda 2009-2017 yillari arasinda toplam 596 ogretmen adayi ogretmen olmadan once “Turkiye’nin Biyolojik Zenginlikleri” dersi kapsaminda doga ve biyocesitlilik egitimi almislardir. Bu dersi alan ve milli park gezilerine katilan ogrencilerde cevre korumaya ve kuslara yonelik farkindaliklarinda artis gozlenmistir.
Anahtar Kelimeler The aim of this study is to determine the attitudes of postgraduate students to... more Anahtar Kelimeler The aim of this study is to determine the attitudes of postgraduate students toward the academic ethical values. This is a quantitative research that uses the survey model and total of 345 postgraduate students consisting of 272 graduate and 73 PhD students that are studying in the various universities in Turkey in the academic year of 2019/2020 constitute the sampling of this study. To acquire data that is going to be used in the study, “Personal Information Form” which was prepared by the researcher and “Academic Ethical Values Scale” (AEVS) that includes 50 articles in the type of 5 point likert and whose validity and reliability studies have been done were used. As a conclusion of this study, it has been found that the postgraduate students have a mediocre attitude scores toward the academic ethical values. The postgraduate students’ attitudes toward the academic ethical values were examined according to the variables of gender, age, mother’s educational status...
Baykuşlar Türk ve dünya kültürleri içerisinde özel bir yere sahip kuşlardır. Bu özelliklerinden d... more Baykuşlar Türk ve dünya kültürleri içerisinde özel bir yere sahip kuşlardır. Bu özelliklerinden dolayı farklı kültürlerde, farklı sembolik anlamları olan hayvan türlerinden biri haline gelmiştir. Akdeniz Bölgesi'nde, Antalya ilinin 37 km kuzey batısında korunmuş bir alan olan Termessos Milli Parkı'nın baykuş türleri 1998-2017 yılları arasında araştırılmıştır. Araştırma alanında Türkiye'de bulunan 10 baykuş türünden 5 tanesi tespit edilmiştir. Çalışma alanında saptanmış olan baykuş türlerinden 4'ü yerli, 1'i yaz göçmenidir. Bu türlerden Puhu Bubo bubo Türkiye RDB kriterlerine göre A 1.2. statüsünde koruma altında olup alanda üremektedir. Termessos Milli Parkının kuşlar açısından ulusal ve uluslararası önemine bakmak için buradaki türlerin tehlike dereceleri Türkiye Kırmızı Kitap Kategorileri (RDB) ile Avrupa Koruma Kategorileri (IUCN, BERN, CITES) karşılaştırılarak verilmiştir.
Although only of medium size, and thus of little nutritional value compared to big game such as m... more Although only of medium size, and thus of little nutritional value compared to big game such as mammoths and ungulates, hares (Lepus spp.) probably have always been a food source for humans, as documented in archaeological finds. Nowadays, hares, particularly such species as the brown hare (L. europaeus), are among the most important game species in many European countries. For hunting, perhaps religious reasons, and in connection with certain myths, hares have been and are still being intentionally translocated. Ancient translocations by humans can be inferred from the presence of hares on islands that had no mainland connections, at least during the Pleistocene, the major evolutionary period of the genus Lepus. We review some of the literature on anthropogenic translocations of hares. We focus on three examples [the brown hare (L. europaeus), the Corsican hare (L. corsicanus), and the Sardinian hare (L. capensis)], where some molecular data could be used to trace the translocation...
Adresses herein, monodisperse Pt nanoadsorbents have been reproducibly prepared by microwave assi... more Adresses herein, monodisperse Pt nanoadsorbents have been reproducibly prepared by microwave assisted method and consist of activated carbon and platinum called as Mw-Pt NPs@AC nanocomposites. Mw-Pt NPs@AC nanocomposites were found to be extraordinary adsorption capacity for methylene blue (MB) removal from aqueous solutions. Their characterization was performed by the help of X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results revealed that the Mw-Pt NPs@AC nanocomposites are highly efficient adsorbents for MB removal from aqueous solutions and provide remarkable adsorption capacity (195.69 mg/g). The MB adsorption equilibrium was attained in ~75 min. In addition, reusability tests represented that Mw-Pt NPs@AC nanocomposites are quite promising for MB removal keeping 91.9% of its initial efficiency after 5 cycles of adsorption–desorption.
Canadian Journal of Zoology-revue Canadienne De Zoologie, 2004
During the nesting period in 2000 and 2001 on Patara beach, total emergence and non-nesting emerg... more During the nesting period in 2000 and 2001 on Patara beach, total emergence and non-nesting emergence of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta), nest distribution, and nest distance from the sea were recorded . The main nesting seasons for sea turtles (family Cheloniidae) were during June and July. Loggerhead turtles comprised the majority of sea turtle emergence records; only two green turtle (Chelonia mydas) emergences were recorded. The small nesting population (52 and 53 nests in 2000 and 2001, respectively) of sea turtles on Patara beach was due to low hatching success resulting from a rise in seawater levels, owing to beach erosion, and the subsequent inundation of most nests. The temperatures of four nests and sand at different distances from the sea were measured with electronic temperature loggers, which recorded mean nest temperatures of 28.8–30.7 °C, with the mean temperature in the middle third of the incubation period from 28.5 to 31.0 °C. The mean temperatures, incubatio...
Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde, 2005
Genetic variability of Anatolian hares and relationships between Anatolian and European populatio... more Genetic variability of Anatolian hares and relationships between Anatolian and European populations were assessed by a multilocus allozyme approach to infer evolutionary relationships between hares from Asia Minor and Europe. Of the 48 loci assayed, 19 (39.6%) were polymorphic with two to four alleles in the Anatolian hares. Among all Anatolian alleles, 14 were so far not found in the compared 717 brown hares from Europe. Overall, genetic diversity was highest in Anatolian hares, intermediate in brown hares from the southern and southeastern Balkans and lowest in central European populations. The rich genetic diversity in Anatolian hares might be a consequence of Anatolias biogeographic position with the chance of multiple gene flow from neighbouring regions, and the likelihood of long-term presence of hares during the last ice age, when large parts of more northern latitudes did not provide suitable habitats. However, among 28 loci used for the comparison between European and Anatolian populations, most common alleles of European brown hares were also common in Anatolian populations and no alternately fixed alleles were found for Anatolian and European populations. This together with only little or moderately varying allele frequencies produced low genetic divergence between Anatolian and European populations. Genetic differentiation among Anatolian populations was also low. Even between the two forms with different coat colour (brownish and yellowish) in Anatolian hares, there was little genetic differentiation. Altogether, all Anatolian hares studied presently are closely related to European brown hare populations, and only some distantly spaced population pairs revealed increased genetic divergence.
Variability and phylogenetic relationships of sequences of the hypervariable domain I (HVI) of th... more Variability and phylogenetic relationships of sequences of the hypervariable domain I (HVI) of the mitochondrial DNA was studied in 46 brown hares (Lepus europaeus) from Anatolia, to test the hypotheses that (i) hares from several islands off the Anatolian coast and from Cyprus are phylogenetically close to mainland Anatolian hares, (ii) Anatolian hare sequence variability is higher than that of typical European brown hares, and to iii) infer possible Anatolian source populations of hares from some islands in the eastern Mediterranean. Neighbor joining and Maximum Parsimony analyses revealed reciprocal monophyly for sequences from Anatolia, the considered eastern Mediterranean islands off the Anatolian coast, Cyprus, and those sequences published earlier form NE Greece that were supposed to originate from earlier immigration via the late-Pleistocene/early-Holocene land bridge that connected SE Europe and W Anatolia (Kasapidis et al., 2005. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 34, 55–66). A high sequence idiosyncrasy was found among the Anatolian samples. Almost all approaches to compare variability between Anatolian and the downloaded European sequence data indicated higher sequence diversity in Anatolia, in accordance with earlier findings for allozyme loci. Network and principal coordinate analyses of the Anatolian sequences and those from the islands off the Anatolian coast as well as the Anatolian-type NE Greek sequences suggested high mitochondrial gene exchange among local populations in Anatolia with little effect of possible geographic barriers, and did not provide clues for tracing possible origins of island populations.
This increase may also, at least partially, be a result of the global increase in mean environmen... more This increase may also, at least partially, be a result of the global increase in mean environmental temperatures (Root et al., 2003). The recent expansion of wild boar populations in Europe has stimulated studies of their genetic diversity and structure in order to develop adequate management strategies (Veličković et al., 2014). The increase of wild boar populations has been registered in hunting areas and rural areas in Turkish Thrace and Anatolia, as well. This has led to substantial damage to agricultural crops and forestry, and even problems in urban habitats. As a result, effective management strategies for wild boars are necessary, as this species is considered to be a pest in many parts of the world (Bieber and Ruf, 2005; Scandura et al., 2011; Hajji and Zachos, 2011). Corbet (1978) stated that many races of Sus scrofa in the Palearctic were named based on differences in size and color; however, these subpopulations were never shown to have discrete boundaries. To date, 16 different subspecies have been recognized worldwide, including four geographical groups (Western, Indian, Eastern, and
Genetic variability of Anatolian hares and relationships between Anatolian and European populatio... more Genetic variability of Anatolian hares and relationships between Anatolian and European populations were assessed by a multilocus allozyme approach to infer evolutionary relationships between hares from Asia Minor and Europe. Of the 48 loci assayed, 19 (39.6%) were polymorphic with two to four alleles in the Anatolian hares. Among all Anatolian alleles, 14 were so far not found in the compared 717 brown hares from Europe. Overall, genetic diversity was highest in Anatolian hares, intermediate in brown hares from the southern and southeastern Balkans and lowest in central European populations. The rich genetic diversity in Anatolian hares might be a consequence of Anatolias biogeographic position with the chance of multiple gene flow from neighbouring regions, and the likelihood of long-term presence of hares during the last ice age, when large parts of more northern latitudes did not provide suitable habitats. However, among 28 loci used for the comparison between European and Anatolian populations, most common alleles of European brown hares were also common in Anatolian populations and no alternately fixed alleles were found for Anatolian and European populations. This together with only little or moderately varying allele frequencies produced low genetic divergence between Anatolian and European populations. Genetic differentiation among Anatolian populations was also low. Even between the two forms with different coat colour (brownish and yellowish) in Anatolian hares, there was little genetic differentiation. Altogether, all Anatolian hares studied presently are closely related to European brown hare populations, and only some distantly spaced population pairs revealed increased genetic divergence.
Bu araştırmanın amacı, geleneksel ölçme ve değerlendirme yaklaşımlarını destekleyici olarak tamam... more Bu araştırmanın amacı, geleneksel ölçme ve değerlendirme yaklaşımlarını destekleyici olarak tamamlayıcı ölçme ve değerlendirme yaklaşımı kullanımının öğrencilerin Fen Bilimleri dersindeki tutum ve başarılarına olan etkisini sınamaktır. Deneysel çalışma hazır gruplar üzerinde yapılmıştır. Mevcut üç şubeden ikisi kura ile atanmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu biri deney (n=17) diğeri kontrol (n=17) grubu olmak üzere iki sınıf oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada ön-test son-test kontrol gruplu deneysel desen kullanılmıştır. Deney grubuna geleneksel ölçme ve değerlendirme yaklaşımlarını destekleyici olarak tamamlayıcı ölçme ve değerlendirme yaklaşımları, kontrol grubuna ise sadece geleneksel ölçme ve değerlendirme yaklaşımları araştırmacı tarafından uygulanmıştır. Uygulama öncesi deney ve kontrol gruplarına uygulama öncesinde ve sonrasında "Fen Bilgisi Dersi Tutum" ölçeği ile "Akademik Başarı Testi" envanterleri ön test olarak uygulanmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen verilerin analizi tek faktörlü kovaryans analizi (ANCOVA) kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, geleneksel ölçme ve değerlendirme yaklaşımlarını destekleyici olarak uygulanan tamamlayıcı ölçme ve değerlendirme yaklaşımlarının uygulandığı deney grubundaki öğrenciler ile sadece geleneksel ölçme ve değerlendirme yaklaşımlarının uygulandığı kontrol grubundaki öğrencilerin akademik başarıları ve fen bilgisi dersine yönelik tutumları arasında manidar bir farkın olmadığı saptanmıştır.
Aim We analysed the population genetics of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in order to test the ... more Aim We analysed the population genetics of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in order to test the hypothesis that this species migrated into central Europe from a number of late glacial refugia, including some in Asia Minor.
Genetic variability of Anatolian hares and relationships between Anatolian and European populatio... more Genetic variability of Anatolian hares and relationships between Anatolian and European populations were assessed by a multilocus allozyme approach to infer evolutionary relationships between hares from Asia Minor and Europe. Of the 48 loci assayed, 19 (39.6%) were polymorphic with two to four alleles in the Anatolian hares. Among all Anatolian alleles, 14 were so far not found in the
Although only of medium size, and thus of little nutritional value compared to big game such as m... more Although only of medium size, and thus of little nutritional value compared to big game such as mammoths and ungulates, hares (Lepus spp.) probably have always been a food source for humans, as documented in archaeological finds. Nowadays, hares, particularly such species as the brown hare (L. europaeus), are among the most important game species in many European countries. For hunting, perhaps religious reasons, and in connection with certain myths, hares have been and are still being intentionally translocated. Ancient translocations by humans can be inferred from the presence of hares on islands that had no mainland connections, at least during the Pleistocene, the major evolutionary period of the genus Lepus. We review some of the literature on anthropogenic translocations of hares. We focus on three examples [the brown hare (L. europaeus), the Corsican hare (L. corsicanus), and the Sardinian hare (L. capensis)], where some molecular data could be used to trace the translocation routes and possible origins of introduced hare populations. Certain molecular marker systems, such as sequences of the hypervariable part I (HV-1) of the mitochondrial control region, show high variability in hare species and are thus promising for tracing both recent and ancient origins of translocated hares. Some other
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