The Morphometric Examination of Head Area of Black Headed Gulls (Larus Ridibundus) from Marmara Region

Authors : Ozan GÜNDEMİR, Gülsün PAZVANT, Nazan GEZER İNCE

Pages : 49-53

Doi:10.30782/jrvm.634404

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Publication Date : 2020-07-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The Black-headed gull insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( Larus ridibundus );, a gull species commonly seen on shores of Küçükçekmece lake located in Marmara Region, does not exhibit sexual dimorphism as it has monomorphic feather traits like the other gull species.  In order to perform sex discrimination in gulls, the effective discriminant function analysis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(DFA); method is used for the measurements based on the external morphology and determining the variables discriminating the two sex groups. The head morphological measurements and the body weights of 28 adult Black-headed gulls were obtained. One discriminant function was determined based on the results.  The accuracy rate in two sexes was determined to be 82.1% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(85.7% female, 78.6% male); using the formula we obtained as a result of the discriminant function analysis in which the head length, determined to be more significant compared to the other variables, was used. The aim of the study is to assess the sexual dimorphism in population of Black-headed gull in Küçükçekmece Lake and its surrounding located in Marmara Region and represent a reliable method to make a sex discrimination along with discriminant analysis. 
Keywords : Avian anatomy, black headed gulls, head morphometry, marmara sea