Vol. 76 (3) 2024

ARTICLES

Monthly Activation Dynamics and Local Dispersion Patterns of Three Ecophysiologically-Different Woodlice Species (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in the Same Locality in Eastern Thrace, Turkey

Nesrin Kaynak Tulgar1, Aytac Akcay2, Elife Zerrin Bagci1 & Sirri Kar1*

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1*Biology Department, Tekirdag Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey; sirrikar@yahoo.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3301-6215; nesrinkynk@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3734-8804; ezbagci@nku.edu.tr, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5920-0400
2Biostatistics Department, Veterinary Faculty, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey; aytacakcay@ankara.edu.tr;
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6263-5181

https://doi.org/10.71424/azb76.3.002650

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Abstract
The monthly activation dynamics, habitual shelter usage and local dispersion preference of the isopod species Porcellio laevis, Porcellio dilatatus and Armadillo officinalis (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in the same locality in Turkey were studied. The aim of the study was to examine how these species, which originated from North Africa, cooler parts of Europe and the Mediterranean basin, respectively, having different climate preferences, responded to the same climatic and environmental conditions. The study revealed that these species could subsist in sympatric populations under certain environmental circumstances. However, their geographical origin and possible evolutionary background were clearly reflected in the form of monthly activation, local dispersion and use of habitual shelters.

Key words
Armadillo officinalis, Porcellio dilatatus, Porcellio laevis, seasonality

How to Cite
Tulgar N.K., Akcay A., Bagci E.Z. & Kar S. 2024. Monthly Activation Dynamics and Local Dispersion Patterns of Three Ecophysiologically-Different Woodlice Species (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in the Same Locality in Eastern Thrace, Turkey. Acta zoologica bulgarica 76 (3) 359-365.

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