Population and behavioural ecology in newt species (Amphibia, Urodela)

• Main Author: Μεττούρης, Ονούφριος
• Other Authors: Γκιώκας, Σίνος
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Newts; Amphibians; Population ecology; Behaviour; Temporary pond; Breeding migration; Temperature effects; Predation; Τρίτωνες; Αμφίβια; Πληθυσμιακή οικολογία; Συμπεριφορά; Εποχικό τέλμα; Αναπαραγωγική μετανάστευση; Επίδραση θερμοκρασίας; Θήρευση; 597.85

In this thesis we study the population and behavioural ecology of two syntopic newt species in southern Greece. The study site is a temporary pond in northern Peloponnese, near the town of Kalavryta. Two newt species, the alpine newt, Ichthyosaura alpestris (Laurenti 1768), and the smooth newt, Liss...