Morphology, Diet Composition, Distribution and Nesting Biology of Four Lark Species in Mongolia
We aimed to enhance existing knowledge of four lark species (Mongolian lark , Horned lark, Eurasian skylark, and Lesser short-toed lark), with respect to nesting biology, distribution, and diet, using long-term dataset collected during 2000–2012. Nest and egg measurements substantially varied among...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6904b6f9797c450599d88789bfce69c3 2023-05-15T16:08:35+02:00 Morphology, Diet Composition, Distribution and Nesting Biology of Four Lark Species in Mongolia Galbadrakh Mainjargal Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar Shagdarsuren Boldbaatar 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.22353/mjbs.2013.11.01 https://doaj.org/article/6904b6f9797c450599d88789bfce69c3 EN eng National University of Mongolia http://mjbs.num.edu.mn/uploads/files/MJBS%20Volume%2011%20Number%201-2%20December%202013/pdf/mjbs_11-1-11-mainjargal-2013.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1684-3908 https://doaj.org/toc/2225-4994 doi:10.22353/mjbs.2013.11.01 1684-3908 2225-4994 https://doaj.org/article/6904b6f9797c450599d88789bfce69c3 Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 1-2, Pp 3-11 (2013) Alaudidae larks breeding food habits Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.22353/mjbs.2013.11.01 2022-12-30T21:20:49Z We aimed to enhance existing knowledge of four lark species (Mongolian lark , Horned lark, Eurasian skylark, and Lesser short-toed lark), with respect to nesting biology, distribution, and diet, using long-term dataset collected during 2000–2012. Nest and egg measurements substantially varied among species. For pooled data across species, the clutch size averaged 3.72 ± 1.13 eggs and did not differ among larks. Body mass of nestlings increased signi fi cantly with age at weighing. Daily increase in body mass of lark nestlings ranged between 3.09 and 3.89 gram per day. Unsurprisingly, the majority of lark locations occurred in steppe ecosystems, followed by human created systems; whereas only 1.8% of the pooled locations across species were observed in forest ecosystem. Diet composition did not vary among species in the proportions of major food categories consumed. The most commonly occurring food items were invertebrates and frequently consumed were being beetles (e.g. Coleoptera: Carabidae, Scarabaeidae, and Curculionidae) and grasshoppers (e.g. Orthoptera: Acrididae), and their occurrences accounted for 63.7% of insect related food items. Among the fi ve morphological traits we measured, there were signi fi cant differences in wing span, body mass, bill, and tarsus; however tail lengths did not differ across four species. Article in Journal/Newspaper Eurasian Skylark Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences 11 1-2 |
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We aimed to enhance existing knowledge of four lark species (Mongolian lark , Horned lark, Eurasian skylark, and Lesser short-toed lark), with respect to nesting biology, distribution, and diet, using long-term dataset collected during 2000–2012. Nest and egg measurements substantially varied among species. For pooled data across species, the clutch size averaged 3.72 ± 1.13 eggs and did not differ among larks. Body mass of nestlings increased signi fi cantly with age at weighing. Daily increase in body mass of lark nestlings ranged between 3.09 and 3.89 gram per day. Unsurprisingly, the majority of lark locations occurred in steppe ecosystems, followed by human created systems; whereas only 1.8% of the pooled locations across species were observed in forest ecosystem. Diet composition did not vary among species in the proportions of major food categories consumed. The most commonly occurring food items were invertebrates and frequently consumed were being beetles (e.g. Coleoptera: Carabidae, Scarabaeidae, and Curculionidae) and grasshoppers (e.g. Orthoptera: Acrididae), and their occurrences accounted for 63.7% of insect related food items. Among the fi ve morphological traits we measured, there were signi fi cant differences in wing span, body mass, bill, and tarsus; however tail lengths did not differ across four species. |
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Morphology, Diet Composition, Distribution and Nesting Biology of Four Lark Species in Mongolia |
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Morphology, Diet Composition, Distribution and Nesting Biology of Four Lark Species in Mongolia |
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Morphology, Diet Composition, Distribution and Nesting Biology of Four Lark Species in Mongolia |
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Morphology, Diet Composition, Distribution and Nesting Biology of Four Lark Species in Mongolia |
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Morphology, Diet Composition, Distribution and Nesting Biology of Four Lark Species in Mongolia |
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morphology, diet composition, distribution and nesting biology of four lark species in mongolia |
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National University of Mongolia |
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2013 |
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https://doi.org/10.22353/mjbs.2013.11.01 https://doaj.org/article/6904b6f9797c450599d88789bfce69c3 |
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Eurasian Skylark |
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Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 1-2, Pp 3-11 (2013) |
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