Memories from EBSCO Scholarship recipients 2015 Edinburgh Workshop

Five scholarship recipients express their gratitude for the support received and summarize their impressions of attending the EAHIL workshop 2015

Pregled jedanaest kratkotrajnih istraživanja faune gmazova na području zapadnog Balkana

In this paper we present distributional data for reptiles from different localities in the Western Balkans. During an 11 year period (2002-2012) we collected new data in the frame of spring student research camps organized by the Biology Students’ Society (DŠB). Surveys were conducted by members of the herpetological groups that were mostly biology students. Surveys were located on five islands Dugi otok, Brač, Korčula, Mljet, and Pag, one peninsula Pelješac (Croatia), in the continental area around Kamenovo and Lake Skadar (Montenegro), Dojran Lake (Macedonia), at lower Neretva Delta (Croatia) and around Niš (Serbia). Altogether 34 different reptile species were recorded in the surveys. The species lists comprised of 7-22 different species per single locality. The highest reptile biodiversity was recorded around Dojran Lake in Macedonia.U radu se prikazuju distribucijski podatci za gmazove sa različitih lokaliteta na području zapadnog Balkana. Tijekom razdoblja od 11 godina (2002. – 2012.) prikupili smo nove podatke u okviru studentskih istraživačkih kampova organiziranih od strane Društva studenata biologije (DSB). Istraživanja su provedena od strane pripadnika herpetološke sekcije koju većinom čine studenti biologije. Istraživanja su provedena na pet otoka, Dugi otok, Brač, Korčula, Mljet i Pag, jednom poluotoku, Pelješac (Hrvatska), na kontinentalnom području oko Kamenova i Skadarskog jezera (Crna Gora), okolici Dojranskog jezera (Makedonija), na području donjeg dijela rijeke Neretve (Hrvatska) i oko grada Niša (Srbija). Istraživanjem je ukupno zabilježeno 34 različite vrste gmazova. Na pojedinim lokalitetima zabilježeno je od 7 do 22 vrste gmazova, a najveća raznolikost zabilježena je oko Dojranskog jezera u Makedoniji

Najvišja dokumentirana najdba navadnega gada Vipera berus (Linnaeus, 1758) v Sloveniji z Malega Kanina (Zahodne Julijske Alpe)

The article describes the find of a single individual of the adder (Vipera berus) on Mt Mali Kanin (Western Julian Alps, Slovenian-Italian border) at 2,570 m a.s.l. on 8.7.2023. The animal with a total length of about 40 cm was photographed on a patch of soil and low alpine vegetation in a predominantly rocky habitat. According to the available published and unpublished data, this find is 325 m higher than the previous highest-altitude recorded find of the species in Slovenia.Prispevek opisuje najdbo enega osebka navadnega gada (Vipera berus) na Malem Kaninu (Zahodne Julijske Alpe, slovensko-italijanska meja) na nadmorski višini 2570 m dne 8.7.2023. Žival v skupni dolžini okoli 40 cm je bila fotografirana na zaplati zemlje in nizkega alpskega rastlinja v pretežno skalnatem okolju. Glede na razpoložljive objavljene in neobjavljene podatke je ta najdba 325 m višja od doslej najvišje zabeležene najdbe navadnega gada v Sloveniji

Nove najdbe progastega goža (Elaphe quatuorlineata) v območju Natura 2000 Slovenska Istra (SI3000212)

The article presents new records of ten specimens (one juvenile, one subadult and eight snake sheddings) of four-lined snake (Elaphe quatuorlineata) recorded in a period between May 2002 and March 2011 on seven locations in Natura 2000 site Slovenska Istra (SI3000212). In some locations, the species was observed several times. Data show successful reproduction within the abovementioned Natura 2000 site.V članku so opisane nove najdbe desetih osebkov (juvenilni in subadultni osebek ter osem kačjih levov) progastega goža (Elaphe quatuorlineata) s sedmih lokacij v območju Natura 2000 Slovenska Istra (SI3000212), zabeležene med majem 2002 in marcem 2011. Na nekaterih lokacijah je bila vrsta večkrat opažena. Podatki potrjujejo uspešno razmnoževanje vrste v omenjenem območju Nature 2000

Prva najdba Horvatove kuščarice (Iberolacerta horvathi) v Karavankah, Slovenija

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Nova najdba navadnega gada (Vipera berus) v Prekmurju

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Nabavna politika priporočenega učnega gradiva v Centralni medicinski knjižnici v študijskih letih 2017/2018 in 2022/2023

Purpose: Collection development is considered one of the key processes by which libraries fulfil their mission. We were interested in the extent to which, in the academic years 2017/2018 and 2022/2023, the Central Medical Library of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana (CMK) took into account the academic staff’s lists of study literature for the compulsory subjects when purchasing teaching materials, and what the availability and percentage of coverage of the prescribed teaching materials were in the aforementioned academic years. Methodology/approach: In both academic years, we analysed the recommendations by the academic staff for the compulsory subjects in the two programs of the Integrated Master’s Course at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana. We analysed the CMK catalogue, where we checked how many units of the prescribed study material it contained, and calculated the percentage of availability and target coverage. Results: In the two studied academic years, on average, 82% of the titles of the prescribed study material were available, while the CMK provided the target coverage in only 23% of cases on average. We did not find significant changes in availability and coverage between the two years compared, although only about half of the study literature from 2017/2018 was still prescribed in 2022/2023. Originality/practical implications: The results of our analysis on the case of CMK show that it is reasonable to include the coverage and availability of the prescribed teaching materials among the criteria for the selection of library materials, and thus to improve the library\u27s collection.  Namen: Nabavna politika knjižnic je eden izmed temeljnih procesov, s katerimi knjižnice uresničujejo svoje poslanstvo. Zanimalo nas je, v kolikšni meri je Centralna medicinska knjižnica (CMK) v študijskih letih 2017/2018 in 2022/2023 pri nabavi učnega gradiva upoštevala priporočila nosilcev obveznih predmetov ter kakšne so bile razpoložljivosti in deleži ciljne pokritosti priporočenega učnega gradiva v omenjenih študijskih letih. Metodologija/pristop: V obeh omenjenih študijskih letih smo pregledali priporočila nosilcev osnovnih predmetov na obeh programih enovitega magistrskega študija Medicinske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (UL MF) ter katalog CMK, v katerem smo preverili, koliko enot priporočenega študijskega gradiva je vseboval, ter izračunali deleže razpoložljivosti in ciljne pokritosti. Rezultati: V obeh preučevanih študijskih letih je bilo v povprečju na voljo 82 % naslovov priporočenega študijskega gradiva, ciljno pokritost pa je CMK v povprečju zagotavljala le v 23 % primerov. Bistvenih sprememb v razpoložljivosti in pokritosti med primerjanima letoma nismo ugotovili, čeprav je bila le okoli polovica študijske literature iz leta 2017/2018 še vedno priporočena tudi v letu 2022/2023. Izvirnost/uporabnost raziskave: Rezultati naše analize na primeru CMK kažejo, da je med merila za nabavo knjižničnega gradiva smiselno uvrstiti tudi pokritost in razpoložljivost naslovov priporočenega učnega gradiva ter tako izboljšati nabavno politiko knjižnice. &nbsp

A home for three: analysing ecological correlates of body traits in a triple contact zone of alpine vipers

The medium-sized vipers of the genus Vipera are mainly parapatric in Europe and only a few contact zones (syntopies) are known between two species. The partial syntopy of three viper species (V. ammodytes, V. aspis, and V. berus) is exceptional and has become known only from two neighbouring valleys in the southern Julian Pre-Alps along the Italian-Slovenian border (Valle Mea and Nadiza Valley). This unique situation puts forward questions concerning their co-existence, particularly when considering that natural hybrids are known among all three species. Our principal goals for this article were therefore to evaluate variation and integrity of key dorsal colour pattern and body size among V. berus, V. ammodytes, and V. aspis from Mount Stol, Nadiza Valley in Slovenia. We discuss these variations in the context of potential hybridization, interspecific competition, and local to regional synecological properties including diet, habitat, and climate. Despite the fact that a pre-study specimen showed intermediate colour pattern, suggesting a hybrid between V. ammodytes and V. aspis, no further intermediate specimens (n > 100) were detected based on external features. Comparison of body length and mass shows equal sizes between V. ammodytes and V. aspis, whereas V. berus is approximately 30% smaller. Furthermore, V. berus on Mount Stol is also much smaller and lacks melanism, unlike V. berus from a close population in Italy (< 15 km), where they are larger and melanism is relatively frequent. These local character expressions presumably are the result of environmental constraints at high elevations (>1200 m asl.), such as a harsh climate of open, non-forested habitat and possibly a regionally different predation pressure and diet composition. At mid-elevation <1200 m asl., syntopic V. ammodytes and V. aspis may compete for food, yet, the previously evaluated microhabitat differences appear sufficient to maintain species integrity for these two viper populations