Feeding habits of stone martens in a Hungarian village and its surroundings

The feeding habits of the stone marten (Martes foina) were studied by scat analysis in a village (n = 423 samples) and its surrounding agricultural environment (n = 572), during a six-year study (three periods), in southwest Hungary. Birds (relative frequency 20%, mainly small perching birds) and plants (35%, mainly orchard fruit) were the most important foods for the martens living in the village. Small mammals (29%, mainly votes) and plants (34%, mainly fruit) were the main food resources for the stone martens living in the agricultural environment. With respect to diet composition environment-dependent difference proved significant, but intra-environment difference did not. In comparison with those living in the agricultural environment the stone martens studied living in the village consumed more frequently: 1) heavier prey (greater consumption of domestic animals), 2) arboreal prey (e.g. birds) and 3) prey associated with human settlements (e.g. house mouse, house sparrow, domestic animals)

Diet composition of red fox during rearing in a moor: a case study

The diet of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs living in a moor in Hungary was studied by scat analysis (n = 77) during the rearing period. The main food source of foxes consisted of small mammals (preferred Microtus voles) which was supplemented with brown hare and gamebirds rarely. Cubs ate remains of carrions (domestic animals, ungulates and carnivores) and invertebrates frequently but in low quantity. The food consisted of characteristically terrestrial, occasionally aquatic and rarely arboreal prey

Diet of the weasel in Hungary

The diet of weasel (Mustela nivalis) collected in agricultural mosaic plain regions of Hugary was studied using the analysis of stomach and rectum contents (n = 155). As a percentage relative frequency of occurrence, diets consisted of 85% small rodents (mainly Microtus spp.), 10% birds (mainly Passeriformes), and lizard, wasp, blood and plant matter. Consumption of small mammals increased from winter to summer and autumn. No predation on lagomorphs was found. Standardized trophic niche breadth was very narrow (mean, Bsta = 0.07). The food consisted of characteristically small (15-50 g) and terrestrial prey

Feeding habits of otters living on three moors in the Pannonian ecoregion (Hungary)

Diet composition and feeding habits of Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) living on three moors (Balata, Nagyberek and Feherviz) in Hungary were studied over two years using spraint analysis (n = 199, 503 and 3 15 samples from the three moors, respectively). The food and presence of otters in the first moderate and second drought year, when the moors dried during the summer period, generally differed. Area-dependent variations in the diet were also found. The primary food source was fish (biomass estimation for the first and second year: Balata 94.4% and 99.9%: Nagyberek 93.9% and 71.5%; Feherviz 66.4% and 82.1%). Most fish (mean: 94.6-99.9%) were small-sized (below 100,, in weight), and the most frequently taken species was Carassius spp. On moors, which are dependent on rainfall and ground-water only, during or after periods of drought otters temporarily changed their diet from optimal prey (fish) to sub-optimal prey (e.g., waterfowl) and they often left the habitat entirely. On moors with small canals, during periods of drought otters kept fish as the dominant food source, and weathered out extreme environmental local conditions

Adalékok Dél-Dunántúli területek kisemlős faunáihoz bagolyköpetek alapján | Data for the small mammal fauna of the South Transdanubian region, obtained by owl pellet analysis

From six localities in the South-Transdanubian region, a total of 165 Tyto alba, 244 Asio otus and 11 Athene noctua pellets were collected, containing 1038 prey remains. The number of small mammal species identified from pellets in various localities, ranged between 3–10

Automata képkészítés lehetőségei emlőstani vizsgálatokban | Application possibilities of remote sensing cameras in examination of mammals.

In this study possible applications of remote sensing cameras as useful tools in mammal research was overviewed. Illustrated with 4 pictures

Somogyi lápok talajszinten élő emlős faunáinak vizsgálata

Összefoglalás. Három Somogy megyei lápon, nyári időszakában, 4 éjszakás, fogás-jelölés-vissza¬fogás módszerrel, kisemlősök elevenfogó csapdázása során az alábbi emlősöket találtuk a Baláta-tó körzetében (B): Apodemus agrarius, A. sylvaticus, A. flavicollis, Microtus arvalis, M. agrestis, Sorex ara¬neus és Crocidura leucodon, a Barcsi Borókásban, Nagyberek körzetében (N): A. agrarius, A. sylvaticus, A. flavicollis, M. agrestis, Clethrionomys glareolus, Arvicola terrestris, Neomys fodiens és C. leucodon, valamint a Fehérvízi Láp Természetvédelmi Területen (F): A. agrarius, A. sylvaticus, A. flavicollis, Micromys minutus, M. arvalis, M. agrestis, C. glareolus, S. araneus, C. leucodon és C. suaveolens. További megfigyelt kis- és közepes testméretű emlős fajok: Lepus europaeus (F), Sciurus vulgaris (N), Spermophilus citellus (F), Rattus norvegicus (F), Arvicola terrestris (F), Ondatra zibethicus (F), Microtus subterraneus (F), Mustela nivalis (F), Mustela erminea (F), Martes foina (N), Martes foina/Martes martes (B, N és F), Lutra lutra (B, N és F), Meles meles (N, F) és Vulpes vulpes (B, N és F). A lápokon végzett vizsgálatban, a területeken eddig nem ismert fajok kimutatása történt