TY - JOUR AU - Mizsei, Edvárd AU - Budai, M AU - Rák, G AU - Bencsik, B AU - Radovics, Dávid AU - Szabolcs, István Márton AU - Móré, A AU - Vadász, Cs AU - Dudás, György Zoltán AU - Lengyel, Szabolcs TI - Microhabitat selection of meadow and steppe vipers enlightened by digital photography and image processing to describe grassland vegetation structure JF - JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY J2 - J ZOOL VL - 322 PY - 2024 IS - 2 SP - 168 EP - 178 PG - 11 SN - 0952-8369 DO - 10.1111/jzo.13129 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34251693 ID - 34251693 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Németh, Attila AU - Mizsei, Edvárd AU - Laczkó, Levente AU - Czabán, Dávid Gyula AU - Hegyeli, Zsolt AU - Lengyel, Szabolcs AU - Csorba, Gábor AU - Sramkó, Gábor TI - Evolutionary history and systematics of European blind mole rats (Rodentia: Spalacidae: Nannospalax): Multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation in a puzzling group JF - MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION J2 - MOL PHYLOGENET EVOL VL - 190 PY - 2024 SN - 1055-7903 DO - 10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107958 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34231338 ID - 34231338 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Málnás, K AU - Lengyel, Szabolcs AU - Müller, Z AU - Kiss, B TI - Data to the Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera fauna of the Hungarian section of river Tisza and adjacent water courses JF - FOLIA HISTORICO NATURALIA MUSEI MATRAENSIS J2 - FOLIA HIST NAT MUS MATRA VL - 47 PY - 2023 SP - 33 EP - 44 PG - 12 SN - 0134-1243 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34717688 ID - 34717688 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Paládi, Petra AU - BENMAZOUZ, ISMA AU - Lengyel, Szabolcs AU - Kövér, László TI - The impact of population management on urban and rural Hooded Crow populations JF - ACTA AGRARIA DEBRECENIENSIS / AGRÁRTUDOMÁNYI KÖZLEMÉNYEK J2 - AGRÁRTUD KÖZL PY - 2023 IS - 2 SP - 119 EP - 123 PG - 5 SN - 1587-1282 DO - 10.34101/actaagrar/2/13015 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34428628 ID - 34428628 AB - Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix), originally native to agricultural areas, has become widespread in urban areas in recent decades. However, this process has negative consequences on urban animals and humans. Due to these problems, the control of urban crow populations is needed. Crows also cause significant damage to wildlife management, and are constantly being controlled in rural areas as well. In this study, we compare rural and urban populations to find out whether hunting activities have a population reduction effect. In the rural population, the reduction is carried out by weapons and traps, while the urban crows are controlled using traps only. In both sample areas, crow nests were surveyed during the nesting period. 29 active nests were monitored in the rural area in 2021, and 39 in 2022. In the urban area, 44 nests were recorded in 2021 and 35 nests in 2022. In 2021, 30 individuals were removed in the rural area, and 84 in 2022. In the urban area, 223 individuals were removed in 2021 and 144 in 2022. Results show that the number of crows removed follows the number of active nests, so that the reduction of a given year is likely to have an effect on the following year's nesting population. Because traps mostly capture juvenile birds, reducing the breeding population in the city can only be achieved in the long-term. Considering this, it is likely that increased attention to population control can effectively maintain crow populations and reduce the problems they cause. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Mizsei, Edvárd AU - Budai, Mátyás AU - Móré, Attila AU - Rák, Gergő AU - Radovics, Dávid AU - Bancsik, Barnabás AU - Wenner, Bálint AU - Szabolcs, István Márton AU - Korsós, Zoltán AU - Lengyel, Szabolcs AU - Vadász, Csaba TI - Management impacts on three reptile species ( Vipera ursinii , Lacerta agilis , Lacerta viridis ) in sandy grasslands in Hungary: Mowing should be avoided JF - CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE J2 - CONSERV SCI PRACT VL - 5 PY - 2023 IS - 12 PG - 7 SN - 2578-4854 DO - 10.1111/csp2.13048 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34395711 ID - 34395711 AB - Understanding the factors that determine the abundance of populations is of key importance in conservation biology, ecology, and biogeography. For grassland‐associated species, such as the Hungarian meadow viper ( Vipera ursinii rakosiensis ), habitat management is particularly important. We aimed to study the effects of the three most common types of grassland management (grazing, mowing, and mowing + grazing) on the abundance of reptile species in meadow viper habitats in Kiskunság National Park, in Hungary. We surveyed grasslands repeatedly ( n = 15 occasions) for reptiles in one autumn and one spring season in three 1‐ha quadrates per grassland management type. We recorded all reptiles and their activity related to operative temperatures and analyzed data by n‐mixture models. All reptile species known to occur in the habitats were observed during the surveys, but only the green lizard, sand lizard, and Hungarian meadow viper reached the minimum number of observations required for detailed analyses. Grazing had a strong positive effect on the abundance of Hungarian meadow vipers and sand lizards, while both mowing and mowing + grazing rotation had a negative effect. None of the grassland management types affected green lizard abundance. Our results suggest that grazing is the ideal type of grassland management for the endangered Hungarian meadow viper and the sand lizard. Mowing and mowing + grazing should be replaced by grazing to ensure the effectiveness of habitat management for conservation and to maintain healthy populations of grassland‐associated reptile species. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Radovics, Dávid AU - Sos, Tibor AU - Mebert, Konrad AU - Üveges, Bálint AU - Budai, Mátyás AU - Rák, Gergő AU - Szabolcs, István Márton AU - Lengyel, Szabolcs AU - Mizsei, Edvárd TI - Voluntary thermal maximum of grassland vipers ( Vipera spp.): environmental drivers and local adaptation JF - ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY J2 - ZOOL J LINN SOC-LOND VL - 2024 PY - 2023 SN - 0024-4082 DO - 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad109 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34251575 ID - 34251575 N1 - Published Online: 30 September 2023 AB - The thermal tolerance of ectotherms is a critical factor that influences their distribution, physiology, behaviour, and, ultimately, survival. Understanding the factors that shape thermal tolerance in these organisms is, therefore, of great importance for predicting their responses to forecasted climate warming. Here, we investigated the voluntary thermal maximum (VTmax) of nine grassland viper taxa and explored the factors that influence this trait. The small size of these vipers and the open landscape they inhabit render them particularly vulnerable to overheating and dehydration. We found that the VTmax of grassland vipers is influenced by environmental temperature, precipitation, short-wave flux, and individual body size, rather than by phylogenetic relatedness. Vipers living in colder environments exhibited a higher VTmax, contradicting the hypothesis that environmental temperature is positively related to VTmax. Our findings emphasize the importance of considering local to regional adaptations and environmental conditions when studying thermal physiology and the evolution of thermal tolerance in ectotherms. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Mérő, Thomas Oliver AU - Žuljević, Antun AU - Lengyel, Szabolcs TI - Timing of reed management affects habitat use and breeding success in Great Reed Warblers: a field experiment on agricultural drainage canals JF - GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION J2 - GLOB ECOL CONSERV VL - 48 PY - 2023 PG - 9 SN - 2351-9894 DO - 10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02691 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34204335 ID - 34204335 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - BENMAZOUZ, ISMA AU - Jokimäki, Jukka AU - Juhász, Lajos AU - Kaisanlahti-Jokimäki, Marja-Liisa AU - Paládi, Petra AU - Kardos, Gábor AU - Lengyel, Szabolcs AU - Kövér, László TI - Morphological changes in hooded crows (Corvus cornix) related to urbanization JF - FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION J2 - FRONT ECOL EVOL VL - 11 PY - 2023 PG - 17 SN - 2296-701X DO - 10.3389/fevo.2023.1196075 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34189071 ID - 34189071 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Báldi, András AU - Valkó, Orsolya AU - Lengyel, Szabolcs TI - Illúzió a változás? Válasz az Európai Akadémiák Tudományos Tanácsadó Testülete (EASAC) Regenerative Agriculture tanulmányával kapcsolatos cikkekre • Is Change an Illusion? Response to the Papers Addressing the Regenerative Agriculture Report by the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (Easac) JF - MAGYAR TUDOMÁNY J2 - MAGYAR TUDOMÁNY VL - 184 PY - 2023 IS - 8 SP - 1049 EP - 1058 PG - 10 SN - 0025-0325 DO - 10.1556/2065.184.2023.8.10 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34083088 ID - 34083088 LA - Hungarian DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Radovics, Dávid AU - Szabolcs, István Márton AU - Lengyel, Szabolcs AU - Mizsei, Edvárd TI - Hide or die when the winds bring wings: predator avoidance by activity shift in a mountain snake JF - FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY J2 - FRONT ZOOL VL - 20 PY - 2023 IS - 1 PG - 10 SN - 1742-9994 DO - 10.1186/s12983-023-00497-w UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33893734 ID - 33893734 AB - BackgroundUnderstanding predator-prey relationships is fundamental in many areas of ecology and conservation. In reptiles, basking time often increases the risk of predation and one way to minimise this risk is to reduce activity time and to stay within a refuge. However, this implies costs of lost opportunities for foraging, reproduction, and thermoregulation. We aimed to determine the main potential and observed predators of Vipera graeca, to infer predation pressure by estimating the incidence and the body length and sex distribution of predation events based on body injuries, and to assess whether and how the activity of V. graeca individuals is modified by predation pressure.ResultsWe observed n = 12 raptor bird species foraging at the study sites, of which Circaetus gallicus, Falco tinnunculus and Corvus cornix were directly observed as predators of V. graeca. We found injuries and wounds on 12.5% of the studied individuals (n = 319). The occurrence of injuries was significantly positively influenced by the body length of vipers, and was more frequent on females than on males, while the interaction of length and sex showed a significant negative effect. The temporal overlap between predator and viper activity was much greater for the vipers' potential activity than their realised activity. Vipers showed a temporal shift in their bimodal daily activity pattern as they were active earlier in the morning and later in the afternoon than could be expected based on the thermal conditions.ConclusionThe time spent being active on the surface has costs to snakes: predation-related injuries increased in frequency with length, were more frequent in females than in males and occurred in shorter length for males than for females. Our results suggest that vipers do not fully exploit the thermally optimal time window available to them, likely because they shift their activity to periods with fewer avian predators. 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