FIRST URBAN BREEDING OF TRUMPETER FINCH BUCANETES GITHAGINEUS IN THE SAHARA DESERT IN ALGERIA-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

FIRST URBAN BREEDING OF TRUMPETER FINCH BUCANETES GITHAGINEUS IN THE SAHARA DESERT IN ALGERIA

Published:2024-03-15 Issue:1 Volume:14 Page:1-10
ISSN:2066-6276
Container-title:Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
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Choayb Bounab, ,El-Yamine Guergueb^ORCID,Soumia Haddad^ORCID,Amria Abed,Oumyma Zouatine,Radhia Biad,Yassine Nouidjem^ORCID, , , , , ,

Abstract

The subspecies Roselin githagine Bucanetesgithagineus zedlitzi is found in arid and semi-arid environments of North Africa. In this study, we tracked this species in an urban landscape within a Saharan region to evaluate the impact of the urban gradient on its distribution, to characterize the reproductive parameters in an urban environment, and to report the first case of nesting of this species, in an urban setting. Over a seven-month study period, we regularly visited 90 listening points distributed in three habitats (urban, suburban, and rural). Statistical analysis of the data, using one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for recent counts in the three habitats, showed a significant result with a p-value of 0.04, indicating a significant difference between the different habitats. Furthermore, the study of the reproductive parameters of this species revealed that the population had a late laying date and relatively larger egg dimensions compared to other populations studied in Algeria.

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Natural Resources and Sustainable Development Journal - NRSDJ

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