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On Emys Orbicularis and the Other European Freshwater Turtles 5th International Symposium on Emys orbicularis and the other European freshwater turtles Programme and Abstracts 19–21 August 2015 - Kiten - Bulgaria This event is dedicated to memory of Tatiana Kotenko, as a tribute of respect for her contribution to science, and still more for her naturalness and friendliness Organisers National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, Bulgaria Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgarian Academy of Science, Sofia, Bulgaria Fauna Carpatica, Košice, Slovak Republic Organizing Committee Peter Havaš - Slovak Republic Yurii Kornilev - Bulgaria Nikolay Natchev - Bulgaria Borislav Naumov - Bulgaria Georgi Popgeorgiev - Bulgaria Nikolay Tzankov - Bulgaria Scientific Supervisor Uwe Fritz - Germany Yurii Kornilev - Bulgaria Chairmen Sonja Đorđević - Serbia Uwe Fritz - Germany Nikolay Natchev - Bulgaria Maria Schindler - Austria Melita Vamberger - Slovenia 1 Contents Time Schedule 3 List of Posters 7 Abstracts 10 List of Participants 46 2 Time Schedule 18 August (Tuesday) - Arrival 17:00 – 22:00 Registration and time for authors to affix posters 19 August (Wednesday) - Lectures 07:00 – 09:30 Registration and time for authors to affix posters 08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast 09:30 – 10:00 Word(s) of wellcome Conservation and Management 10:00 – 10:20 Popgeorgiev, G., Tzankov, N., Kornilev, Y., Stoyanov, A., Naumov, B. Efficacy of the Natura 2000 network in Bulgaria to protect suitable habitats of native freshwater turtles 10:20 – 10:40 de Vries, W., Rodriguez, E. Freshwater turtle monitoring with volunteers in SW Spain 10:40 – 11:00 Vergilov, V., Natchev, N., Kornilev, Y. Preliminary data on anglers knowledge and perceptions about freshwater turtles in Bulgaria 11:00 – 11:20 Tomović, L., Krizmanić, I., Đorđević, S., Golubović, A. Results of project of DNA sampling of Emys orbicularis in Serbia - conservation issues 11:20 – 11:40 Schindler, M., Frötscher, H., Hille, A. Ten years nesting site protection of Emys orbicularis in Austria - Success and Challanges 11:40 – 12:00 Valdeón, A., Longares, L.-A. How to identify at least more than 1000 turtles without marks? A case study in Emys orbicularis 12:00 – 13:30 Lunch 3 13:30 – 13:50 Biserkov, V., Lukanov, S. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for surveying of freshwater turtle populations 13:50 – 14:10 Meeske, A.-C.M. A living fossil returns – first results and evaluation of a reintroduction project of Emys orbicularis in Northwest-Germany 14:10 – 14:30 Mascort, R., Budó, J. The European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis, in the river Ter area, northeastern Iberian Peninsula: 30 years of consevation 14:30 – 14:50 Đorđević, S., Golubović, A. Brilliant, we seized a huge shipment! But now what?! 14:50 – 15:20 Coffee break 15:20 – 15:40 Schneeweiß, N. The influence of racoon on relict populations of Emys orbicularis and the first experiences by the implementation of conservation and monitoring methods 15:40 – 16:00 Pupins, M., Pupina, Ai., Pupina, Ag. From the officially extinct species to the successful overwintering of the released adult bred autochthonous turtles: northern Emys orbicularis population restoration in Latvia 16:00 – 19:00 Discussion and Free programme 19:00 – 20:00 Supper 20 August (Thursday) - Excursion to the Veleka river 08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast 09:30 Departure from the Kiten bus station 10:00 – 12:00 Boat trip on the Veleka river 12:00 – 17:00 Free programme - visit the Sand Strip beach, village Sinemorets, Butamyata beach 17:00 Departure from Sinemorets 19:00 – 20:00 Supper 4 21 August (Friday) - Lectures + Poster session 08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast Special Lecture 09:00 – 10:00 Fritz, U. At home with the wacky diapsids (turtles), with a focus on the genetic (r)evolution and the so-called 'Old World' 10:00 – 10:20 Coffee break Distribution and Habitat 10:20 – 10:40 Tzankov, N. Tertiary history of genera Emys and Mauremys in the Balkan Peninsula 10:40 – 11:00 Saçdanaku, E., Haxhiu, I. Distribution, habitats, morphology and population structure of European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) in Vlora Bay, Albania 11:00 – 11:20 Golubović, A. Distribution and conservation of European pond turtle in Serbia: presentation of the Rufford project results 11:20 – 11:40 Drobenkov, S. Distribution, habitats and conservation of European pond turtle in Belarus 11:40 – 12:00 Tzankov, N., Popgeorgiev, G., Kornilev, Y., Natchev, N., Stoyanov, A., Naumov, B., Ivanchev, I. Spatial distribution of Emys orbicularis and Mauremys rivulata in the lower Veleka River 12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Ecology and Population Dynamics 13:30 – 13:50 Girondot, M., Guillon, J.-M. From air temperature to sex ratio for Emys orbicularis: best practices 13:50 – 14:10 Girondot, M. Thermal constraint for distribution of Emys orbicularis in France 5 Morphology, Systematics and Phylogeography 14:10 – 14:30 Natchev, N., Kummer, S., Singer, K., Lemell, P., Jennemann, G., Tzankov, N., Heiss, E. Feeding on land with a small tongue- ecomorphology of the feeding system in the European pond turtle Emys orbicularis L., 1758 14:30 – 14:50 Vamberger, M., Stuckas, H., Ayaz, D., Fritz, U. Speciation under gene flow? The case of Mauremys caspica and M. rivulata 14:50 – 15:20 Coffee break 15:20 – 17:00 Poster session 18:00 – 19:00 Supper 19:30 – 23:00 Bulgarian evening / Diner party 22 August (Saturday) - Departure 08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast 6 List of Posters Conservation and Management Dux, M., Doktór, D., Hryniewicz, A., Prusak, B. Evaluation of 11 microsatellite loci for reconstructing kinship groups in the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) Mărginean, G.-I., Gherman, E. An assessment of Emys orbicularis online trade in Romania - a threat factor for conservation Martínez-Silvestre, A., Verdaguer, I., Vidal, F., Fortuño, L., Franch, M.A., Soler, J., Velarde, R. Outbreak of mortality associated to thyroid hyperplasia in Emys orbicularis breeding program in Ebro Delta (Spain) Ottonello, D., Jesu, R., Oneto, F., Gili, C., Genta, P., Salvidio, S. First data on reinforcement of a population of Emys orbicularis with an ex-situ captive breeding program (NW Italy) Poggenburg, C., Meeske, A.-C.M., Kierdorf, U. Reintroduction programme of Emys orbicularis at Lake Steinhude – First Results Pupina, Ag., Pupina, Ai., Pupins, M. Realisation of the European pond turtle Emys orbicularis species protection Plan in Latvia in 2007-2014 Pupina, Ai., Pupins, M., Pupina, Ag. The first and the updated records of 9 exotic turtle species and subspecies in Latvia and remarks on their threats to the native small northern populations of the European pond turtle Emys orbicularis Pupins, M., Pupina, Ai., Pupina, Ag. The updated European pond turtle Emys orbicularis records in Latvia till 2014 Schneeweiß, N., M., Beckmann, H. First experiences in reinforcement and reintroduction of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) in the northwestern border area Schneeweiß, N., Pletz, M., Beckmann, H. The application of digiscoping for recognition of individual patterns within the monitoring of Emys orbicularis populations 7 Veysset, A. For the abandonment of the classification of Minorca (Baleares) in 1993 by UNESCO as "Biosphere Reserve" because of the regression of the European pond turtle Emys orbicularis indicator of biodiversity Distribution and Habitat Havaš, P. Distribution of Mauremys rivulata on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast Ruben I., Bîrsan, C.-C., Székely, P., Cogălniceanu, D. Spatio-temporal bias in the European pond turtle distribution in Romania Vamberger, M., Fritz, U. Caution! Using the SEH atlas by Sillero and colleagues (2014), the distribution of Emys orbicularis will be misunderstood! Ecology and Population Dynamics Ayaz, D., Çiçek, K., Bayrakci, Y., Tok, C.V. Reproductive ecology of European Pond Turtle, Emys orbicularis, from Mediterranean Turkey Bayrakci, Y., Ayaz, D., Çiçek, K., Cumhuriyet, O., İlhan, S. Population dynamics of European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis from Eğirdir Lake (Isparta/Turkey) Bona, M., Danko, S., Burešová, A., Novotný, M., Havaš, P. Thermal conditions in nest chambers of European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) in the Tajba National Nature Reserve, Slovakia Havaš, P., Bona, M., Burešová, A., Danko, S., Novotný, M. Do all freshwater turtles overwinter buried in the pond bottom? The case of Emys orbicularis Ottonello, D., Oneto, F., Zuffi, M.A.L., Malavasi, S., D'Angelo, S. Preliminary data on the Emys trinacris population inhabiting the “Lago Perola – Gorghi Tondi” Natural Reserve (Sicily, Italy) Šebela, M. History, biology and ecology of the reintroduced population of European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) at the Betlém site (South Moravia, Czech Republic) Tóthová, E., Danko, S., Havaš, P. Does temperature influence egg-laying period of Emys orbicularis? 8 Morphology, Systematics and Phylogeography Ayaz, D., Çiçek, K., Tok, C.V. Some morphological anomalies and structures observed on some terrestrial and aquatic turtles (Testudo graeca, Testudo hermanni, Mauremys caspica, Mauremys rivulata, Emys orbicularis) from Turkey Prusak, B., Doktór, D., Górecki, G., Mitrus, S., Najbar, B., Grzybowski, T. Pattern of mitochondrial DNA variation (ND4, cytb, 12SrRNA, tRNA-His, tRNA-Ser, tRNA-Leu genes, and control region) in Polish populations of Emys orbicularis 9 Abstracts Reproductive ecology of the European Pond Turtle, Emys orbicularis, from Mediterranean Turkey Ayaz, D. (1), Çiçek, K. (1), Bayrakci, Y. (1), Tok, C.V. (2) 1 Ege University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Bornova / İzmir, Turkey 2 Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Science-Literature, Department of Biology, Çanakkale, Turkey Between the years 2011−2014 studies on the reproductive ecology of Emys orbicularis were carried out in the Mediterranean region. According to the results, the species usually emerge from hibernation at the end of February or in early March. Depending on latitude and elevation of the area, copulation occured between March−May, and egg laying between May−July. The start of hatching and appearance of juveniles were observed between June−August. The average fecundity in females was 7 (5−10) eggs and the incubation period was between 80−110 days. The average size of the eggs was calculated as 33.55 × 20.32 mm and a weak correlation between the number of eggs and SCL was found.
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