
Alexandra Elena TeleaOvidius University | UOC · Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Alexandra Elena Telea
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Thermoregulating ectotherms may resort to different external heat sources to modulate their body temperature through an array of behavioural and physiological adaptations which modulate heat exchange with the environment and its distribution across the animal’s body. Even small-bodied animals are capable of fine control over such rates and the subs...
Surface mining is an important industry, as it provides much needed raw materials. Unfortunately, it has a negative impact on biodiversity. Upon closure, new habitats are created in surface quarries, offering opportunities for species to recolonize, improving local biodiversity. This is especially favourable to bird species. Bird surveys is traditi...
Age and growth-related data are basic biological parameters, essential in population ecology, evolution, and conservation biology. There is a growing body of published information on reptile demography derived from sclerochronology, a technique based on counting the growth layers deposited in bones (skeletochronology) and other hard body structures...
While the presence of Pseudogymnoascus destructans (the causative agent of white-nose disease) is widely known in European locations, no detailed study has been carried out in Romania and the Republic of Moldova. In the period of 2014-2018, we sampled 21 locations (caves and mine galleries) in the two countries. These are important hibernacula and...
Animal colouration has a significant ecological role in defence, reproduction, and thermoregulation. In the case of melanism, it is a complex topic. Besides potential disadvantages such as higher risk of predation, melanistic ectotherms may have certain physiological advantages such as more efficient thermoregulation in colder climates and thus, re...
Technical documentation for the section on Triturus cristatus in the guide for monitoring amphibians and reptiles of Community Interest from Romania
Technical documentation - support for the guide with the method for assessing the current status of Pelophylax esculentus populations in Romania.
Technical documentation - support for the guide with the method for assessing the current status of Lacerta trilineata populations in Romania.
Technical documentation - support for the guide with the method for assessing the current status of Vipera ammodytes populations in Romania.
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Species pools are the product of complex ecological and evolutionary mechanisms, operating over a range of spatial scales. Here, we focus on species absent from local sites but with the potential to establish within communities — known as dark diversity. Methods for estimating dark diversity are still being developed and need to be compar...
The quarrying industry is an indispensable resource for human society, although it has a negative impact on biodiversity. Stone quarries, apart from the detrimental effect, generate new habitats, favourable for some species. We inventoried vertebrate diversity in an active quarry to evaluate its impact and importance. We identified 5 main habitat t...
The quarrying industry is an indispensable resource for human society, although it has a negative impact on biodiversity. Stone quarries, apart from the detrimental effect, generate new habitats, favourable for some species. We inventoried vertebrate diversity in an active quarry to evaluate its impact and importance. We identified 5 main habitat t...
The European common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) is a widespread anthropogenic species throughout Europe, with successfully introduced populations in North America. Despite its widespread range few studies have described the age structure of Podarcis muralis. Age related parameters have both species-specific characteristics and are influenced by...
Ablepharus kitaibelii is the smallest lizard in Europe: it can reach a maximum of 130mm in length and can weigh about 1.2 grams, tail included. In a recent mark-recapture study of a population of Ablepharus kitaibelii ssp. stepaneki from Dobruja, Romania, we have applied a new method of identifying recaptured individuals. Capture-mark-recapture met...
Facebook page-Protectia si Studiul Liliecilor, The open Facebook group Bat Mobile-A platform for bat research and conservation actions
“Fântânița-Murfatlar Forest” Nature Reserve is situated in southern Dobrudja, Constanța County. The 65ha were declared a nature reserve for over 500 species of plants characteristic to the southern part of Dobrudja. The area consists of three major habitat types: 60% ponto-sarmatic steppes, 30% pontosarmatic steppes with downy oak woods and 10% pon...