Browsing by Author "Çiçek, Kerim"
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Action Plan for the Conservation of Endemic Anatolian Meadow Viper, Vipera anatolica Eiselt & Baran, 1970 in Southwestern Anatolia
Tok, Cemal Varol; Afşar, Murat; Yakın, Batuhan Yaman; Çiçek, Kerim (İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, 2021)The Anatolian viper, Vipera anatolica Eiselt & Baran, 1970, is the rarest, critically endangered, and endemic species in the western Taurus Mountains, Antalya, Turkey. Here, we evaluated the current status, potential ... -
On the Brink of Extinction: Results of a 20-Year Quest for Eiselt's Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis eiselti) in Southeastern Turkey
Ayaz, Dinçer; Bayrakçı, Yusuf; Çiçek, Kerim; Ihlow, Flora; Tok, Cemal Varol; Fritz, Uwe (Chelonian Research Foundation, 2021)Eiselt’s pond turtle (Emys orbicularis eiselti) was described in 1998, based on only 4 museum specimens collected in the 1960s and 1970s. Its distribution range has been massively reduced by large-scale drainage measures ... -
On the occurrence of the Pond Slider Turtle Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) from southwestern Türkiye
Yakın, Batuhan Yaman; Çiçek, Kerim; Bayrakçı, Yusuf; Günay, Ulvi Kerem; Afşar, Murat; Ayaz, Dincer; Tok, Cemal Varol (Department of Environmental Sciences, Arak University, 2024)Trachemys scripta is included among the 100 most invasive species worldwide. Since the first report on the presence of pond slider turtles from natural habitats in Türkiye, the distribution of this invasive species comprises ... -
Profiling of apoptosis-associated proteins in human prostate cancer cells in response to Montivipera bulgardaghica albizona venom by protein array
İlhan, Süleyman; Çiçek, Kerim; Tok, Cemal Varol; Atmaca, Harika (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2021)Here we studied the possible cytotoxic and apoptotic effects of Anatolian endemic mountain viper, Montivipera bulgardaghica albizona (M.b. albizona) venom on human PC-3 and DU-145 prostate cancer cell lines. M.b. albizona ... -
Unsustainable harvest of water frogs in southern Turkey for the European market
Çiçek, Kerim; Ayaz, Dinçer; Afsar, Murat; Bayrakcı, Yusuf; Pekşen, Çiǧdem Akın; Cumhuriyet, Oǧuzkan; Tok, Cemal Varol (Cambridge University Press, 2021)Frogs have been harvested from the wild for the last 40 years in Turkey. We analysed the population dynamics of Anatolian water frogs (Pelophylax spp.) in the Seyhan and Ceyhan Deltas during 2013-2015. We marked a total ...
