Karyotype of Clethrionomys glareolus (Schreber, 1780) (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey

ÇOLAK E., YİĞİT N., Özkurt Ş., Sözen M.

Turkish Journal of Zoology, vol.21, no.2, pp.123-125, 1997 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 1997
  • Journal Name: Turkish Journal of Zoology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.123-125
  • Keywords: Baculum, Clethrionomys glareolus, Karyotype
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Twelve specimens of Clethrionomys glareolus (Schreber, 1780) collected from Abant (Bolu), Kandira (Kocaeli) and Uludaǧ (Bursa) are compared with respect to karyotype and baculum aspects. The diploid chromosome number of C. glareolus was 2n=56, the number of autosomal arms was NFa=56, the total number of chromosome arms was NF = 60, the X chromosome was a large acrocentric, and the Y chromosome was metacentric. One pair of autosomes was small metacentric and the remainders were acrocentric.