The structure of baculum in Myotis myotis and Myotis blythi (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Turkey

Albayrak I., Aşan N.

Turkish Journal of Zoology, cilt.25, sa.3, ss.229-233, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Zoology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.229-233
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Baculum, Myotis blythi, Myotis myotis, Turkey
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A comparison was made of the shape and size of the bacula of 32 Myotis myotis (Borkhausen, 1797) and 26 Myotis blythi (Tomes, 1857) collected from Turkey. It was determined that baculum size does not distinguish the two species but baculum shape distinguishes them.