Contributions to the karyology and taxonomy of the genus Spalax Guldenstaedt, 1770 (Mammalia : Rodentia) in Turkey

Sozen M., Colak E., Yigit N., Ozkurt S., Verimli R.

ZEITSCHRIFT FUR SAUGETIERKUNDE-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY, cilt.64, sa.4, ss.210-219, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 64 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Dergi Adı: ZEITSCHRIFT FUR SAUGETIERKUNDE-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.210-219
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Spalax leucodon, Spalax ehrenbergi, karyology, taxonomy, Turkey, SUBTERRANEAN MOLE-RATS, ADAPTIVE RADIATION, SPECIATION, KARYOTYPES
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The karyotypes of 17 specimens in 10 localities belonging to Spalax leucodon (Nordmann, 1840), and 2 specimens of Spalax ehrenbergi Nehring, 1898 from Kilis in Turkey were analysed. It was determined that S, leucodon has 2n = 36 and NF = 70 in the Baymdir population; 2n = 60, NF = 82 and NFa = 78 in Ankara (centrum, 15 km N, and 35 km S), Afyon 10 km E and Afyon 95 km SW populations; 2n = 60, NF = 84 and NFa = 80 in the Burdur (centrum and 10 km W) population, and 2n = 60, NF = 76 and NFa = 72 in the Aksehir 10 km SE population. S. ehrenbergi from 15 km E of Kills has also 2n = 52, NF = 74 and NFa = 70.