Allozyme variation in Spalax leucodon Nordmann, 1840 (Rodentia: Spalacidae) in the area between Ankara and Beyşehir

Kankiliç T., ÇOLAK E., ÇOLAK R., YİĞİT N.

Turkish Journal of Zoology, cilt.29, sa.4, ss.377-384, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Zoology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.377-384
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Allozyme, Genetic diversity, Spalax leucodon, Turkey
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Eighty-one specimens belonging to 3 populations of Spalax leucodon collected in the area between Ankara and Beyşehir were electrophoretically analyzed. Three enzyme systems, isocitrate dehydrogenase (ldh), esterase (Est) and α-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase (α-Gpdh), were screened using horizontal starch gel electrophoresis, and 5 loci were determined. Three loci (ldh-1, Est-1, Est-3) were polymorphic, and 2 (ldh-2, α-Gpdh) were monomorphic. Heterozygosity ranged from 0.1804 (in population A) to 0.2254 (in population K). Genetic divergency in 3 the populations resulted from the locus ldh-1 (Fst = 0.0372). The mean value of the fixation index in 3 the populations (Fst = 0.0266) reflected little genetic differentiation. Genetic diversity estimated by Shannon's information index was moderate (I = 0.3202). © TÜBİTAK.