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دانلود رایگان تعداد صفحه : 1The taxonomy of Microtus socialis group (Rodentia: Microtinae) in Turkey, with th
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The taxonomy of Microtus socialis groupThe taxonomy of Microtus socialis group (Rodentia: Microtinae) in Turkey, with the description of a new species Authors: Kefelioglu H.; Krystufek B. Source: Journal of Natural History, Volume 33, Number 2, 1 February 1999, pp. 289-303(15) Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd < previous article | next article > | View Table of Contents Key: - Free content - New Content - Subscribed Content - Free Trial Content Abstract: Social voles from Asiatic Turkey with four different diploid numbers, associated with peculiar external and skull morphologies, are here recognized as representing four distinct species. Specimens with 2n=54 are short-tailed with robust, deep skulls and represent Microtus guentheri . The tail is longest and the skull shallowest in voles where 2n=62, here considered conspecific with M. socialis . The identity of greyish voles with robust skulls, enlarged bullae and 2n=60 was not established, but possible relations with M. irani or M. schidlovskii are discussed. Two populations from central Anatolia (Konya and Amasya), which are characterized by 2n=48 and variable numbers of autosomal arms (NFa varying between 46 and 50), morphologically resemble M. socialis . Despite this, their tails are much shorter and their skulls deeper, which suggest that this population represents a species that is new to science: Microtus dogramacii sp. n. Keywords: MICROTUS; GUENTHERI; MICROTUS; SOCIALIS; MICROTUS; DOGRAMACII; SP; N; TURKEY; TAXONOMY; KARYOTYPES; DISTRIBUTION Language: English Document Type: Research article دریافت فایل جهت کپی مطلب از ctrl+A استفاده نمایید نماید |