Turkish Journal of Zoology
Taxonomic Status and Karyology of Allactaga elater aralychensis Satunin, 1901 (Rodentia: Dipodidae) in Turkey
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Abstract
17 topotype specimens of Allactaga elater aralychensis collected from Aralİk (IĞDIR) were examined based on morphological, cranial, external and karyological characters. In A. elater aralychensis, it was found that the diploid chromosome number was 2n=48, the number of autosomal arms was FNa=92, the X chromosome was medium-sized metacentric, and the Y chromosome was subtelocentric. With a comparison of A.e. aralychensis with Allactaga elater caucasicus and Allactaga elater indica, it was determined that A.e. aralychensis is a valid taxon.
Keywords
Allactaga elater aralychensis, Taxonomy, Karyology.
First Page
355
Last Page
360
Recommended Citation
ÇOLAK, Ercüment; KIVANÇ, Erkut; and YİĞİT, Nuri (1997) "Taxonomic Status and Karyology of Allactaga elater aralychensis Satunin, 1901 (Rodentia: Dipodidae) in Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 21: No. 4, Article 2. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol21/iss4/2
