A Study on Vormela peregusna Guldenstaedt, 1770 (Mammalia: Carnivora) in Turkey

Authors

ŞAKİR ÖZKURT
MUSTAFA SÖZEN
NURİ YİĞİT
ERCÜMENT ÇOLAK

DOI

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Abstract

Karyological and morphological characteristics of a female Vormela peregusna captured from Gönen (Balıkesir) were examined. The diploid number of chromosomes (2n) 38, fundamental number (FN) 72, and the number of autosomal arms (NFa) 68. The X chromosome is medium-sized submetacentric. The morphological and karyological evaluations showed that Turkish peregusna is similar to Vormela peregusna syriacus from Syria.

Keywords

Vormela peregusna, karyology, Turkey

First Page

141

Last Page

144

Recommended Citation

ÖZKURT, ŞAKİR; SÖZEN, MUSTAFA; YİĞİT, NURİ; and ÇOLAK, ERCÜMENT (1999) "A Study on Vormela peregusna Guldenstaedt, 1770 (Mammalia: Carnivora) in Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 23: No. 2, Article 6. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol23/iss2/6