Turkish Journal of Zoology
DOI
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Abstract
In this study, 180 mole-vole specimens collected from west, central, east and southeast Iran were investigated by morphological, biometrical and karyological methods. According to our findings, 3 different species, Ellobius fuscocapillus, Ellobius lutescens and Ellobius talpinus, are distributed in Iran. Karyological findings showed that E. fuscocapillus has 2n = 36 (NF = 58, NFa = 54), E. lutescens has 2n = 17 (NF = 34, NFa = 32) and E. talpinus has 2n = 52 (NF = 54, NFa = 50) chromosomes.
Keywords
Iran, Ellobius, morphology, karyology, distribution
First Page
281
Last Page
292
Recommended Citation
GHARAKHELOO, MUHAMMED MOURADI and KIVANÇ, ERKUT (2003) "A Study on the Morphology, Karyology and Distribution of Ellobius Fisher, 1814 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Iran," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 27: No. 4, Article 4. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol27/iss4/4
