Morphometric, Karyotypic and Electrophoretic Analysis of the Genus Apodemus Kaup, 1826 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Thrace

Authors

REYHAN ÇOLAK
ERCÜMENT ÇOLAK
NURİ YİĞİT

DOI

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Abstract

Thirty-two specimens of Apodemus in Thrace were evaluated. Ten specimens of A. flavicollis and A. sylvaticus were karyotyped. Eighteen specimens were electrophoresed to determine patterns of the esterase enzyme system. Morphometric analysis showed that A. flavicollis and A. sylvaticus were the closest species in a comparison between A. agrarius. A. flavicollis and A. sylvaticus with the same karyotypic values of 2n = 48, Nfa = 46, and NF = 48. Patterns of the esterase enzyme system clearly separated A. flavicollis, A. sylvaticus and A. agrarius.

Keywords

Apodemus, Morphometry, Karyotype, Esterase, Thrace

First Page

147

Last Page

153

Recommended Citation

ÇOLAK, REYHAN; ÇOLAK, ERCÜMENT; and YİĞİT, NURİ (2005) "Morphometric, Karyotypic and Electrophoretic Analysis of the Genus Apodemus Kaup, 1826 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Thrace," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 29: No. 2, Article 7. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol29/iss2/7