The Morphological Analysis of Mus domesticus and Mus macedonicus (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey

Authors

ERCÜMENT ÇOLAK
NURİ YİĞİT
MUSTAFA SÖZEN
REYHAN ÇOLAK
ŞAKİR ÖZKURT
TOLGA KANKILIÇ
TEOMAN KANKILIÇ

DOI

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Abstract

We examined 529 specimens of Mus domesticus and Mus macedonicus from Turkey, in terms of their morphological, bacular, and phallic aspects. The zygomatic index (ZI) varied from 0.32 to 0.47 in M. domesticus, and 0.60 to 0.85 in M. macedonicus. The head plus body length/tail length (H+B/T) index varied from 0.87 to 1.05 in M. domesticus, and 1.08 to 1.78 in M. macedonicus. The zygomatic plate is straight or convex in M. domesticus and M. macedonicus. The ventral wing of the parietal is generally tortuous in M. domesticus and is protruding or straight in M. macedonicus. The anterolabial cusp on M^1 is missing or indistinct in M. domesticus and is forwardly prominent in M. macedonicus. Characteristics of the baculum and phallus did not differentiate M. domesticus from M. macedonicus.

Keywords

Mus domesticus, Mus macedonicus, ZI index, H+B/T index, morphology, Turkey

First Page

309

Last Page

317

Recommended Citation

ÇOLAK, ERCÜMENT; YİĞİT, NURİ; SÖZEN, MUSTAFA; ÇOLAK, REYHAN; ÖZKURT, ŞAKİR; KANKILIÇ, TOLGA; and KANKILIÇ, TEOMAN (2006) "The Morphological Analysis of Mus domesticus and Mus macedonicus (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 30: No. 3, Article 12. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol30/iss3/12