Contribution to the Distribution, Morphological Peculiarities, and Karyology of the Greater Noctule, Nyctalus lasiopterus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), in Southwestern Turkey

Authors

NURİ YİĞİT
ŞAFAK BULUT
AHMET KARATAŞ
PINAR ÇAM
FULYA SAYGILI

DOI

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Abstract

The Greater Noctule, Nyctalus lasiopterus, was recorded from southwestern Turkey for the third time. The dorsal fur of the Greater Noctule, which also covers the underpart of the wing membrane, along with the forearm and propatagium, is uniformly dark brown. The cranium shows typical characteristics of the noctule bats. In addition to these, the exoccipital is convex and is markedly visible in the planar view of the skull. There is a small depression mid braincase. The dental formula is i: 2, c: 1, pm: 1, m: 3/i: 3, c: 1, pm: 2, m: 3 = 32. The diploid number of chromosomes and the number of chromosomal arms are 2n = 42 and FN = 54, respectively.

Keywords

Nyctalus lasiopterus, distribution, morphology, karyology, Turkey

First Page

53

Last Page

58

Recommended Citation

YİĞİT, NURİ; BULUT, ŞAFAK; KARATAŞ, AHMET; ÇAM, PINAR; and SAYGILI, FULYA (2008) "Contribution to the Distribution, Morphological Peculiarities, and Karyology of the Greater Noctule, Nyctalus lasiopterus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), in Southwestern Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 32: No. 1, Article 7. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol32/iss1/7