| Yazarlar (7) |
Prof. Dr. Şakir Önder ÖZKURT
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Mustafa Sözen
Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Nuri Yiğit
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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İrfan Kandemir
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Reyhan Çolak
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Ercüment Çolak
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Mohammed Moradi Gharkheloo
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| Özet |
| We report a new species of Spermophilus (Rodentia: Sciuridae), here designated as S. torosensis sp. nov., distributed in the Taurus Mountains in southern Anatolia, Turkey. A total of 161 specimens of the genus Spermophilus from Turkey and Iran were analyzed for their morphological, morphometric, and karyological characteristics. Uni-and multi-variate statistical analyses of morphologic data for 95 adult specimens yielded 4 distinct groups. Taxonomic evaluations classified the specimens into 4 species Spermophilus citellus, S. xanthopymnus, S. fulvus and S. torosensis sp. nov. Morphometrics, coat coloration, a brush-shaped tail, and a NFa value of 72 are diagnostic characters that distinguish S. torosensis sp. nov. from the other species. In Turkey, S. torosensis sp. nov. was found in 6 locations. The karyotype of S. fulvus also is described for the first time as 2n= 36, NFa= 70 and NFa= 66; new karyotypic data is reported for S. xanthoprymnus from Iran and Turkey. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Zootaxa 1529 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 01-2007 |
| Sayfalar | 1 / 15 |
