Banded karyotypes of mole rats (Spalax, Spalacidae, Rodentia) from Turkey: A comparative analysis

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 171-177

  Ivanitskaya, E ^a   Coskun, Y ^b   Nevo, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chromosomal speciation; Spalax ehrenbergi; Spalax leucodon; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AVES; LEUCODON; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; NANNOSPALAX EHRENBERGI; NANNOSPALAX LEUCODON; RODENTIA; SPALACINAE; SPALAX;

EID: 0007453879     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.1997.tb00421.x     Document Type: Article

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