Morphological and karyological characteristics of Nannospalax ehrenbergi (Nehring, 1898) (Rodentia: Spalacidae) from Hatay Province, Turkey

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 205-212

  Coşkun, Yüksel ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Karyology; Morphology; Nannospalax ehrenbergi; Rodentia; Spalax; Turkey

Indexed keywords

KARYOTYPE; MORPHOLOGY; RODENT; TAXONOMY;

EURASIA; HATAY; TURKEY;

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

EID: 3242788660     PISSN: 13000179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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