A Study on Vormela peregusna Guldenstaedt, 1770 (Mammalia: Carnivora) in Turkey

Authors: ŞAKİR ÖZKURT, MUSTAFA SÖZEN, NURİ YİĞİT, ERCÜMENT ÇOLAK

Abstract: Karyological and morphological characteristics of a female Vormela peregusna captured from Gönen (Balıkesir) were examined. The diploid number of chromosomes (2n) 38, fundamental number (FN) 72, and the number of autosomal arms (NFa) 68. The X chromosome is medium-sized submetacentric. The morphological and karyological evaluations showed that Turkish peregusna is similar to Vormela peregusna syriacus from Syria.

Keywords: Vormela peregusna, karyology, Turkey

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