Title:

Robertsonian chromosomal variation in subalpine voles Microtus (Terricola), (Rodentia, Arvicolidae) from Greece

Creator:

Giagia-Athanasopoulou, E. B. ; Chondropoulos, B. P. ; Fraguedakis-Tsolis, S. E.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1995

Description:

Sixteen specimen of Microtus (Terricola) collected in subalpine meadows of the Pindos and Iti mountains were karyotyped. All 11 animals from the Pindos mountain had the same karyotype with 2n=42, NF=42. The individuals collected on Iti mountain had a karyotype with 2n=40, NF=42 characterized by a large pair of metacentric chromosomes. The two karyotypes were closely related and one might have derived from the other by a Robertsonian centric fusion/fission. In both karyotypes the X and Y chromosomes were large acrocentrics. The karyotypes of the voles studied were more similar to that described for M. (T.) thomasi than to the other species of Terricola known in Greece.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Arvicolidae ; chromosomal variation ; Greece ; Microtus (Terrícola) thomasi ; Robertsonian fusions ; Rodentia ; Grecja ; nornikowate ; gryzonie

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

40

Issue:

2

Start page:

139

End page:

143

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

PDF

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.95-15

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open