Geographic variation in the skull morphology of Ellobius lutescens Thomas, 1897 (Mammalia: Rodentia) by geometric morphometric analyses

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dc.contributor.authorKayal, Alaettin
dc.contributor.authorGharakhloo, Mohammad Moradi
dc.contributor.authorCoskun, Yuksel
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:34:04Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:34:04Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIn this study, we examined a total of 43 samples belonging to three Ellobius lutescens populations from Turkey, Iran and Nakhchivan, which are geographically separated by the Zagros, Tendurek and Alborz mountain ranges. We applied geometric morphometnc methods (GMMs) to explore the differences in size and shape of the cranium and mandible. Indeed, we intriguingly found that the populations differed in cranium but not mandible size Comparison of the Iranian and Turkish populations alone revealed morphological differences in the shape of the cranium and mandible that could be used as a barometer to predict the origin of individual animals. Importantly, our findings indicate that the Zagros and Tendurek mountain ranges may have acted as a barrier between these two populations, resulting in evolutionary divergence in these anatomical features. Consequently, we propose that within E. lutescens, subspecies including E. lutescens woosnami exists and in time, genetic, besides geographical barriers, may prevent subspecies from interbreeding with each other.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage164en_US
dc.identifier.issn1864-5755
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85051524488
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage157en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/20937
dc.identifier.volume68en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000439885900004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSenckenberg Gesellschaft Naturforschungen_US
dc.relation.ispartofVertebrate Zoology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectEllobiusen_US
dc.subjectCranial Variationen_US
dc.subjectGeometric Morphometricsen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.subjectIranen_US
dc.titleGeographic variation in the skull morphology of Ellobius lutescens Thomas, 1897 (Mammalia: Rodentia) by geometric morphometric analysesen_US
dc.titleGeographic variation in the skull morphology of Ellobius lutescens Thomas, 1897 (Mammalia: Rodentia) by geometric morphometric analyses
dc.typeArticleen_US

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