Coşkun, YükselKaya, AlaettinYürümez, Gökhan2024-04-242024-04-242009Coşkun, Y., Kaya, A. ve Yürümez, G. (2009). Chromosomal forms of the mole rat, nannospalax nehringi (satunin, 1898), from the van lake basin in eastern turkey: (Mammalia: Rodentia). Zoology in the Middle East, 48(1), 17-24.0939-7140https://doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2009.10638362https://hdl.handle.net/11468/23422https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09397140.2009.10638362Two different chromosomal forms of the Mole Rat, Nannospalax nehringi (Satunin, 1898), have been found in the Van Basin, Eastern Turkey: a population around the city of Van with 2n=48, NF=72 and NFa=68, and a population around the city of Bitlis with 2n=54, NF=74 and NFa=70. Both populations are confined to well-defined distribution areas. While both populations are separated in the south by Mt Süphan, an extinct volcano over 4000 m high, there is no geographic barrier between both populations in the north, and there seems to be a secondary contact zone. The Van population constitutes a new chromosomal form of Mole Rat in Turkey, and could be regarded as a sibling species. However, no taxomomic decision is taken until more evidence on the evolution of these forms has become available.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessKaryotypeNannospalax NehringiRodentiaSpalacidaeTurkeyArticle48117242-s2.0-7274911855710.1080/09397140.2009.10638362Q3