Taxonomic status and karyotype of Myotis capaccinii (Bonaparte, 1837) from Turkey (Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae)

The mitochondrial and nuclear genetic structure of Myotis capaccinii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in the Eurasian transition, and its taxonomic implications

“…The results partially support the view presented by Albayrak & Aşan (2002) regarding the differences of the European and the Middle Eastern populations, in that, clade C haplotype individuals were found exclusively in Europe. However, the same boundary was not observed for the predominantly eastern, clade B individuals, which were found in the entire sampling area.…”

“…Still, there exist disagreements regarding subspecific denominations in this species. For instance, Albayrak & Aşan (2002) suggested that Turkish and European territory is inhabited by the nominate form. Based on samples from Israel, Albayrak & Aşan (2002) also suggested that the Middle Eastern form may represent a different subspecies.…”

Nucleolus organizer regions of Myotis myotis (Borkhausen, 1797) andMiniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817) (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Turkey

“…However, due to the tiny arms found in the acrocentric chromosomes, NFa ranged from 50 to 54 in the genus (Albayrak and Aşan, 2002;Karataş et al, 2008 and references therein;Volleth and Heller, 2012). The shape of the Y chromosome was determined as subtelocentric by Volleth and Heller (2012), although in the Turkish specimen the Y was a minute acrocentric.…”

“…To date, all the Myotis species studied in the Palearctic region have been determined to possess a conservative karyotype of 2n = 44, NF = 54, and NFa = 50 by various authors (Bickham and Hafner, 1978;Zima, 1982;Zima and Kral, 1984 and references therein;. However, due to the tiny arms found in the acrocentric chromosomes, NFa ranged from 50 to 54 in the genus (Albayrak and Aşan, 2002;Karataş et al, 2008 and references therein;Volleth and Heller, 2012). The shape of the Y chromosome was determined as subtelocentric by Volleth and Heller (2012), although in the Turkish specimen the Y was a minute acrocentric.…”