Investigation of fur morphology characteristics of the genus Mus Linnaeus 1758 (Mammalia: Rodentia)

Yıl 2022, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 2, 207 - 213, 16.12.2022

Güliz Yavuz

Öz

In studies with rodents, it is very important to define the fur characteristics, since the first striking features are their external morphological characters, that is their fur. A total of 562 Mus specimens from 40 localities in western Turkey were evaluated by looking at their fur morphology. It was observed that the dorsal part of the fur varies from dark brown to dark gray, while the ventral part varies from light brown to dark gray in the examined Mus domesticus specimens. It has been determined that the junctions of the dorsal and ventral parts of the fur are not separated by a clear line. It was determined that the tail was monochromatic and the ears were covered with dorsal colored hairs. In the examined Mus macedonicus specimens, it was determined that the dorsal fur color ranged from gray to brown tones. It has been determined that the ventral fur color varies from white to light gray and yellowish tones, and the dorsal and ventral fur color is clearly separated from each other. When viewed from the dorsal, the tail was dark brown, when viewed from the ventral, it was lighter in color according to dorsal fur and it was observed that the ears were covered with hairs.

Anahtar Kelimeler

House mouse, Macedonian mouse, pelage features, Turkey

Teşekkür

This article was produced from a part of Güliz Yavuz's PhD thesis. I would like to thank my advisor Prof. Dr. Ercüment Çolak for his contributions.

Mus Linnaeus 1758 cinsinin (Mammalia: Rodentia) kürk morfolojisi özelliklerinin incelenmesi

Öz

Kemirgenlerle yapılan çalışmalarda ilk göze çarpan özellikleri dış morfolojik karakterleri yani kürkleri olduğundan kürk özelliklerinin tanımlanması oldukça önemlidir. Türkiye’nin batısında 40 lokaliteden toplam 562 Mus cinsi örneği kürk morfolojilerine bakılarak değerlendirilmiştir. İncelenen Mus domesticus örneklerinde postun dorsal kısmının koyu kahverengiden koyu griye kadar değiştiği, ventral kısmının ise açık kahverengiden koyu griye kadar değiştiği gözlenmiştir. Kürkün dorsal ve ventral kısmının birleşim yerlerinin belirgin bir hatla ayrılmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Kuyruğun tek renkli, kulakların ise sırt rengindeki kıllarla kaplı olduğu belirlenmiştir. İncelenen Mus macedonicus örneklerinde ise dorsal kürk renginin griden kahverengi tonlarına kadar çeşitlilik gösterdiği belirlenmiştir. Ventral kürk renginin beyazdan açık griye ve sarımsı tonlara kadar değişmekte olduğu, dorsal ve ventral kürk renginin ise birbirinden belirgin biçimde ayrıldığı tespit edilmiştir. Kuyruğa dorsalden bakıldığında koyu kahverengi, ventralden bakıldığında ise daha açık renkli olduğu görülmüş ve kulakların kıllarla örtülü olduğu gözlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Ev faresi, sarı evfaresi, post özellikleri, Türkiye

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