Taxonomical and biogeographical problems in Mediterranean shrews of the genus Crocidura (Mammalia, Insectivora) with reference to a new karyotype from Sicily (Italy)


Autoria(s): Vogel P.
Data(s)

1988

Resumo

Shrews of the genus Crocidura from Sicily revealed a new karyotype from Europe: 2n = 36, NF = 56, NFa = 52. With reference to the revision of Vesmanis (1976), this shrew is provisionally attributed to C. caudata Miller, 1901 and it is proposed to call it the "Sicilian shrew". Its chromosome complement is similar to that of shrews from Canary Islands and a species from Burundi (Central Africa), suggesting that it might have split off from a line of Paleotropical origin. Following these findings, the modern concept of Mediterranean island colonization by shrews must be revised. The distinctive characteristics of Mediterranean shrews should also be revised.

Identificador

https://serval.unil.ch/?id=serval:BIB_0166423408A4

isbn:0037-9603

Idioma(s)

en

Fonte

Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles, vol. 79, no. 1, pp. 39-48

Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article

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