Morphological, linear, and geometric morphometric differences (skull, mandible, and pelvis) among subspecies of Talpa levantis (Eulipotyphla: Talpidae) with molecular divergence (mtDNA and nuclear DNA)

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dc.authorid0000-0002-2785-2823
dc.authorid0000-0001-6798-9413
dc.authorid0000-0002-7421-6037
dc.contributor.authorSelçuk, Ahmet Yesari
dc.contributor.authorKaya, Alaettin
dc.contributor.authorKefelioğlu, Haluk
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-16T05:58:43Z
dc.date.available2025-06-16T05:58:43Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentAÇÜ, Artvin Meslek Yüksekokulu, Avcılık ve Yaban Hayatı Bölümü
dc.description.abstractIn this study, we conducted comprehensive analysis to determine the morphological, linear morphometric, and geometric morphometric differences between three subspecies of Talpa levantis: T. levantis levantis, T. levantis dogramacii, and T. levantis transcaucasica. Molecular analyses including mitochondrial DNA (complete cyt b gene) and nuclear DNA (BRCA-2) were also used. The subspecies of T. levantis showed similarities in the parastyle of the first upper molar and the mesostyle of the second and third upper molars, as well as in the morphology of the pelvis and linear measurements of the ventral skull, mandible, and pelvis. T. levantis dogramacii and T. levantis levantis clustered together in the phylogenetic tree based on cyt b, and these subspecies exhibited low Mahalanobis distances for the ventral part of the skull, the mandible, and the lateral part of the hemicoxae. T. levantis transcaucasica exhibited higher Mahalanobis distances than the other studied subspecies. In the phylogenetic analysis, T. levantis transcaucasica had a lower genetic distance to the geographically distant subspecies T. levantis dogramacii. Ecological factors were found to be effective on shape and centroid size, except for the mandible. Phylogenetic analyses (cyt b and BRCA-2) and geometric morphometric analyses (ventral skull, mandible, and hemicoxa) revealed that T. levantis transcaucasica is distinct from the other subspecies. The molecular and geometric morphometric results obtained in this study support the conclusion that the valid name for this taxon is “Talpa transcaucasica.”.
dc.identifier.doi10.55730/1300-0179.3216
dc.identifier.endpage119
dc.identifier.issn13000179
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105001445220
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage103
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11494/5509
dc.identifier.volume49
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001449996200004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.institutionauthorSelçuk, Ahmet Yesari
dc.institutionauthorid0000-0002-2785-2823
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTUBITAK
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Zoology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.subjectBRCA-2
dc.subjectCyt b
dc.subjectEcological factors
dc.subjectMandible
dc.subjectPelvis bone
dc.subjectVentral skull
dc.titleMorphological, linear, and geometric morphometric differences (skull, mandible, and pelvis) among subspecies of Talpa levantis (Eulipotyphla: Talpidae) with molecular divergence (mtDNA and nuclear DNA)
dc.typeArticle

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