M. Macholan et J. Zima, ABSENCE OF THE B-CHROMOSOME IN KARYOTYPES OF THE YELLOW-NECKED WOOD MOUSE (APODEMUS-FLAVICOLLIS) FROM ASIA-MINOR, Folia Zoologica, 46(2), 1997, pp. 191
The species status in samples of wood mice of the genus Apodemus, orig
inating from several localities in Asia Minor, was determined using al
lozyme markers. Chromosome constitution was examined in every species
and absence of the B chromosomes was observed in A. flavicollis and th
e other species under study. This finding may indicate genetic diverge
nce between populations of A. flavicollis from Europe and Asia Minor,
respectively.