Presence of the 54-chromosome common vole (Mammalia) on Olkhon Island (Lake Baikal, East Siberia, Russia), and the occurrence of an unusual X-chromosome variant

• Published in: Comparative Cytogenetics
• Main Authors: Svetlana Pavlova, A.V. Tchabovsky
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2011
• Subjects: Genetics; QH426-470; Arctic; Arctic Island; Island Lake; Lake Island; Svalbard; Common vole; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/compcytogen.v5i5.1720; https://doaj.org/article/e906720141b24993b8f5bd2e9e6ac5d1

We report a new finding of the 54-chromosome sibling species of the common vole in East Siberia - the first description from Olkhon Island (Lake Baikal). The karyotype of a male specimen revealed by routine staining and C-banding demonstrates the unambiguous presence of Microtus rossiaemeridionalis...