A distinct chromosome race of the common shrew (Sorex araneus Linnaeus, 1758) within the Arctic Circle in European Russia

• Published in: Comparative Cytogenetics
• Main Author: Pavlova,Svetlana V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2010
• Subjects: karyotype; chromosome race; common shrew; Sorex araneus; Northern Europe; European Russia; Arctic; Kandalaksha; Poyakonda; Fennoscandian; karelia*; karelian
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/compcytogen.v4i1.30; https://compcytogen.pensoft.net/article/1695/

A unique arm chromosome combination detected in the common shrew karyotype from a Karelian locality within the Arctic Circle (Kandalaksha State Nature Reserve, European Russia) is interpreted as a new chromosome race - Poyakonda. According to the standard nomenclature of G-banded chromosomes of Sore...