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: Pavlova,Svetlana V., Tchabovsky,A.V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2011
• Subjects: chromosome sibling species; common voles; Microtus arvalis group; Microtus rossiaemeridionalis; Lake Baikal; X-chromosome; Arctic; Arctic Island; Island Lake; Lake Island; Svalbard; Common vole; Microtus arvalis; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/compcytogen.v5i5.1720; https://compcytogen.pensoft.net/article/1736/

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...