The importance of shape analysis of the first upper molar in the separation of two subspecies of the Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius (Linnaeus, 1758)) in Northern Anatolia

Turkish Journal of Zoology

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YAVUZ, GÜLİZ¹  EYİSON, HATİCE MUTLU²  KIVANÇ, ERKUT²  SELVİ, ENGİN²  YİĞİT, NURݲ  ÇOLAK, ERCÜMENT² 

[1] Department of Plant Protection, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University;Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ankara University

关键词: Anatolia;    Fourier analysis;    geometric morphometrics;    hazel dormouse;    Muscardinus avellanarius;   

DOI  :  10.55730/1300-0179.3130

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey - TUBITAK

【 摘 要 】

Morphological features are important for intraspecific and interspecific variation. Teeth are important taxonomical characteristics because they can differ according to diet. Shape analysis of the first upper molar (M1) was used to determine geographical variations and effects of ecological changes on the population structure of Hazel dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) living in Turkey. Both outline and landmark analysis, as well as a canonical variates analysis, showed significant differences in teeth shape between populations. With this technique, we separated out two subspecies: M. a. trapezius and M. a. abanticus.

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