The Iranian vole Microtus irani occurs in Lebanon (Mammalia: Rodentia) |
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| Authors: | Boris Kry?tufek Mounir Abi-Said Matja? Hladnik |
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| Institution: | 1. Slovenian Museum of Natural History , Ljubljana , Slovenia boris.krystufek@zrs.upr.si;3. Biology Department , American University of Beirut , Beirut , Lebanon;4. Science and Research Centre, Koper , University of Primorska , Koper , Slovenia |
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| Abstract: | We studied 1140 bp cytochrome b sequences of social voles from three localities in Lebanon. The results were compared with published sequences representing seven species of social voles. New sequences from Lebanon clustered with reference samples of two species: M. guentheri and M. irani. While M. guentheri was already reported for Lebanon, M. irani is a new addition to the fauna of Lebanon, and the third known record for the species. Animals were collected in two localities above Tripolis at 855 m and 1430 m a.s.l., respectively. |
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| Keywords: | Cytochrome b Microtus guentheri molecular systematics cryptic species Arvicolinae |
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