The karyological and morphological peculiarities of subfamily Gerbillinae (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Southeast Anatolia region

This study was caried out to determine the karyologic, morphologic and geometric morphometri features of species that belong to subfamily Gerbillinae in Southeast Anatolia region.For this purpose, different localities in region total 40 (20?, 20?) samples were collected. The samples?s external and cranial measurements and analysis are given in tables, the result of geometric morphometri analysis are given in tables and graphics, chromosome structure of samples are given in karyotypes.Species are significantly indistinguishable in point of external and cranial linear measurements but species are highly distinguish in point of karyologic and geometric morphometri features. Especially acording to CVA (Canonical Variance Analysis) and UPGMA (Unweighted Pair-Group Moving Avarages) analysis Meriones tristrami kilisensis and Meriones tristrami (Diyarbakır populasyounu) are closer each other than Meriones persicus. Samples are evaluated as M. persicus, M. t. kilisensis and a different karyotype form (Diyarbakır population) of M. tristrami. The samples of other genus (Tatera and Gerbillus) that belong to the subfamily Gerbillinae are not obtain in the study duration.The samples?s fur and cranial skeleton are deposited at Univesity of Dicle, Science Faculty, Biology Department.