Dear Attendees of the EMYS Symposium at Košice - Fauna Carpatica

MORPHOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS
and 4 ♀) in western Central Anatolia; Mogan (20 ♂ and 11 ♀) and Boget (72 ♂ and
25 ♀), in Central Anatolia; and Gömeç (7 ♂ and 3 ♀), Şeker (8 ♂ and 4 ♀) and
Soysallar (17 ♂ and 7 ♀), in eastern Central Anatolia. In order to investigate the
morphological differences and similarities among populations we compared 25
different ratios, developed through the combination of two by two morphometric
measurements. In addition to the morphometric comparisons among populations,
sexual dimorphism and growth parameters (W=aLb) were also considered. A
discriminant analysis based on the 14 morphometric characters and 25 ratios clearly
confirmed the differences between the Emys orbicularis specimens from the
Aegean and Central Anatolia regions. In a future study we intend to collect
specimens from southern Central Anatolia where Emys orbicularis luteofusca was
described, with the aim of analyzing whether the morphological differences seen in
southern Central Anatolia change gradually or abruptly, and whether this
corresponds with a change of habitat or other ecological conditions, or otherwise
with a geographical barrier.
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