Protein Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis as a Common Vole Sibling Species Identification Method (Microtus arvalis Pallas, 1779 and M.rossiaemeridionalis Ognev, 1924 (Rodentia, Cricetidae))

A new protocol for the identification of two sibling species of voles Microtus arvalis and M . rossiaemeridionalis was proposed by electrophoresis of blood proteins in polyacrylamide gel (PAGE). Animals captured in ten districts of Moscow, Kaluga, and Samara oblasts and Moscow natural territories (1...

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Published in:Biology bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2019-07, Vol.46 (4), p.353-360
Main Authors: Zhigarev, I. A., Zhigarev, D. I., Alpatov, V. V., Lapkovsky, V. V., Malygin, V. M., Simak, S. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetic acid
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cell Biology
Cellulose acetate
Ecology
Electrophoretic mobility
Gel electrophoresis
Hybrids
Life Sciences
Microtus arvalis
Microtus rossiaemeridionalis
Sibling species
Zoology
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Summary:A new protocol for the identification of two sibling species of voles Microtus arvalis and M . rossiaemeridionalis was proposed by electrophoresis of blood proteins in polyacrylamide gel (PAGE). Animals captured in ten districts of Moscow, Kaluga, and Samara oblasts and Moscow natural territories (1030 individuals), as well as those taken from vivarium collections (five hybrids of the two species), were studied. A comparison of electrophoresis in PAGE, agarose gel, and cellulose acetate plates was carried out. The use of different organs and tissues for species identification was assessed. The relative electrophoretic mobility and the mass of a species-specific blood protein of the southern vole were determined.
ISSN:1062-3590
1608-3059
DOI:10.1134/S1062359019030154