Cytogenetic study of the endemic malagasy lemurs subfamily Cheirogaleinae Gregory 1915
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| ANO | 1973 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | American Journal of Physical Anthropology |
| ISSN | 0002-9483 |
| E-ISSN | 1096-8644 |
| EDITORA | John Wiley and Sons Inc |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330380220 |
| CITAÇÕES | 2 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
| MD5 |
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Resumo
Karyotypes were determined on 27 lemurs from six species of what has been called the 'subfamily' of Cheirogaleinae : Microcebus murinus murinus (2), M. murinus rufus (2), M. coquereli (5), Phaner furcifer (6), Cheirogaleus medius (9), and C. major (3). The cytogenetic study of these animals reveals that this 'subfamily' contains in fact two groups, (a) — Microcebus and Cheirogaleus, and (b) — Phaner. The karyotype of the first two genera has a fundamental number (FN) equal to 66 and the karyotype of the third genus has an FN equal to 62. This result and the fact that Phaner has a particular scent‐marking gland, knuckle pads, and finger prints markedly different from those of other genera agree with the view that this animal belongs to a special subfamily, Phanerinae, while the two other genera constitute the subfamily of Cheirogaleinae. These two subfamilies constitute the family of Cheirogaleidae.