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Cytogenetic study of the endemic malagasy lemurs subfamily Cheirogaleinae Gregory 1915
Author(s) -
Rumpler Y.,
Albignac R.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330380220
Subject(s) - lemur , subfamily , biology , zoology , karyotype , genus , evolutionary biology , primate , genetics , ecology , chromosome , gene
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.