Titre |
Cytogenetic study of the endemie Malagasy lemurs subfamily Cheirogaleinae Gregory 1915. |
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Titre de la série |
American Journal of Physical Anthropology. |
Résumé |
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. |