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Considerations of karyotypic evolution within Vespertilionidae

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The karyotypes of each 2 species of Nyctalus and Murina are examined. It is assumed that the diploid number of vespertilionid ancestor was 44 with a fundamental number of 50 and that the mechanism of karyotypic evolution within subfamily Vespertilioninae is mainly caused by centric fusion. On the other hand, the karyotypic alteration of subfamily Murininae may be evolved by non-Robertsonian translocation.

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  1. T. A. Uchida

    Present address: Zoological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

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  1. Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan

    K. Andō, T. Tagawa & T. A. Uchida

  2. Zoological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    K. Andō & T. Tagawa

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Acknowledgment. The authors are very grateful to Prof. T. Wasano of Fukuoka University (Professor emeritus of Kyushu University) for the encouragement, Mr harada for the technical assistance, and Prof. E. W. Jameson, Jr, University of California for comments on the manuscript.

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Andō, K., Tagawa, T. & Uchida, T.A. Considerations of karyotypic evolution within Vespertilionidae. Experientia 33, 877–879 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01951257

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