Abstract
The karyotype of the bobcat is very similar to that of the leopard (Folio 84) except that its Y chromosome is slightly longer. It is also very similar to one of its close relatives, the caracal, except that the latter has a very large satellite on chromosome E1.
The specimens were display animals from the Houston Zoological Garden, Houston, Texas, USA. The origin of the animals is not available.
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Hsu, T.C., Rearden, H.H. and Luquette, G.F.: Karyological studies of nine species of Felidae. Amer. Nat. 97:225, 1963.
Sutton, D.A.: Karyotype of a female bobcat. Lynx rufus californicus. Mammalian Chromosomes Newsletter 9: 249, 1968.
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Hsu, T.C., Benirschke, K. (1970). Lynx rufus (Bobcat). In: An Atlas of Mammalian Chromosomes. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6428-7_37
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