Abstract
These karyotypes are prepared from skin biopsies. The male was identified by Dennis A. Merritt, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, Illinois, USA, the female by C. A. Hill, San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California, USA. The latter was donated by Dr. D. H. Wurster-Hill, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. These animals belong to the subspecies L. r. subcinctus (black and white ruffed lemur) but two specimens of L. r. ruber (red ruffed lemur) observed by Wurster-Hill and Benirschke have identical karyotypes. Pairing of the male chromosomes was achieved by Giemsa-banding, but that of the female is arbitrary. Unlike most lemurs, this species has a submetacentric X, a fact already described by Chu and Swomley (1961).
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Hill, C. A.: Subspecies validity and range change of the ruffed lemur. Z. Säugetierk. 31: 394, 1966.
Chu, E.H.Y. and Swomley, B. A.: Chromosomes of lemurine lemurs. Science 133: 1925, 1961.
Wurster-Hill, D. H.: Chromosomes of the Lemuridae. J. Hum. Evol. 2: 259, 1973.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1975 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Hsu, T.C., Benirschke, K. (1975). Lemur variegatus subcinctus (Ruffed lemur). In: An Atlas of Mammalian Chromosomes. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6434-8_43
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6434-8_43
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-1-4684-7996-6
Online ISBN: 978-1-4615-6434-8
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive