Karyology of eight species of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Hainan Island, China [Abstract]

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Int J Biol Sci 2009; 5(7):659-666. doi:10.7150/ijbs.5.659

Research Paper

Karyology of eight species of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Hainan Island, China

Yi Wu¹, Masaharu Motokawa^{2 ✉}, Yu-Chun Li³, Masashi Harada⁴, Zhong Chen⁵, Liang-Kong Lin⁶

1. College of Life Science, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
2. Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
3. Marine College, Shandong University at Weihai, Weihai 264209, China.
4. Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
5. Department of Biology, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China.
6. Department of Life Science, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan.

Abstract

Karyotypes and chromosomal data are presented for eight bat species representing two families (Rhinolophidae and Vespertilionidae) from Hainan Island, China. The species investigated were Rhinolophus lepidus (2n = 62, FN = 60), R. pusillus (2n = 62, FN = 60), R. affinis (2n = 62, FN = 60), R. sinicus (2n = 36, FN = 60), Myotis horsfieldi (2n = 44, FN = 52), Pipistrellus abramus (2n = 26, FN = 44), Miniopterus australis (2n = 46, FN = 50) and M. schreibersii (2n = 46, FN = 50). The karyotype of Rhinolophus lepidus is reported for the first time.

Keywords: Karyology, bats, Rhinolophidae, Vespertilionidae, chromosome, Hainan Island.

How to cite this article:
Wu Y, Motokawa M, Li YC, Harada M, Chen Z, Lin LK. Karyology of eight species of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Hainan Island, China. Int J Biol Sci 2009; 5(7):659-666. Available from http://www.biolsci.org/v05p0659.htm