KARYOMORPHOMETRIC VARIATION IN AN INDIAN FLYING FOX, PTEROPUS GIGANTEUS GIGANTEUS (BRUNNICH)
RAMESH CHANDRA CHOUDHURY *
P. G. Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Berhampur-760 007, Orissa, India
RABINDRANATH JENA *
P. G. Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Berhampur-760 007, Orissa, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Karyotype and G-banding pattern of the Indian flying fox, pteropus giganteus giganteus reveal the diploid number (2n) of 38 with XX female and XY male having the chromosome formula of n = 16m+3 sm for female and n=16m+2 sm+1 sm/m for male . Morphological details of chromosomes apparently differ from those reported earlier for the species.
Keywords: karyomorphometry, G-band, megachiroptera