Study of the variability of erythrocyte enzymes in captive and wild populations of the black lemur (Eulemur macaco macaco). An indispensable preliminary in captive breeding programmes (original) (raw)

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A study of ten erythrocyte enzymes (PGM I, II, III, G6PD, 6PGD, GLO I, ADA, Est D, DIA, AcP, CA II, and AK) performed on 89 wild and 32 captive_Eulemur macaco macaco_ shows that most systems are monomorphic except four (GLO I, CA II, 6PGD, and NADH DIA). The polymorphism of these markers allows us to make a satisfactory analysis of the variability on this species, especially on the view of comparing wild and captive populations, and shows that: (1) the population does not contain all phenotypes existing in the wild CAa, CAa + b, DIAIV, GLO IB − C, and PGDc are completely absent in all captive populations and DIAIII + IV is only present in three out of 32 animals; (2) in the Nosy-komba Island, the PGDc and DIAIV are absent and DIAIII + IV and GLO IB − C are only present in 1 out of 46 analyzed samples, showing that this population constitutes an isolate. The possibility to use these data for a strategy of Lemur conservation is discussed.

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1. Centre de Recherches sur le Polymorphisme Génétique des Populations Humaines CNRS, CHU Purpan, F-31300, Toulouse, France
   J. Arnaud & J. M. Dugoujon
2. Institut d'Embryologie, Faculte de Medecine, Université Louis Pasteur, 11 rue Humann, F-67095, Strasbourg Cédex, France
   B. Meier & Y. Rumpler

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1. J. Arnaud
2. B. Meier
3. J. M. Dugoujon
4. Y. Rumpler

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Arnaud, J., Meier, B., Dugoujon, J.M. et al. Study of the variability of erythrocyte enzymes in captive and wild populations of the black lemur (Eulemur macaco macaco). An indispensable preliminary in captive breeding programmes.Primates 33, 139–146 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02382771

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• Received: 08 May 1991
• Accepted: 06 September 1991
• Issue date: January 1992
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02382771

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