Benirschke K, Kumamoto A T, Bogart M H
J Med Primatol. 1981;10(1):38-45. doi: 10.1159/000460050.
In a colony of black and white ruffed lemurs, Lemur (Varecia) variegatus subsp., similar congenital anomalies were found in successive years. Four malformed infants had skull defects, scoliosis, kinked tails, internal anomalies as well as reduced birth weights. The derived from one male and two females whose phenotypes are normal except for the kinked tail of the male. The possible causes including modes of inheritance are considered.
在一群黑白领狐猴（领狐猴属（Varecia）黑白领狐猴亚种）中，连续多年发现了类似的先天性异常。四只畸形幼崽有颅骨缺陷、脊柱侧弯、尾巴扭曲、内部异常以及出生体重减轻。这些幼崽来自一只雄性和两只雌性，除了雄性的尾巴扭曲外，它们的表型正常。文中考虑了包括遗传方式在内的可能原因。
