caa a22 4500 475769015 CHVBK 20180406123614.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20001001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1023/A:1005542609002 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1023/A:1005542609002 Anderson Matthew Sub-department of Animal Behaviour, Madingley, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK aut Penile Morphology and Classification of Bush Babies (Subfamily Galagoninae) [Elektronische Daten] [Matthew Anderson] The penile morphologies of nocturnal prosimians are complex and vary considerably between genera and species. Accordingly, comparative morphology can be useful in taxonomic studies, particularly when assessing the status of newly discovered species. I measured features of penile morphology—surface area of the glans penis; shape and size of the keratinized spines on the glans—for populations representing 14 species within the subfamily Galagoninae. Intraspecific variations in penile morphology were relatively minor. By contrast, there are significant differences in several morphological features among closely related, sympatric species, e.g., in the greater bush babies (Otolemur crassicaudatus and O. garnettii) and lesser bush babies (Galago senegalensis and Galago moholi). Assessment of glans area resulted in the recognition of a second needle-clawed form: Euoticus pallidus. Similar divisions exist in the dwarf and greater bush babies with respect to proportional spiny area and characteristics of spine size. I constructed a key based on the presence/absence of certain features—penile spines, dermal markings on the glans, penile lappets—as well as the shape of the baculum and possession of different spinal morphotypes. This key may be used to identify all 14 species of bush babies. Penile morphologies provide a useful guide to specific identity in the Galagoninae, which may be true also for other groups of nocturnal mammals. Plenum Publishing Corporation, 2000 Galago nationallicence bush baby nationallicence classification nationallicence penis nationallicence morphology nationallicence International Journal of Primatology Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 21/5(2000-10-01), 815-836 0164-0291 21:5<815 2000 21 10764 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005542609002 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005542609002 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Anderson Matthew Sub-department of Animal Behaviour, Madingley, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Primatology Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 21/5(2000-10-01), 815-836 0164-0291 21:5<815 2000 21 10764 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer