Serological Evidence on Lagomorph Relationships

Precipitin Testing and Classification

“…Examples of such results may be found in the works of Boyden and Noble (1933), Wilhelmi (1940), and others, using the ring test procedure, and in the reports of Boyden and Gemeroy (1950), Gemeroy (1943), Gemeroy and Boyden (1961), Leone and Wiens (1956), Leone (1949, 1950a andb), Moody (1958), Moody, Cochrane, and Drugg (1949), Moody and Doniger (1956), Stallcup (1954), Wemyss (1953), and others, using the normal titration curve procedure. For the details, the original works should be consulted.…”

“…The normal titration curve procedure has been followed by Boyden (1942), Boyden and DeFalco (1943), Boyden and Gemeroy (1950), Gemeroy (1943), Leone (1949, 1950a andb), Moody (1958), Moody, Cochrane, and Drugg (1949), Moody and Doniger (1956), Stallcup (1954), Wemyss (1953), and others with considerable success. Figure 2 will illustrate the procedure.…”

What, If Anything, is a Rabbit?

“…The most that could be expected is that parallel evolution in the two orders might suggest basic relationships. Serology gives additional support to the possibility of artiodactyl-lagomorph relationships, Moody, Cochran and Drugg (1949) pointing out that, while the serological relationships of lagomorphs and artiodactyls were not close, they appeared to be closer than those of lagomorphs and rodents. Not enough data are available for conclusive demonstration of any special lagomorph-artiodactyl relationship, but the possibility must certainly be borne in mind.…”

“…It should again be stressed that Hartman (1925) considers that the embryologic simliarities between the two orders have been greatly overemphasized, and that the embryologic patterns of the two orders are actually so different that they can be considered as supporting the separation of the Lagomorpha as a distinct order. Serological studies of relationships of the lagomorphs to other orders have not generally been made, since most such studies use the rabbit as a source of sera for making the tests, but Moody, Cochran and Drugg (1949) have pointed out that there is no serological evidence that lagomorphs are more closely related to any of several rodents than to cow, man or raccoon. If the rodents should be eliminated as close relatives of the lagomorphs, where can we look for their origins and closest relatives?…”

The Culex Pipiens Complex

“…), and for a very interesting serological study on the phylogeny of the Lagomorph mammals see Moody et al (1949). (For other work of the kind on Diptera (Drosophila) see Cumley (1940, etc.…”