Anomalous colour in Neotropical mammals: a review with new records for Didelphis sp. (Didelphidae, Didelphimorphia) and Arctocephalus australis (Otariidae, Carnivora) Coloração anômala em mamíferos Neotropicais: uma revisão com novos registros para Didelphis sp. (Didelphidae, Didelphimorphia) e Arctocephalus australis (Otariidae, Carnivora)

Anomalous colour in Neotropical mammals: a review with new records for Didelphis sp. (Didelphidae, Didelphimorphia) and Arctocephalus australis (Otariidae, Carnivora) Coloração anômala em mamíferos Neotropicais: uma revisão com novos registros para Didelphis sp. (Didelphidae, Didelphimorphia) e Arctocephalus australis (Otariidae, Carnivora)

Anomalous colourations occur in many tropical vertebrates. However, they are considered rare in wild populations, with very few records for the majority of animal taxa. We report two new cases of anomalous colouration in mammals. Additionally, we compiled all published cases about anomalous pigmenta...

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Main Authors: MSL. Abreu, R. Machado, F. Barbieri, NS. Freitas, LR. Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2013-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
Subjects:
albinismo
hipopigmentação
leucismo
mamíferos neotropicais
piebaldismo
albinism
hypopigmentation
leucism
Neotropical mammals
piebaldism
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