Leucistic plumage as a result of progressive greying in a cryptic nocturnal bird [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Leucism, broadly defined as the lack of melanin pigmentation, occurs in many animal species. Most studies on leucism and other colour aberrations are based on opportunistic observations or small cross-sectional samples, thus limiting our ability to ...
Carlos Camacho +5 more
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First Case of Leucism in the House Bunting Emberiza Sahari in Algeria [PDF]
Journal of Bioresource Management, 2022 Continue to monitor the bioecology of the House bunting in Algeria and mentioned the birds that carry abnormalities and genetic mutation (Albinism and leucism), including passerines species.
Abdelwahab Chedad +3 more
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First record of a white rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) off West Africa including notes on rough-toothed dolphin surface behaviour [PDF]
Journal of Avian Biology, 2010 In June 2009, a white rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) calf was photographed in a group of at least 50 dolphins in the southern Gulf of Guinea, 95 nauticol miles off the Gabon coast (01°45'S 007°29'E), West Africa. Reports of unusually pigmented
Boer, M.N., de
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Effects of leucism on organ development and molecular mechanisms in Northern snakehead (Channa argus) beyond pigmentation alterations [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Leucism, a widespread occurrence observed in Northern snakehead (Channa argus), bestows a striking white jade-like body coloration upon affected individuals and has gained substantial popularity in commercial breeding.
Wei Fan +9 more
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Cases of albinism and leucism in amphibians in Italy: new reports [PDF]
Natural History Sciences, 2017 Findings of abnormally pigmented amphibian individuals provide interesting insights on intraspecific phenotypic variability as well as on variation among populations inhabiting different habitats.
Enrico Lunghi +15 more
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Anomalous coloration in European pine marten Martes martes in Elba Island, Central Italy [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Evidence of abnormal coloration in wild animals provides useful information to better understand its adaptive function and its impact on survival. For this reason, we need to know the frequency and distribution of these abnormal phenotypes in wild ...
Emiliano Manzo +3 more
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Leucism in Reithrodontomys mexicanus soederstroemi (Rodentia: Cricetidae), Quito, Ecuador [PDF]
ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.), 2019 Leucism is a hypopigmentary decrease of skin or fur coat, which is presented throughout the body or as isolated whitish patches on different parts of the body "piebald"; without altering the pigmentation of the eyes, lips, blood vessels or harm to the ...
Bejarano-Muñoz, Patricia +4 more
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A SCIENTOMETRIC REVIEW ON LEUCISM IN WILD DOLPHINS [PDF]
Boletim do Laboratório de Hidrobiologia, 2020 Leucism, a category of partial albinism, has been observed in several marine mammals, including cetaceans. The underlying mutations, however, have not yet been identified, and a severe knowledge gap concerning this condition in these animals, has ...
Hauser-Davis, Rachel Ann +3 more
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Camera trap records of leucistic Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) in central Norway [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Coat coloration plays an important role in communication, camouflage, and sexual selection in animals. Genetic mutations can lead to anomalous colorations such as melanism and leucism, where animals appear, respectively, darker or lighter than normal ...
Tim R. Hofmeester +3 more
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The first record of leucism in the Rhabdophis tigrinus (Boie, 1826) (Squamata, Colubridae) in South Korea [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionLeucism, in which pigmentation is lost over part or the entire body of an animal, has a range of possible genetic causes. Here, we report leucism in an individual tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus) found on Jeung Island, Shinan‐gun, Jeollanam‐do, South
Seung‐Min Park +5 more
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