Registro de desorden cromático en Trachops cirrhosus (Spix, 1823) (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) en la Amazonia del Ecuador [PDF]
, 2022 We present a case of chromatic disorder observed in a specimen of Trachops cirrhosus from lowland forests of the Ecuadorian Amazon. During the field work, six individuals of this species were captured with mist nets in an intervened habitat, of which, a ...
Bravo-Salinas, Ronald, Salas, Jaime A.
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Biota Colombiana, 2016 The leucism is an aberration in pigmentation, resulting from a genetic abnormality and occurs in all vertebrate groups in which the fish are included. In Ecuador it has not reported such anomalies in fish.
Patricio Mena-Valenzuela +1 more
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Gigantism in tadpoles and color anomalies in European green toad Bufotes viridis from Poland [PDF]
Herpetozoa, 2022 Some new cases of anomalies in wild Bufotes viridis from Western Poland are presented together with a discussion of their potential causes and a comparison with similar cases from the literature.
Michał Szkudlarek +4 more
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First record of leucism in Mantled Howler Monkeys Alouatta palliata (Gray 1849) [PDF]
, 2022 The existence of chromatic aberrations such as leucism or albinism is the result of inbreeding in isolated populations of wild local fauna and is associated with environmental stressors. This anomaly may reduce survival rates. There are many cases of leucism in wildlife, but overall, it is considered very rare.
Cristian Barros-Diaz +6 more
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Leucistic Blackbird (Turdus merula) observations from Slovakia: differences in occurrence frequencies between sexes, urban vs. non-urban habitats and across seasons [PDF]
TichodromaLeucism or partial albinism is defined as insufficient production of pigment melanin indicated by normally pigmented eyes, but feather is white to pale brown and pale feather coloration may vary in extent, while some body parts e.g.
Martin Korňan +3 more
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Characterization of the Leucistic Texas Rat Snake Pantherophis obsoletus
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Albinism and leucism are phenotypes resulting from impaired melanin pigmentation in the skin and skin appendages. However, melanin pigmentation of eyes remains unaffected in leucism.
Asier Ullate-Agote +5 more
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NEW RECORDS OF BIRDS WITH ABERRANT PLUMAGE IN RIO GRANDE DO SUL, SOUTHERN BRAZIL [PDF]
, 2020 Apresentamos aqui seis novos casos de aves com coloração aberrante no estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Os registros foram realizados em atividades não sistematizadas em campo.
Corrêa, Luiz Liberato Costa +4 more
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First record of leucism in the Spix’s disc-winged bat, Thyroptera tricolor (Chiroptera, Thyropteridae), in Belize [PDF]
Neotropical Biology and ConservationAlthough chromatic disorders are widely reported in the animal kingdom, few reports of true leucism have been published in Neotropical bats. In this note we report our observations of a leucistic Thyroptera tricolor Spix (Spix’s Disc-winged Bat) in the ...
Vanessa I. Martin +3 more
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Wild leucistic Risso’s dolphins (Grampus griseus) in the Azores
Ciencias Marinas, 2023 Leucism has been reported in at least 14 cetacean species, including Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus). Risso’s dolphins with abnormal pigmentation were sighted and photographed north of Faial Island, Azores Archipelago, in 6 separate events between ...
José Nuno Gomes-Pereira +2 more
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Letter to the Editors: Comments on aberrant colouration articles in Ontario Birds [PDF]
, 2022 The attached file is the submitted version of the article.
van Grouw, Hein
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