Tello, C., Streicker, D. G. , Gomez, J. and Velazco, P. M. (2014) New records of pigmentation disorders in molossid and phyllostomid (Chiroptera) bats from Peru. Mammalia, 78(2), (doi: 10.1515/mammalia-2013-0019)
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Abstract
Pigmentation disorders, either from the complete absence (albinism), partial (leucism), or excess (melanism) of melanin, are rare in vertebrates. Worldwide, only a few records of these disorders had been reported for bats. Thanks to recent fieldwork and examination of museum specimens of the collections of the AMNH and MUSM, we report five species with those conditions in Peru. In this study, we report the first cases of leucism in Artibeus anderseni, Chiroderma trinitatum, and Desmodus rotundus and partial melanism in Carollia perspicillata. Additionally, we report the first record of an albino bat (Molossus molossus) for Peru.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Streicker, Professor Daniel |
Authors: | Tello, C., Streicker, D. G., Gomez, J., and Velazco, P. M. |
College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine |
Journal Name: | Mammalia |
Publisher: | de Gruyter |
ISSN: | 0025-1461 |
ISSN (Online): | 1864-1547 |
Published Online: | 04 September 2013 |
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