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Albinismo platinado en Liomys pictus (Mammalia: Heteromyidae)

2013; Asociacion Mexicana de Mastozoología A.C.; Volume: 4; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.12933/therya-13-149

2007-3364

Matías Martínez–Coronel, Rogelio Bautista, Martha Isela Verona-Trejo,

Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Albinism is a genetic abnormality, it can manifest as hypopigmentation or absence of color in skin, fur and eyes. The survival rate of wild animals with albinism is usually low. This paper reports the record of a platinum albino female of painted spiny pocket mouse Liomys pictus from Guerrero state, Mexico. Keywords: Albinism, oak forest, pigmentation, Rodentia, small mammals