INVESTIGADORES
BARQUEZ ruben Marcos
artículos
Título:
Leucismo en Eptesicus furinalis (dOrbigny y Gervais, 1847) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) en la provincia de Corrientes, Argentina
Autor/es:
IDOETA FABRICIO; DE SANTIS, L. J. ; BARQUEZ RUBÉN M.
Revista:
CHIROPTERA NEOTROPICAL
Editorial:
Unversidade do Brasilia
Referencias:
Lugar: Brasilia; Año: 2011 vol. 1 p. 985 - 988
ISSN:
1413-4403
Resumen:
In this communication we report a case of leucism in Eptesicus furinalis at a hygrophilus forest in Iberá, Corrientes, Argentina. Leucism, frequently erroneously referred as partial albinism, is an aberrant coloration, as a consequence of genetic mutations. Unlike albinism, which is characterized by the complete loss of a particular pigment or the loss of all pigments, except those of soft tissues, which retain the typical coloration. The specimen collected, a female, has an atypically colored fur, both dorsally and ventrally, but with the characteristic coloration of the species in the eyes and patagium.
