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Albino Weddell seal at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Acevedo, Jorge Leobardo Aguayo-Lobo, Anelio Torres, Daniel E. |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | To our knowledge, this paper is the first record/report of a juvenile light-coloured Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island in January 1998, determining that it was an albino individual. Based on available literature, three cases of albino seals have been reported exclusively for Harbour seal pups, and no albino has been reported for Antarctic pagophilic true seals. Therefore, this is the first confirmed case of albinism in Antarctic pagophilic true seals species, indicating that this phenomenon is indeed of a rare occurrence. |
| Starting Page | 1239 |
| Ending Page | 1243 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00300-009-0680-8 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://cequa.cl/cequa/login/docs/stEMXZ.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-009-0680-8 |
| Volume Number | 32 |
| Journal | Polar Biology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
