Not Always Black and White: Colour Aberrations in the Dovekie
We describe four records of colour aberrations in the dovekie (Alle alle). During six years of studies of breeding ecology in two large dovekie colonies in West Spitsbergen, we recorded one albino chick (white feathers, red eyes, pinkish legs and feet), one adult or subadult with a “brown” aberratio...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/67250 2023-05-15T13:16:15+02:00 Not Always Black and White: Colour Aberrations in the Dovekie Jakubas, Dariusz Wojczulanis-Jakubas, Katarzyna 2012-06-15 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67250 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67250/51160 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67250 ARCTIC; Vol. 65 No. 2 (2012): June: 121–243; 229–232 1923-1245 0004-0843 dovekie colour aberrations albinism “brown” mutation leg depigmentation mergule nain aberrations de couleur albinisme mutation « brune » dépigmentation des pattes info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2012 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:57Z We describe four records of colour aberrations in the dovekie (Alle alle). During six years of studies of breeding ecology in two large dovekie colonies in West Spitsbergen, we recorded one albino chick (white feathers, red eyes, pinkish legs and feet), one adult or subadult with a “brown” aberration (all black parts turned dark brown), one adult in a typical summer plumage with depigmented (pinkish) legs and feet, and one chick in a typical plumage, but with whitish feathers on back and wing coverts. Albinism and “brown” mutations are heritable traits. The two remaining colour aberrations probably have been acquired and might have been caused by disease, malnutrition, or other unknown factors. Nous décrivons quatre mentions d’aberrations de couleur chez le mergule nain (Alle alle). Au cours de six années d’étude en écologie des oiseaux nicheurs au sein de deux grandes colonies de mergules nains de Spitzberg Ouest, nous avons dénoté un oisillon albinos (ailes blanches, yeux rouges, pattes et pieds rosés), un adulte ou jeune adulte doté d’une aberration « brune » (toutes les parties noires étaient devenues brunes), un adulte au plumage d’été typique et avec pattes et pieds dépigmentés (rosés) et un oisillon avec plumage typique, mais doté de plumes blanchâtres sur le dos et la couverture alaire. L’albinisme et les mutations « brunes » sont des caractères héréditaires, tandis que les deux autres aberrations de couleur ont probablement été acquises et peuvent être le résultat de maladie, de malnutrition ou d’autres facteurs inconnus. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alle alle Arctic Dovekie mergule nain Spitzberg Spitsbergen University of Calgary Journal Hosting Albinos ENVELOPE(140.013,140.013,-66.669,-66.669) Brune ENVELOPE(6.723,6.723,62.526,62.526) Brunes ENVELOPE(14.782,14.782,66.915,66.915) Nain ENVELOPE(-61.695,-61.695,56.542,56.542) ARCTIC 65 2 |
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We describe four records of colour aberrations in the dovekie (Alle alle). During six years of studies of breeding ecology in two large dovekie colonies in West Spitsbergen, we recorded one albino chick (white feathers, red eyes, pinkish legs and feet), one adult or subadult with a “brown” aberration (all black parts turned dark brown), one adult in a typical summer plumage with depigmented (pinkish) legs and feet, and one chick in a typical plumage, but with whitish feathers on back and wing coverts. Albinism and “brown” mutations are heritable traits. The two remaining colour aberrations probably have been acquired and might have been caused by disease, malnutrition, or other unknown factors. Nous décrivons quatre mentions d’aberrations de couleur chez le mergule nain (Alle alle). Au cours de six années d’étude en écologie des oiseaux nicheurs au sein de deux grandes colonies de mergules nains de Spitzberg Ouest, nous avons dénoté un oisillon albinos (ailes blanches, yeux rouges, pattes et pieds rosés), un adulte ou jeune adulte doté d’une aberration « brune » (toutes les parties noires étaient devenues brunes), un adulte au plumage d’été typique et avec pattes et pieds dépigmentés (rosés) et un oisillon avec plumage typique, mais doté de plumes blanchâtres sur le dos et la couverture alaire. L’albinisme et les mutations « brunes » sont des caractères héréditaires, tandis que les deux autres aberrations de couleur ont probablement été acquises et peuvent être le résultat de maladie, de malnutrition ou d’autres facteurs inconnus. |
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Not Always Black and White: Colour Aberrations in the Dovekie |
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Not Always Black and White: Colour Aberrations in the Dovekie |
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Not Always Black and White: Colour Aberrations in the Dovekie |
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Not Always Black and White: Colour Aberrations in the Dovekie |
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Not Always Black and White: Colour Aberrations in the Dovekie |
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not always black and white: colour aberrations in the dovekie |
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The Arctic Institute of North America |
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Alle alle Arctic Dovekie mergule nain Spitzberg Spitsbergen |
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ARCTIC; Vol. 65 No. 2 (2012): June: 121–243; 229–232 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
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