First record of a leucistic sub-Antarctic fur seal

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Jones, Christopher W., Risi, Michelle M., Osborne, Alexis, Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2019
• Subjects: Arctocephalus tropicalis; Gough Island; Hypo-pigmentation; Pinniped; Rare trait; Antarctic; Austral; Gough; The Beaches; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals; Polar Biology; South African National Antarctic Programme; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70141; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-019-02506-3

Anomalous pelage colourations have been reported to occur in several pinniped species and can potentially be used to assess gene flow amongst conspecific populations. Aberrant pelage colour has not been documented in sub-Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus tropicalis older than pups. Sub-Antarctic fur...