First record of a leucistic sub-Antarctic fur seal
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...
Published in: | Polar Biology |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Springer
2019
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70141 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-019-02506-3 |