Article: Anomalous coat colour in the fat dormouse (Glis glis): a review with new records
Mammalia. 2016 Dec. 8, v. 81, no. 6
2016
Abstract: We reviewed the available records on aberrantly coloured fat dormice Glis glis and are reporting on two recent cases of flavistic males. We identified five colour variants among nearly 11,000 dormice from throughout their range in Europe and Asia (of ... ...
Abstract | We reviewed the available records on aberrantly coloured fat dormice Glis glis and are reporting on two recent cases of flavistic males. We identified five colour variants among nearly 11,000 dormice from throughout their range in Europe and Asia (of these 6174 from Slovenia and Croatia, and 3493 from the Czech Republic). Flavistic dormice come from Slovenia and Czechia (two cases each) while all the remaining colour variants were recorded in Slovenia between 1860 and 2012: melanistic (20 inds.), albino (7 inds.), isabellinus (4 inds.), and individuals with white tail stripes (five cases). The two flavistic individuals from Czechia were captured during a demographic study. Interestingly, the aberrant pelage was gained by both males later in life as in the years of first encounter they had the typical greyish coat colouration. |
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Keywords | Glis glis ; albino ; color ; fur ; males ; tail ; Asia ; Croatia ; Czech Republic ; Slovenia |
Language | English |
Dates of publication | 2016-1208 |
Size | p. 595-600. |
Publishing place | De Gruyter |
Document type | Article |
ZDB-ID | 2298830-0 |
ISSN | 1864-1547 ; 0025-1461 |
ISSN (online) | 1864-1547 |
ISSN | 0025-1461 |
DOI | 10.1515/mammalia-2016-0122 |
Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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