Variations in colouration patterns have been reported in numerous wildlife species,
particularly birds. However, the increased use of camera traps for wildlife monitoring has …

Leucism is the lack or reduction in pigmentation in the most or parts of the body, but not in
the eyes and body extremities. It is extremely rare in primates and has never been reported …

Atypical colorations occur in different groups of vertebrates. The loss of melanin in the skin,
hair and eyes is the result of an autosomal recessive genetic entity. It causes individuals to …

While almost half of all mammal species are rodents, records of albinism in free‐ranging
rodents are very rare. Australia has a large and diverse assemblage of native rodent …

Albinism is a genetic condition that results in total hypopigmentation of the eyes, fur, skin,
hair, scales, and feathers of an organism. Albinism might result in a selective disadvantage …

Albinism is a rare condition in natural populations. One of the factors that would lead to
higher allele frequency for the albino phenotype is bottleneck events, causing small …

The stump-tailed porcupine (Coendou rufescens) is a medium-sized species that inhabits
subtropical, temperate and High-Andean forests of the northern Andes, at 800 to 3,650 m …

The water vole (Arvicola amphibius) is widespread throughout Eurasia. In 2020, 17
specimens were collected from the islands of the White Sea during the field expedition of the …

The stump-tailed porcupine, Coendou rufescens, is a widely distributed but scarcely
documented species inhabiting the Andean region of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and an …

Even though there have been reports of anomalies in the colouration of several species of
neotropical mammals, these events are considered to be rare within natural populations …