A review of complete albinism in bats with five new cases from Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorUieda, W.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T13:53:46Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T13:53:46Z
dc.date.issued2000-01-01
dc.description.abstractComplete albinism is a rare phenomenon that occurs in all vertebrate groups. In bats, albinism has been recorded in several species but this information has not previously been reviewed in detail nor has there been an analysis of its importance. In this study, cases of albinism from the literature are checked and new cases are presented. Complete albinism in bats is documented in eight families, 38 species, and at least 64 individuals (47.4% female female and 52.6% males; n = 38). of these, 39 individuals were observed and/or captured in sheltered roosts, such as caves (51.3%), mines and galleries (20.5%), buildings (17.9%), and hollow-trees and bird boxes (7.7%). Only one albino bat (2.6%) was captured in an external roost (foliage). This individual is the fruit bat, Artibeus planirostris, which is recorded here for the first time. Information on four additional cases of albino individuals of the common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, is also presented. It is suggested that sheltered roosts favour survival of albino bars, offering protection against sunlight, water loss, and visually hunting predators.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, BR-18618000 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, BR-18618000 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
dc.format.extent97-105
dc.identifierhttp://www.bioone.org/loi/acta
dc.identifier.citationActa Chiropterologica. Warsaw: Polish Acad of Sciences, v. 2, n. 1, p. 97-105, 2000.
dc.identifier.issn1508-1109
dc.identifier.lattes6355047551320958
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/19201
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000167251700008
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPolish Acad of Sciences
dc.relation.ispartofActa Chiropterologica
dc.relation.ispartofjcr1.097
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,630
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dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectalbinismpt
dc.subjectDesmodus rotunduspt
dc.subjectArtibeus planirostrispt
dc.subjectBrazilpt
dc.titleA review of complete albinism in bats with five new cases from Brazilen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.bioone.org/page/terms_of_use
dcterms.rightsHolderPolish Acad of Sciences
unesp.author.lattes6355047551320958
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Botucatupt

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