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dc.contributor.authorUieda, Wilson [UNESP]
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T19:56:45Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T19:56:45Z
dc.date.issued2000-12-01
dc.identifier.citationActa Chiropterologica, v. 2, n. 1, p. 97-105, 2000.
dc.identifier.issn1508-1109
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/224500
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% 99 and 52.6%♂♂ 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, Artibeits 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 bats, offering protection against sunlight, water loss, and visually hunting predators. © Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS.en
dc.format.extent97-105
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofActa Chiropterologica
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAlbinism
dc.subjectArtibetis planirostris
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.subjectDesmodus rotundus
dc.titleA review of complete albinism in bats with five new cases from Brazilen
dc.typeArtigo
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Zoologia Institute de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista, 18618-000 Botucatu, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Zoologia Institute de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista, 18618-000 Botucatu, SP
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-1642432686
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