First record of partial leucism in the white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) in Mexico
The record of the aberrations in the plumage coloration in birds is important because allow to know the frequency and conditions with which they occur in the wild populations, which improves the knowledge in the subject. We report two specimens of white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) with partial l...
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doaj-a04aea5008574bb88dd1975e19ac8a952020-11-25T02:23:35ZspaSección Mexicana del Consejo Internacional para la Preservación de las Aves, A.C.Huitzil1870-74592017-10-0118210.28947/hrmo.2017.18.2.282272First record of partial leucism in the white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) in MexicoJosé Hugo Martínez-GuerreroMartín Emilio Pereda-SolísDaniel Sierra-FrancoThe record of the aberrations in the plumage coloration in birds is important because allow to know the frequency and conditions with which they occur in the wild populations, which improves the knowledge in the subject. We report two specimens of white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) with partial leucism in Los Alamos, a wetland in Durango municipality, Mexico, 25 km northeast of Durango City. No isolation was observed in the observed individuals, being part of a flock of specimens of the same species with normal coloration, which was an interesting condition of this report. This is the first record of leucism for this species in Mexico.http://ojs.huitzil.net/index.php/huitzil/article/view/282aberración cromática del plumaje, despigmentación del plumaje, anatidae, durango. |
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José Hugo Martínez-Guerrero Martín Emilio Pereda-Solís Daniel Sierra-Franco First record of partial leucism in the white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) in Mexico Huitzil aberración cromática del plumaje, despigmentación del plumaje, anatidae, durango. |
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José Hugo Martínez-Guerrero Martín Emilio Pereda-Solís Daniel Sierra-Franco |
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José Hugo Martínez-Guerrero |
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First record of partial leucism in the white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) in Mexico |
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First record of partial leucism in the white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) in Mexico |
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First record of partial leucism in the white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) in Mexico |
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First record of partial leucism in the white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) in Mexico |
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First record of partial leucism in the white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) in Mexico |
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first record of partial leucism in the white-fronted goose (anser albifrons) in mexico |
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Sección Mexicana del Consejo Internacional para la Preservación de las Aves, A.C. |
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2017-10-01 |
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The record of the aberrations in the plumage coloration in birds is important because allow to know the frequency and conditions with which they occur in the wild populations, which improves the knowledge in the subject. We report two specimens of white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) with partial leucism in Los Alamos, a wetland in Durango municipality, Mexico, 25 km northeast of Durango City. No isolation was observed in the observed individuals, being part of a flock of specimens of the same species with normal coloration, which was an interesting condition of this report. This is the first record of leucism for this species in Mexico. |
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aberración cromática del plumaje, despigmentación del plumaje, anatidae, durango. |
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