First record of total albinism in Molossus molossus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from northeastern Brazil

Authors

  • Andreza Cristina Soeiro do Nascimento Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi/MCTIC. Belém, Pará, Brasil
  • Ângelo Cortez Moreira Dourado Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi/MCTIC. Belém, Pará, Brasil
  • Leonardo Carreira Trevelin Instituto Tecnológico Vale. Belém, Pará, Brasil
  • Alexandra Maria Ramos Bezerra Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi/MCTIC. Belém, Pará, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46357/bcnaturais.v13i2.362

Keywords:

Bats, Genetic disease, Maranhão, Mutation, Hypopigmentation

Abstract

Albinism is a condition caused by deletion of genes responsible for melanin production, resulting in the total absence of pigments. This genetic disorder is rare in nature and is known from ten Brazilian bat species, among them Molossus molossus. Here we report the first occurrence of this condition in M. molossus from northeastern Brazil. Since albinism is uncommon, it is important to report cases like this one, providing addicional data to understand albinism in bats and
reinforce the importance of museum specimens as source of biological knowledge

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Published

08/31/2018

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2018): Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais

Section

Short communications

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How to Cite

do Nascimento, A. C. S., Moreira Dourado, Ângelo C., Trevelin, L. C., & Bezerra, A. M. R. (2018). First record of total albinism in Molossus molossus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from northeastern Brazil. Boletim Do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi - Ciências Naturais, 13(2), 273-277. https://doi.org/10.46357/bcnaturais.v13i2.362

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