dc.contributor.author |
Wege, Mia
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dc.contributor.author |
Postma, Martin
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dc.contributor.author |
Tosh, Cheryl A.
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dc.contributor.author |
De Bruyn, P.J. Nico
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dc.contributor.author |
Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-03-26T10:32:00Z |
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dc.date.available |
2015-03-26T10:32:00Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2015-04 |
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dc.description.abstract |
A leucistic Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus
gazella) pup was born on subantarctic Marion Island during
the austral summer of 2010/2011. This is the first confirmed
record of a leucistic fur seal pup born outside the
Scotia Arc islands. Additionally, we report on a leucistic
adult female Antarctic fur seal producing typical black
pups for five non-consecutive summers on Marion Island.
The birth of a leucistic pup, together with the multiple
black pups produced by the leucistic female, suggests that
the recessive genes responsible for leucism are now
entrenched within the Marion Island population. |
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dc.description.embargo |
2016-04-30 |
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dc.description.librarian |
hb2015 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
Department of Science and Technology, through the
National Research Foundation (South Africa). |
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dc.description.uri |
http://link.springer.com/journal/300 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Wege, M, Postma, M, Tosh, CA, De Bruyn, PJN & Bester, MN 2015, 'First confirmed record of a leucistic Antarctic fur seal pup born outside the Scotia Arc Islands', Polar Biology, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 569-571. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0722-4060 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1432-2056 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1007/s00300-014-1573-z |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/44185 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Springer |
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dc.rights |
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014.The original publication is available at : http://link.springer.comjournal/300. |
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dc.subject |
Leucism |
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dc.subject |
Arctocephalus gazella |
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dc.subject |
Marion Island |
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dc.subject |
Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) |
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dc.title |
First confirmed record of a leucistic Antarctic fur seal pup born outside the Scotia Arc Islands |
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dc.type |
Postprint Article |
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