First confirmed record of a leucistic Antarctic fur seal pup born outside the Scotia Arc Islands

Wege, Mia; Postma, Martin; Tosh, Cheryl A.; De Bruyn, P.J. Nico; Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt

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dc.contributor.author	Wege, Mia
dc.contributor.author	Postma, Martin
dc.contributor.author	Tosh, Cheryl A.
dc.contributor.author	De Bruyn, P.J. Nico
dc.contributor.author	Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
dc.date.accessioned	2015-03-26T10:32:00Z
dc.date.available	2015-03-26T10:32:00Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04
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.	en_ZA
dc.description.embargo	2016-04-30	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	hb2015	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	Department of Science and Technology, through the National Research Foundation (South Africa).	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://link.springer.com/journal/300	en_ZA
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.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	0722-4060 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	1432-2056 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.1007/s00300-014-1573-z
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/44185
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Springer	en_ZA
dc.rights	© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014.The original publication is available at : http://link.springer.comjournal/300.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Leucism	en_ZA
dc.subject	Arctocephalus gazella	en_ZA
dc.subject	Marion Island	en_ZA
dc.subject	Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella)	en_ZA
dc.title	First confirmed record of a leucistic Antarctic fur seal pup born outside the Scotia Arc Islands	en_ZA
dc.type	Postprint Article	en_ZA