White-belted Coloration in a Northern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda)

White-belted Coloration in a Northern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda)

A partially albinistic northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) was captured in deciduous forest in S-central Virginia. This coat color pattern in a B. brevicauda, as well as examples of bold white coloration in other species of shrews and rodents, provides additional evidence that pattern f...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American midland naturalist 1997-04, Vol.137 (2), p.397-400
Hauptverfasser: Moncrief, Nancy D., Anderson, John M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Albinism
Biology
Color of animals
Colors
Epidermis
Golden hamsters
Mammals
Melanin
Melanocytes
Notes and Discussion
Physiological aspects
Rodents
Shrews
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Zusammenfassung:A partially albinistic northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) was captured in deciduous forest in S-central Virginia. This coat color pattern in a B. brevicauda, as well as examples of bold white coloration in other species of shrews and rodents, provides additional evidence that pattern formation in mammals is not size-dependent.
ISSN:0003-0031
1938-4238
DOI:10.2307/2426859