Abstract
A eumelanistic chinstrap penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus was registered at Penguin Island, Maritime Antarctica during the 2014/2015 austral summer. Melanism mutations are quite rare for this species, and even though former informal records have been made, as far as we know, this is the first official report of eumelanism in chinstrap penguins.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1919-1921 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Polar Biology |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Keywords
- Color aberration
- Color abnormalities
- Eumelanism
- Pygoscelis antarcticus
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