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<journal-id>2007-3364</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Therya]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Therya]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-3364</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Mexicana de Mastozoología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S2007-33642016000300483</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.12933/therya-16-408</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[First records of leucism in eight species of small mammals (Mammalia: Rodentia)]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Primeros registros de leucismo en ocho especies de mamíferos pequeños (Mammalia: Rodentia)]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Brito]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valdivieso-Bermeo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Karla]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="A01">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Quito ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="A02">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Internacional del Ecuador Escuela de Biología Aplicada ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Quito ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>7</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>483</fpage>
<lpage>489</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-33642016000300483&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-33642016000300483&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-33642016000300483&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Leucism is a partial hypopigmentary congenital disorder that indicates low levels of genetic diversity and is considered to be an unusual trait in wild populations. In continental America, few cases of abnormal coloration in vertebrates have been recorded. This feature can increase the selective pressure on individuals who have it, and can result from population isolation which, in turn, could act as an alarming indicator of environmental change. This condition has not been reported previously in genera of small rodent such as Akodon, Nephelomys, Thomasomys, Trasandinomys and Mesomys. Therefore, the aim of this note is to report 38 cases of leucism found in eight rodent species for the first time: Akodon mollis (n = 7), Nephelomys albigularis (n = 7), N. moerex (n = 18), Transandinomys talamancae (n = 2), Thomasomys auricularis (n = 1), T. taczanowskii (n = 1), T. paramorum (n = 1) and Mesomys hispidus (n = 1).]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: El leucismo es un desorden hipopigmentario congénito, que refleja bajos niveles de diversidad genética y es considerado inusual en poblaciones silvestres. Pocos son los casos que han sido registrados de coloraciones anómalas en vertebrados para el continente americano. Esta característica puede incrementar la presión selectiva en los individuos que la presentan, pudiendo darse por aislamiento poblacional que a su vez podría actuar como un indicador de cambios ambientales. Esta condición nunca había sido reportada en los géneros de roedores pequeños: Akodon, Nephelomys, Thomasomys, Trasandinomys y Mesomys. Por lo tanto el objetivo de la presente nota es dar a conocer por primera vez 38 casos de leucismo para ocho especies de roedores: Akodon mollis (n = 7), Nephelomys albigularis (n = 7), N. moerex (n = 18), Transandinomys talamancae (n = 2), Thomasomys auricularis (n = 1), T. taczanowskii (n = 1), T. paramorum (n = 1) y Mesomys hispidus (n = 1).]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ecuador]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[leucism]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Rodentia]]></kwd>
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