First record for a partial Isabelline colouration in a European mole, Talpa europaea, from Central Italy-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

First record for a partial Isabelline colouration in a European mole, Talpa europaea, from Central Italy

Published:2021-12-16 Issue:0 Volume:0 Page:
ISSN:0025-1461
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Author:

Brustenga Leonardo¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology , University of Perugia , Via del Giochetto, 06123 Perugia , Italy

Abstract

Abstract The European mole Talpa europaea Linnaeus, 1758 is a quite common species in Central Italy. I report the first Isabelline individual of this species recorded in the scientific literature. Actually, this species is quite widespread throughout Europe, but coat-colouration anomalies have never been described in Central Italian mole populations. Further research is therefore needed to determine the percentage of occurrence of anomalous individuals and the evolutionary history of coat anomalies in moles.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/mammalia-2021-0116/pdf

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