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First case of albinism registered for Ateles chamek (Humboldt, 1812)

Lange, Liselot R., Glynn, Sean (2022) First case of albinism registered for Ateles chamek (Humboldt, 1812). Neotropical primates, 28 (1-2). pp. 67-69. (doi:10.62015/np.2022.v28.224) (KAR id:109469)

Abstract

Albinism is rarely documented amongst Neotropical mammals, especially in primates, for which only a few cases have been reported. In this paper, we report the first case of albinism in a wild black-faced black spider monkey (Ateles chamek) found on the Las Piedras River in south-eastern Peru. The individual, a juvenile female, was sighted in a group in primary forest between 2017 and 2020.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.62015/np.2022.v28.224
Uncontrolled keywords: albinism; spider monkey; genetics; Neotropics; mammal
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Q Science > QH Natural history
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation > DICE (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology)
Depositing User: Sean Glynn
Date Deposited: 31 Mar 2025 12:10 UTC
Last Modified: 02 Apr 2025 02:54 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/109469 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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