Leucistic southern elephant seal at Marion Island
Leucistic southern elephant seal at Marion Island
We observed a light coloured female southern elephant seal juvenile (Mirounga leonina) twice at Marion Island in August 2008 and confirmed that it was leucistic rather than albinistic. Though there have been a few previous reports of light-coloured southern elephant seals, this is the first confirmed case of leucism in this species. Judged to be 1-year old, perhaps 2-years old at the most, and because we have not observed any leucistic pups at Marion Island during the past 2 years despite an extensive monitoring and tagging program, we think that this animal was born at nearby Prince Edward Island or perhaps further afield at Îles Crozet.
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Reisinger, Ryan R.
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Mufanadzo, N. Thomas
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De Bruyn, P. J.Nico
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Bester, Marthán N.
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March 2009
Reisinger, Ryan R.
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Mufanadzo, N. Thomas
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De Bruyn, P. J.Nico
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Bester, Marthán N.
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Reisinger, Ryan R., Mufanadzo, N. Thomas, De Bruyn, P. J.Nico and Bester, Marthán N.
(2009)
Leucistic southern elephant seal at Marion Island.
Polar Biology, 32 (3), .
(doi:10.1007/s00300-008-0572-3).
Abstract
We observed a light coloured female southern elephant seal juvenile (Mirounga leonina) twice at Marion Island in August 2008 and confirmed that it was leucistic rather than albinistic. Though there have been a few previous reports of light-coloured southern elephant seals, this is the first confirmed case of leucism in this species. Judged to be 1-year old, perhaps 2-years old at the most, and because we have not observed any leucistic pups at Marion Island during the past 2 years despite an extensive monitoring and tagging program, we think that this animal was born at nearby Prince Edward Island or perhaps further afield at Îles Crozet.
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Published date: March 2009
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/469036
ISSN: 0722-4060
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N. Thomas Mufanadzo
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Marthán N. Bester
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