Margay also hide their spots: first records of melanistic Leopardus wiedii from Colombia and Costa Rica
Melanism has been commonly recorded in tropical felids, especially within the genus Leopardus. However, so far there are no reports of the existence of melanism in Leopardus wiedii. Herein, we present the first report of melanistic individuals of margays, obtained in Colombia and Costa Rica. The low...
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| author | José F. González-Maya Andrés Arias-Alzate Ramón Granados-Peña Diego A. Gómez-Hoyos Jan Schipper Miguel Majarrés-Morrón Gustavo Majarrés-Pinzón |
| author_facet | José F. González-Maya Andrés Arias-Alzate Ramón Granados-Peña Diego A. Gómez-Hoyos Jan Schipper Miguel Majarrés-Morrón Gustavo Majarrés-Pinzón |
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| description | Melanism has been commonly recorded in tropical felids, especially within the genus Leopardus. However, so far there are no reports of the existence of melanism in Leopardus wiedii. Herein, we present the first report of melanistic individuals of margays, obtained in Colombia and Costa Rica. The low frequency and scarcity of melanistic margay records along its distribution reflect that this is potentially not an ecological or adaptive advantage for the species, and likely the mutation is not established, or even follows a random frequency in the populations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5a5e7f9e07c84e49b7d3476e9abed89f2025-08-20T02:31:19ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062018-04-0189210.22201/ib.20078706e.2018.2.1921Margay also hide their spots: first records of melanistic Leopardus wiedii from Colombia and Costa RicaJosé F. González-Maya0Andrés Arias-Alzate1Ramón Granados-Peña2Diego A. Gómez-Hoyos3Jan Schipper4Miguel Majarrés-Morrón5Gustavo Majarrés-Pinzón6Proyecto de Conservación de Aguas y Tierras, ProCAT Colombia/Internacional & Instituto de Ecología, UNAMInstituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México-UNAMFundación para la Participación, Capacitación y la Investigación Social "FUPARCIS"Proyecto de Conservación de Aguas y Tierras, ProCAT Colombia/Internacional.Arizona State University & Phoenix ZooFundación para la Participación, Capacitación y la Investigación Social "FUPARCIS"Fundación para la Participación, Capacitación y la Investigación Social "FUPARCIS"Melanism has been commonly recorded in tropical felids, especially within the genus Leopardus. However, so far there are no reports of the existence of melanism in Leopardus wiedii. Herein, we present the first report of melanistic individuals of margays, obtained in Colombia and Costa Rica. The low frequency and scarcity of melanistic margay records along its distribution reflect that this is potentially not an ecological or adaptive advantage for the species, and likely the mutation is not established, or even follows a random frequency in the populations.https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1921Cryptic speciesMelanismMutationNatural historyWild felids |
| spellingShingle | José F. González-Maya Andrés Arias-Alzate Ramón Granados-Peña Diego A. Gómez-Hoyos Jan Schipper Miguel Majarrés-Morrón Gustavo Majarrés-Pinzón Margay also hide their spots: first records of melanistic Leopardus wiedii from Colombia and Costa Rica Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad Cryptic species Melanism Mutation Natural history Wild felids |
| title | Margay also hide their spots: first records of melanistic Leopardus wiedii from Colombia and Costa Rica |
| title_full | Margay also hide their spots: first records of melanistic Leopardus wiedii from Colombia and Costa Rica |
| title_fullStr | Margay also hide their spots: first records of melanistic Leopardus wiedii from Colombia and Costa Rica |
| title_full_unstemmed | Margay also hide their spots: first records of melanistic Leopardus wiedii from Colombia and Costa Rica |
| title_short | Margay also hide their spots: first records of melanistic Leopardus wiedii from Colombia and Costa Rica |
| title_sort | margay also hide their spots first records of melanistic leopardus wiedii from colombia and costa rica |
| topic | Cryptic species Melanism Mutation Natural history Wild felids |
| url | https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1921 |
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