Cuadernos de investigación UNED (Dec 2019)

A leucistic female Canis latrans (Carnivora: Canidae) in Costa Rica

  • Stephanny Arroyo Arce,
  • Daniel Corrales Gutiérrez,
  • Deiver Espinoza Muñoz,
  • Daniela Araya Gamboa,
  • Mónica Chávez Ramos,
  • Roberto Salom Pérez

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v11i3.2618
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 3

Abstract

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Partial depigmentation (leucism) is rare in mammals. We report 17 camera trap records of a single female leucistic coyote (Canis latrans) in Costa Rica between 2014 and 2018.

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