Mustelidae is the largest and most diverse family within the order Carnivora, encompasses
65 species and 22 genera, and is widely distributed around the world. Mustelids exhibit a …

Simple Summary Congenital malformations can lead to embryonic mortality in many
species, and sea turtles are no exception. Genetic and/or environmental alterations occur …

To the untrained eye, all reed warblers may look alike. Anyone who takes a closer look will
quickly realize that there is in fact an amazing spectrum of different ecological and adaptive …

Plumage aberrations are not uncommon in birds, but there is some confusion in the
literature, especially in relation to albinos. Plumage aberrations in birds are better known in …

In patchily distributed species dispersal connects local populations into metapopulations.
Reliable quantifications of dispersal are therefore crucial to understanding the population …

Although rare, albinism has been observed in almost every vertebrate species on earth and
wild animals persist in nature even with this seemingly adverse condition. Albinistic animals …

Las anormalidades pigmentarias en aves han adquirido mayor importancia e interés entre
la comunidad ornitológica; sin embargo, resulta necesario contar con una herramienta de …

The effects of radioactive contamination on the phenotype of free-living organisms are
poorly understood, mainly because of the difficulty of capturing the large numbers of …

Amphibians can obtain their colour from a combination of several different pigment and light
reflecting cell types called chromatophores, with defects in one or several of the cells …

Dispersal is of prime importance for many evolutionary processes and has been studied for
decades. The reproductive consequences of dispersal have proven difficult to study, simply …