naa a22 4500 510744885 CHVBK 20180411083042.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s13364-012-0088-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s13364-012-0088-7 Albino and melanistic genets ( Genetta genetta ) in Europe [Elektronische Daten] [Miguel Delibes, Virginie Mézan-Muxart, Javier Calzada] While melanistic genets (Genetta spp.) are well known in a few species of the genus, albino specimens have not been described to date. Here, we report on the presence of unusual albino and melanistic common genets (Genetta genetta) in Spain, discussing their frequency of occurrence in the wild. Melanistic and albino common genets are not known in the original African range of the species, thus phenotypical variability in coat colour appears to be greater in Europe, its introduced range. Natural (e.g. a reduced risk of predation in Europe) and/or artificial (e.g. captive-rearing of the species) selection could explain this fact, but more research on the topic is needed. Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża, Poland, 2012 Albinism nationallicence Artificial selection nationallicence Carnivora nationallicence Coat colour nationallicence Genetta nationallicence Invasion pathways nationallicence Melanism nationallicence Natural selection nationallicence Delibes Miguel Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Avda. Américo Vespucio s/n, 41092, Sevilla, Spain aut Mézan-Muxart Virginie Ecole Doctorale Sciences Humaines et Sociales "Erasme”, Centre d'Etudes sur les Nouveaux Espaces Littéraires (CENEL), Université Paris 13, 99 Avenue Jean-Baptiste Clément, 93430, Villetaneuse, France aut Calzada Javier Departamento de Biología Ambiental y Salud Pública, Universidad de Huelva, Avda. Fuerzas Armadas s/n, 21007, Huelva, Spain aut Acta Theriologica Springer-Verlag 58/1(2013-01-01), 95-99 0001-7051 58:1<95 2013 58 13364 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-012-0088-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-012-0088-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Delibes Miguel Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Avda. Américo Vespucio s/n, 41092, Sevilla, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mézan-Muxart Virginie Ecole Doctorale Sciences Humaines et Sociales "Erasme”, Centre d'Etudes sur les Nouveaux Espaces Littéraires (CENEL), Université Paris 13, 99 Avenue Jean-Baptiste Clément, 93430, Villetaneuse, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Calzada Javier Departamento de Biología Ambiental y Salud Pública, Universidad de Huelva, Avda. Fuerzas Armadas s/n, 21007, Huelva, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Acta Theriologica Springer-Verlag 58/1(2013-01-01), 95-99 0001-7051 58:1<95 2013 58 13364 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer