First photographic record of albinism in Baiomys taylori (Rodentia: Cricetidae)
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Ari A. Rice
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Michael L. Morrison
Abstract
Cases of albinism have been reported in less than 2% of living rodent species. Here, we report the first description of complete albinism in Baiomys taylori along with photographic evidence. This adult female was captured on three occasions as part of a long-term small mammal study on rangelands of extreme southern Texas. The individual was developing teats upon the third capture, an early sign of pregnancy. Despite selective pressures against albino phenotypes, this animal was able to survive to adulthood and potentially pass its albino alleles to offspring.
Funding source: East Foundation
Acknowledgments
We thank East Foundation for funding their long-term study of small mammals and the 2021 East Foundation monitoring crew for ensuring the continuation of this project. In particular, we thank Grace Hershberg for her initial discovery and handling of this rodent. This is manuscript number 69 of the East Foundation.
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Author contributions: All authors conceived the project and collaborated on the writing of the paper.
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Research funding: This research was funded by the East Foundation.
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Conflict of interest statement: All authors have declared no conflict of interest regarding this paper.
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Research ethics: All animals were collected in accordance with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department authorized scientific collection permit (SPR-1218-309) and Texas A&M University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (AUP 2016-0296).
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