New record of strawberry leopard (Panthera pardus) in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania

New record of strawberry leopard (Panthera pardus) in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania

Abstract Strawberry or red leopards are a rare colour morph of leopard (Panthera pardus) characterised by spot markings that are red or brown instead of black, thought to be a result of a mutation in the tyrosinase‐related protein (TYRP1) gene. We report the first record of this phenotype on the Afr...

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Main Authors: Charlotte E. Searle, Paolo Strampelli, Singira N. Parsais, Leonard J. Haule, Kandey K. Olesyapa, Nasri D. Salum, Germanus Hape, Manase Elisa, Daniel Mathayo, Joseph Kaduma, Neema Malulu, Nyasatu Mkaka, Justine Robert, Dennis Ikanda, Samuel Mtoka, Kathryn Doody, Alex L. Lobora, Amy J. Dickman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-07-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
African leopard
colour morph
Miombo woodland
Nyerere‐Selous ecosystem
Panthera pardus
phenotype
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11542

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11542

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