Two cases of leucism in Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782) in the south of Brazil.

We present the reports of two leucistic individuals of the Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis obtained in the rural area of the municipality of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, and at the Botanic Garden of Curitiba, Paraná, south of Brazil. Both individuals presented chromatic aberrations in the p...

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Main Authors: Ismael Franz, Rodrigo Fleck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2009-03-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume221/p161-164.pdf