New record of strawberry leopard ( Panthera pardus ) in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
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 African cont...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley Open Access
2024
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