Anomalous Coloration of Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins off Southern China----中国科学院深海科学与工程研究所

2023

2023

论文

论文题目	Anomalous Coloration of Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins off Southern China
论文题目（英文）	Anomalous Coloration of Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins off Southern China
作者	Lin, Wenzhi(1);Chen, Shenglan(1,2);Zheng, Ruiqiang(3);Serres, Agathe(1);Liu, Binshuai(1,2);Lin, Mingli(1);Liu, Mingming(1);Li, Songhai(1)
发表年度	2023-02-04
卷	11
期
页码	348
期刊名称	Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
摘要
摘要_英文	The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin is characterized by a particular ontogenic change in body color from dark gray at birth to pure white (or with a few dark-gray spots) after reaching adulthood. Here, we report a spectrum of anomalous body color patterns observed on Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins off southern China. The occurrence of hypopigmentation and hyperpigmentation was described and compared among six putative dolphin populations. Low rates of anomalies in body color patterns were observed (<1%), except for hypopigmentation, which was prevalent in dolphins residing in the mid-Pearl-River-Delta region (3.3%).