Ultraviolet Biofluorescence in Pocket Gophers

被引:6
作者
Pynne, J. T. [1 ,2 ]
Castleberry, Steven B. [3 ]
Conner, L. Mike [2 ]
Piper, Colleen W. [2 ]
Parsons, Elizabeth, I [1 ,2 ]
Gitzen, Robert A. [4 ]
Duncan, Sarah, I [5 ]
Austin, James D. [6 ]
McCleery, Robert A. [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Georgia, DB Warnell Sch Forestry & Nat Resources, Athens, GA 30602 USA
[2] Jones Ctr Ichauway, Newton, GA 39870 USA
[3] Univ Georgia, Warnell Sch Forestry & Nat Resources, Athens, GA 30602 USA
[4] Auburn Univ, Sch Forestry & Wildlife Sci, 602 Duncan Dr, Auburn, AL 36849 USA
[5] Eckerd Coll, Nat Sci Coll, Biol, 4200 54th Ave South St, Petersburg, FL 33713 USA
[6] Univ Florida, 110 Newins Ziegler Hall,Box 110430, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
关键词
FLUORESCENCE; PIGMENTS; LIGHT; OWLS;
D O I
10.1674/0003-0031-186.1.150
中图分类号
X176 [生物多样性保护];
学科分类号
090705 ;
摘要
Biofluorescence in mammal pelage is considered rare, but has been documented in multiple taxa in recent years. Herein, we provide the first observations of biofluorescence in fossorial mammals. We documented biofluorescence in live Geomys pinetis (southeastern pocket gopher) and in museum specimens of four additional geomyid species. Although unknown, the adaptive significance of biofluorescence in pocket gophers is likely similar to that documented in terrestrial and arboreal species previously, including communication or predator evasion.
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页码:150 / 155
页数:6
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