Finding of polydactyly in a free-ranging guanaco (Lama guanicoe)
| Author | dc.contributor.author | Zapata, Beatriz | |
| Author | dc.contributor.author | González, B. A. | es_CL |
| Author | dc.contributor.author | Marín, Juan C. | es_CL |
| Author | dc.contributor.author | Cabello, J. L. | es_CL |
| Author | dc.contributor.author | Johnson, W. E. | es_CL |
| Author | dc.contributor.author | Skewesf, O. | es_CL |
| Admission date | dc.date.accessioned | 2010-01-28T20:35:43Z | |
| Available date | dc.date.available | 2010-01-28T20:35:43Z | |
| Publication date | dc.date.issued | 2008-05 | |
| Cita de ítem | dc.identifier.citation | SMALL RUMINANT RESEARCH, Volume: 76, Issue: 3, Pages: 220-222, 2008 | en_US |
| Identifier | dc.identifier.issn | 0921-4488 | |
| Identifier | dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/122386 | |
| Abstract | dc.description.abstract | Polydactylism, a genetic defect characterized by partial or complete duplication of the digit, has been described in a wide range of vertebrates. Among ungulates, polydactyly appears to be relatively common in domestic camelids, with reports in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius), llama (Lama glama) and alpaca (Vicugna pacos). However, in wild South American camelids polydactyly has been reported only in a vicu˜na kept in a zoo (Vicugna vicugna), but not in wild populations. Here a finding of polydactyly in a free-ranging guanaco is described. We propose the hypothesis that this malformation has an atavistic–genetic origin. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | en_US |
| Lenguage | dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| Publisher | dc.publisher | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | en_US |
| Keywords | dc.subject | Guanaco | en_US |
| Título | dc.title | Finding of polydactyly in a free-ranging guanaco (Lama guanicoe) | en_US |
| Document type | dc.type | Artículo de revista |
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