{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,20]],"date-time":"2026-08-20T09:28:10Z","timestamp":1787218090579,"version":"build-2736575974"},"reference-count":62,"publisher":"Wiley","issue":"7","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,8]],"date-time":"2026-07-08T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1783468800000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":7,"URL":"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,1]],"date-time":"2026-07-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1782864000000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/doi.wiley.com\/10.1002\/tdm_license_1.1"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["onlinelibrary.wiley.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Ecology and Evolution"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,7]]},"abstract":"<jats:title>ABSTRACT<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    Pigmentation anomalies such as albinism, leucism, and melanism in mammals are uncommon but can provide insight into genetic, ecological, and demographic patterns within populations. We documented piebaldism, a form of leucism, in\n                    <jats:italic>Syntheosciurus granatensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    using camera\u2010trap bycatch data (2014\u20132024), verified iNaturalist observations, and records from collaborators in northwestern Ecuador. From camera\u2010trap data, 96 of 301 independent events (31.9%) showed piebald individuals. We also compiled 36 iNaturalist observations and five additional records from collaborators. Piebald and normally colored individuals (uniformly colored reddish\u2010brown coat with bright, rust\u2010colored tail) occurred sympatrically, with depigmentation patterns ranging from small white patches to extensive white coloration. The records occurred from 70 to 3200\u2009m.a.s.l. in both protected and disturbed areas. These results indicate a high prevalence of piebaldism in this area and demonstrate the value of integrating camera trapping and citizen science data to document color variation.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/ece3.73969","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,8]],"date-time":"2026-07-08T13:02:51Z","timestamp":1783515771000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Spots All Over: Records of Piebaldism in Red\u2010Tailed Squirrel\n                    <i>Syntheosciurus granatensis<\/i>\n                    in Northwestern Ecuador"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Elias","family":"Viteri\u2010Basso","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratorio de Carn\u00edvoros Universidad San Francisco de Quito  Quito Ecuador"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chiara","family":"Correa\u2010Zanotti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Paris Lodron Universit\u00e4t Salzburg  Salzburg Austria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mateo","family":"Roldan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de Investigaci\u00f3n y Biolog\u00eda Mashpi Lodge  Quito Ecuador"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carlos","family":"Morochz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de Investigaci\u00f3n y Biolog\u00eda Mashpi Lodge  Quito Ecuador"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Edward","family":"Powers","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratorio de Carn\u00edvoros Universidad San Francisco de Quito  Quito Ecuador"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bastian","family":"Betancourt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratorio de Carn\u00edvoros Universidad San Francisco de Quito  Quito Ecuador"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Santiago","family":"Molina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratorio de Carn\u00edvoros Universidad San Francisco de Quito  Quito Ecuador"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9588-7462","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rebecca","family":"Zug","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratorio de Carn\u00edvoros Universidad San Francisco de Quito  Quito Ecuador"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_9_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1590\/S1519\u201069842013000100020"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4257\/oeco.2021.2504.07"},{"issue":"2","key":"e_1_2_9_4_1","first-page":"288","article-title":"Sticking Out in a Herd? Records of Anomalous Pigmentation in a Social Herd\u2010Forming Ungulate (\n                     Tayassu pecari\n                  )","volume":"17","author":"Aximoff I.","year":"2021","journal-title":"North\u2010Western Journal of Zoology"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S0266467400000237"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.51492\/cfwj.110.8"},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_9_7_1","first-page":"61","article-title":"Feeding Assemblages of Mammals at Fruiting \n                     Dipteryx panamensis\n                   (Papilionaceae) Trees in Panama: Seed Predation, Dispersal, and Parasitism","volume":"28","author":"Bonaccorso F. J.","year":"1980","journal-title":"Revista de Biolog\u00eda Tropical"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11625\u2010020\u201000839\u20101"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/rse2.48"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1641\/0006\u20103568(2005)055[0125:TASOCI]2.0.CO;2"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.tree.2019.12.008"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S0266467408005270"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.53157\/ecotropicos.33e0019"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12862\u2010020\u201001639\u2010y"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fevo.2021.617996"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2307\/1373601"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1656\/045.020.0411"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_18_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/pde.13831"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_19_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2307\/1381179"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_20_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3112\/erdkunde.2016.03.02"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_21_1","first-page":"23","article-title":"Piebaldism in Roat\u00e1n Spiny\u2010Tailed Iguanas, \n                     Ctenosaura oedirhina","volume":"136","author":"Goode A. B.","year":"2016","journal-title":"Herpetological Bulletin"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_22_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s13364\u2010022\u201000643\u20105"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_23_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/ece3.5767"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_24_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s42991\u2010021\u201000156\u20109"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_25_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2307\/3858530"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_26_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2307\/1380149"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_27_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.tig.2010.02.002"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_28_1","unstructured":"Jahn O.2011.\u201cBirds and Mammals as Indicators for the Conservation Status of Tropical Forests in the Ecuadorian Choc\u00f3.\u201dTropical Vertebrates in a Changing World."},{"key":"e_1_2_9_29_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2307\/1373567"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_30_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1898\/nwn12\u201007.1"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_31_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2307\/1935266"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_32_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.47603\/mano.v7n1.196"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_33_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/9781444319651"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_34_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1098\/rspb.2015.0614"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_35_1","volume-title":"Albinism in wild vertebrates. Master's thesis","author":"McCardle H.","year":"2012"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_36_1","first-page":"303","article-title":"A Study of the Vertebrate Fauna of the Hudson Highlands, With Observations on the Mollusca, Crustacea, Lepidoptera, and the Flora of the Region","volume":"10","author":"Mearns E. A.","year":"1898","journal-title":"Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_37_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1071\/AM14023"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_38_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/mam.12152"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_39_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1940082920910364"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_40_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S0959270917000107"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_41_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.agrformet.2026.111086"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_42_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2307\/3503822"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_43_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/978-4-431-99495-4"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_44_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.anbehav.2012.09.033"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_45_1","volume-title":"Climate Vulnerability of the Health Sector in Quito: Making Technical Data Accessible to Policy Makers","author":"Opitz\u2010Stapleton S.","year":"2016"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_46_1","first-page":"136","article-title":"The Biosynthesis of Mammalian Melanin: The Regulation of Pigment Formation, the Key to Disorders Such as Albinism and Piebaldism, May Also Offer Some Clues for the Treatment of Melanoma","volume":"70","author":"Pawelek J. M.","year":"1982","journal-title":"American Scientist"},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_9_47_1","first-page":"65","article-title":"Mam\u00edferos Presentes en el Municipio de Popay\u00e1n, Cauca\u2010Colombia","volume":"12","author":"Ram\u00edrez\u2010Chaves H. E.","year":"2008","journal-title":"Bolet\u00edn Cient\u00edfico Museo de Historia Natural"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_48_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.47603\/manovol5n2.24\u201025"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_49_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pgen.1005126"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_50_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2307\/2426214"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_51_1","volume-title":"Endemic Bird Areas of the World: Priorities for Biodiversity Conservation","author":"Stattersfield A. J.","year":"1998"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_52_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2307\/2425782"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_53_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1515\/mammalia\u20102019\u20100025"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_54_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1353\/book.17238"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_55_1","volume-title":"Gu\u00eda de Campo de los Mam\u00edferos del Ecuador","author":"Tirira D. G.","year":"2017"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_56_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1469\u20101795.2008.00169.x"},{"issue":"3","key":"e_1_2_9_57_1","first-page":"446","article-title":"Use of Camera Traps for Wildlife Studies: A Review","volume":"18","author":"Trolliet F.","year":"2014","journal-title":"Biotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_58_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600\u20100625.2009.00966.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_59_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3897\/BDJ.12.e137463"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_60_1","unstructured":"Weber J. andL.Weber.2012.\u201cMeet Central Texas' Squirrels.\u201dAustin360 website.http:\/\/www.austin360.com."},{"key":"e_1_2_9_61_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/ece3.71680"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_62_1","first-page":"1","article-title":"The Mammals of Washtenaw County, Michigan","volume":"123","author":"Wood N. A.","year":"1922","journal-title":"Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_63_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.29173\/bluejay3067"}],"container-title":["Ecology and Evolution"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1002\/ece3.73969","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full-xml\/10.1002\/ece3.73969","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1002\/ece3.73969","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,20]],"date-time":"2026-08-20T09:15:37Z","timestamp":1787217337000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/ece3.73969"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,7]]},"references-count":62,"journal-issue":{"issue":"7","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,7]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1002\/ece3.73969"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ece3.73969","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["2045-7758","2045-7758"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2045-7758","type":"print"},{"value":"2045-7758","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,7]]},"assertion":[{"value":"2026-05-28","order":0,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2026-06-25","order":2,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2026-07-08","order":3,"name":"published","label":"Published","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}}],"article-number":"e73969"}}