Phenomenon of partial and total albinism in the Hybrid Sparrows Passer domesticus X Passer hispaniolensis in Algeria

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Published: Dec 30, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.57056/ajb.v2i2.48
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Sparrow, albinism, Ghardaïa, Algeria

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Abdelwahab CHEDAD

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The phenomenon of albinism is repeated several times in sparrows, where as of december 8, 2018, a case of a male sparrow was observed in the city of Metlili (Ghardaïa - South Algeria), with a remarkably whitish color. Another observation of three (03) cases of total albinism in young males observed in Algiers in June 2007, precisely in Bir Khadem (Algiers - Northern Algeria).

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CHEDAD, A. (2021). Phenomenon of partial and total albinism in the Hybrid Sparrows Passer domesticus X Passer hispaniolensis in Algeria . Algerian Journal of Biosciences, 2(2), 056–058. https://doi.org/10.57056/ajb.v2i2.48
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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): Alger. j. biosciences (Dec 2021)
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