Vivid biofluorescence discovered in the nocturnal Springhare (Pedetidae)

Abstract Biofluorescence has been detected in several nocturnal-crepuscular organisms from invertebrates to birds and mammals. Biofluorescence in mammals has been detected across the phylogeny, including the monotreme duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhyncus anatinus), marsupial opossums (Didelphidae),...

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Autores principales:	Erik R. Olson, Michaela R. Carlson, V. M. Sadagopa Ramanujam, Lindsay Sears, Sharon E. Anthony, Paula Spaeth Anich, Leigh Ramon, Alissa Hulstrand, Michaela Jurewicz, Adam S. Gunnelson, Allison M. Kohler, Jonathan G. Martin
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:85b0a97d308a4154b79ffab1d76967af2021-12-02T14:21:53ZVivid biofluorescence discovered in the nocturnal Springhare (Pedetidae)10.1038/s41598-021-83588-02045-2322https://doaj.org/article/85b0a97d308a4154b79ffab1d76967af2021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83588-0https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Biofluorescence has been detected in several nocturnal-crepuscular organisms from invertebrates to birds and mammals. Biofluorescence in mammals has been detected across the phylogeny, including the monotreme duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhyncus anatinus), marsupial opossums (Didelphidae), and New World placental flying squirrels (Gluacomys spp.). Here, we document vivid biofluorescence of springhare (Pedetidae) in both museum specimens and captive individuals—the first documented biofluorescence of an Old World placental mammal. We explore the variation in biofluorescence across our sample and characterize its physical and chemical properties. The striking visual patterning and intensity of color shift was unique relative to biofluorescence found in other mammals. We establish that biofluorescence in springhare likely originates within the cuticle of the hair fiber and emanates, at least partially, from several fluorescent porphyrins and potentially one unassigned molecule absent from our standard porphyrin mixture. This discovery further supports the hypothesis that biofluorescence may be ecologically important for nocturnal-crepuscular mammals and suggests that it may be more broadly distributed throughout Mammalia than previously thought.Erik R. OlsonMichaela R. CarlsonV. M. Sadagopa RamanujamLindsay SearsSharon E. AnthonyPaula Spaeth AnichLeigh RamonAlissa HulstrandMichaela JurewiczAdam S. GunnelsonAllison M. KohlerJonathan G. MartinNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Erik R. Olson Michaela R. Carlson V. M. Sadagopa Ramanujam Lindsay Sears Sharon E. Anthony Paula Spaeth Anich Leigh Ramon Alissa Hulstrand Michaela Jurewicz Adam S. Gunnelson Allison M. Kohler Jonathan G. Martin Vivid biofluorescence discovered in the nocturnal Springhare (Pedetidae)
description	Abstract Biofluorescence has been detected in several nocturnal-crepuscular organisms from invertebrates to birds and mammals. Biofluorescence in mammals has been detected across the phylogeny, including the monotreme duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhyncus anatinus), marsupial opossums (Didelphidae), and New World placental flying squirrels (Gluacomys spp.). Here, we document vivid biofluorescence of springhare (Pedetidae) in both museum specimens and captive individuals—the first documented biofluorescence of an Old World placental mammal. We explore the variation in biofluorescence across our sample and characterize its physical and chemical properties. The striking visual patterning and intensity of color shift was unique relative to biofluorescence found in other mammals. We establish that biofluorescence in springhare likely originates within the cuticle of the hair fiber and emanates, at least partially, from several fluorescent porphyrins and potentially one unassigned molecule absent from our standard porphyrin mixture. This discovery further supports the hypothesis that biofluorescence may be ecologically important for nocturnal-crepuscular mammals and suggests that it may be more broadly distributed throughout Mammalia than previously thought.
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author	Erik R. Olson Michaela R. Carlson V. M. Sadagopa Ramanujam Lindsay Sears Sharon E. Anthony Paula Spaeth Anich Leigh Ramon Alissa Hulstrand Michaela Jurewicz Adam S. Gunnelson Allison M. Kohler Jonathan G. Martin
author_facet	Erik R. Olson Michaela R. Carlson V. M. Sadagopa Ramanujam Lindsay Sears Sharon E. Anthony Paula Spaeth Anich Leigh Ramon Alissa Hulstrand Michaela Jurewicz Adam S. Gunnelson Allison M. Kohler Jonathan G. Martin
author_sort	Erik R. Olson
title	Vivid biofluorescence discovered in the nocturnal Springhare (Pedetidae)
title_short	Vivid biofluorescence discovered in the nocturnal Springhare (Pedetidae)
title_full	Vivid biofluorescence discovered in the nocturnal Springhare (Pedetidae)
title_fullStr	Vivid biofluorescence discovered in the nocturnal Springhare (Pedetidae)
title_full_unstemmed	Vivid biofluorescence discovered in the nocturnal Springhare (Pedetidae)
title_sort	vivid biofluorescence discovered in the nocturnal springhare (pedetidae)
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/85b0a97d308a4154b79ffab1d76967af
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Vivid biofluorescence discovered in the nocturnal Springhare (Pedetidae)

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