Works about MELANISM

Results: 281

Coloration and the Genetics of Adaptation.

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PLoS Biology, 2007, v. 5, n. 9, p. e250, doi. 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050250

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Mundy, Nicholas I.

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Article

Further occurrences of melanism in a northern, peripheral, population of Bobcat (Lynx rufus).

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Canadian Field-Naturalist, 2021, v. 135, n. 1, p. 52, doi. 10.22621/cfn.v135i1.2449

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McALPINE, DONALD F.

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Article

Cory's Bittern, Ixobrychus "neoxenus" exilis: Morph, Mutant, or Mixed Bag?

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Canadian Field-Naturalist, 2014, v. 128, n. 4, p. 350

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SMITH, PAUL

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Article

Melanistic Diversity in the Maritime Gartersnake, Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus, in Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Canadian Field-Naturalist, 2014, v. 128, n. 1, p. 63, doi. 10.22621/cfn.v128i1.1552

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GILHEN, JOHN;
SCOTT, FRED W.

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Article

Records of Melanistic American Red Squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) from Nova Scotia.

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Canadian Field-Naturalist, 2011, v. 125, n. 2, p. 154, doi. 10.22621/cfn.v125i2.1198

By:

Huynh, Howard M.;
Burke, Bernard L.;
McAlpine, Donald F.

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Article

Melanistic Tundra Voles, Microtus oeconomus, from Central Yukon.

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Canadian Field-Naturalist, 2009, v. 123, n. 2, p. 171, doi. 10.22621/cfn.v123i2.698

By:

Jung, Thomas S.;
Nagorsen, David W.;
Randall, Lea A.

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Article

Melanism in Polymorphic Terrestrial Snakes: A Meta‐Analysis and Systematic Review.

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2025

By:

Sahlean, Tiberiu Constantin;
Martin, Ryan A.;
Spaseni, Petronel;
Gherghel, Iulian;
Strugariu, Alexandru

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Literature Review

Climatic factors shape plastic trade‐offs in the polyphenic black scavenger fly <italic>Sepsis thoracica</italic> (Diptera: Sepsidae).

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Journal of Biogeography, 2018, v. 45, n. 3, p. 593, doi. 10.1111/jbi.13140

By:

Busso, Juan Pablo;
Blanckenhorn, Wolf U.

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Article

Melanism and disease resistance in insects.

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Ecology Letters, 2001, v. 4, n. 6, p. 637, doi. 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2001.00279.x

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Wilson, Kenneth;
Cotter, Sheena C.;
Reeson, Andrew F.;
Pell, Judith K.

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Article

IMMATURE STAGES OF ARGYNNIS MORMONIA ARTONIS (LEPIDOPTERA: NYMPHALIDAE) COMPARED TO ARGYNNIS MORMONIA ERINNA AND ARGYNNIS MORMONIA WASHINGTONIA IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, WITH EVIDENCE FOR HIGH ELEVATION-MEDIATED MELANISM.

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Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 2012, v. 66, n. 4, p. 199, doi. 10.18473/lepi.v66i4.a2

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JAMES, DAVID G.

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Article

Cases of Leucism and Melanism in the Caucasian Smooth Newt (Lissotriton lantzi, Amphibia, Caudata, Salamandridae).

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Biology Bulletin, 2021, v. 48, n. 9, p. 1729, doi. 10.1134/S1062359021090065

By:

Kidova, E. A.;
Vyatkin, Ya. A.;
Kidov, A. A.

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Article

Unusual whitish eggs in the poison frog Dendrobates auratus Girard, 1855.

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Tropical Zoology, 2012, v. 25, n. 2, p. 67, doi. 10.1080/03946975.2012.696401

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Flores, EricE.;
Moore, AllenJ.;
Blount, JonathanD.

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Article

Variation of Female Preference for Male Coloration in the Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki.

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Behavior Genetics, 2000, v. 30, n. 3, p. 207, doi. 10.1023/A:1001914208075

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Bisazza, Angelo;
Pilastro, Andrea

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Article

Condition-dependence, pleiotropy and the handicap principle of sexual selection in melanin-based colouration.

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Biological Reviews, 2016, v. 91, n. 2, p. 328, doi. 10.1111/brv.12171

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Roulin, Alexandre

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Article

Thermal Physiology and Developmental Plasticity of Pigmentation in the Harlequin Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae).

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Journal of Insect Science, 2018, v. 18, n. 4, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.1093/jisesa/iey066

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Sibilia, Carly D;
Brosko, Kelly A;
Hickling, Christopher J;
Thompson, Lily M;
Grayson, Kristine L;
Olson, Jennifer R

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Article

A test of the thermal melanism hypothesis in the wingless grasshopper Phaulacridium vittatum.

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Journal of Insect Science, 2013, v. 13, p. 1, doi. 10.1673/031.013.5101

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Harris, Rebecca M.;
McQuillan, Peter;
Hughes, Lesley

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Article

First record of melanism in the critically endangered Pampa cat (Leopardus munoai), an endemic species of the Pampa grasslands.

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Biota Neotropica (Edição em Iinglês), 2023, v. 23, n. 3, p. 1, doi. 10.1590/1676-0611-BN-2022-1456

By:

Dias Mazim, Fábio;
Carniel Wagner, Paulo Guilherme;
Adenilson May-Junior, Joares;
Stefanello, Simone;
Kuester, Paulo;
Alves Spiazzi, Daniel;
Dias Fagundes, Darwin;
Fabio Soares, João;
de Oliveira, Tadeu Gomes

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Article

Composition, Color Stability and Antioxidant Properties of Betalain-Based Extracts from Bracts of Bougainvillea.

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Molecules, 2022, v. 27, n. 16, p. 5120, doi. 10.3390/molecules27165120

By:

Wu, Qiang;
Fu, Xueying;
Chen, Zhuo;
Wang, Huafeng;
Wang, Jian;
Zhu, Zhixin;
Zhu, Guopeng

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Article

Response from the author:.

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2012

By:

Fryer, Geoffrey

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Letter

Letters to the Editors.

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Naturalist (00280771), 2012, v. 137, n. 1080, p. 99

By:

Ely, Bill

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Article

Another early challenge to the 'orthodox' interpretation of industrial melanism in moths, posed by some forgotten observations of Ben Morley in 1911.

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Naturalist (00280771), 2012, v. 137, n. 1080, p. 93

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Fryer, Geoffrey

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Article

Geographic variation in breeding system and environment predicts melanin-based plumage ornamentation of male and female Kentish plovers.

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Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology, 2016, v. 70, n. 1, p. 49, doi. 10.1007/s00265-015-2024-8

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Argüelles-Ticó, Araceli;
Küpper, Clemens;
Kelsh, Robert;
Kosztolányi, András;
Székely, Tamás;
Dijk, René

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Article

Sex-dependent responses to increased parental effort in the pied flycatcher.

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Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology, 2016, v. 70, n. 1, p. 157, doi. 10.1007/s00265-015-2034-6

By:

Järvistö, P.;
Calhim, S.;
Schuett, W.;
Velmala, W.;
Laaksonen, T.

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Article

Die Eidechsen von Dau Gran - die Geschichte eines Kreuzungsexperiments mit Podarcis pityusensis (BOSCÁ, 1883) auf einem kleinen Felseneiland vor der Küste Ibizas (Pityusen; Spanien).

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Eidechse, 2022, v. 33, n. 1, p. 5

By:

ZAWADZKI, MIKE;
VAN DEN BERG, MARTEN;
KRONIGER, MICHAEL

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Article

Causes of polymorphic melanism and its thermoregulatory function in a parasitoid wasp Meteorus pulchricornis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).

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European Journal of Entomology, 2013, v. 110, n. 4, p. 627, doi. 10.14411/eje.2013.085

By:

ABE, YOSUKE;
NISHIMURA, TAKUMA;
MAETO, KAORU

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Article

Chilocorus renipustulatus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) dominates predatory ladybird assemblages on Sorbus aucuparia (Rosales: Rosaceae).

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European Journal of Entomology, 2011, v. 108, n. 4, p. 603, doi. 10.14411/eje.2011.078

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KULA, EMANUEL;
NEDVĚD, OLDŘICH

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Article

Variation in the colour of the necrophagous fly, Prochyliza nigrimana (Diptera: Piophilidae): A case of seasonal polymorphism.

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European Journal of Entomology, 2011, v. 108, n. 2, p. 231, doi. 10.14411/eje.2011.031

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Martín-Vega, Daniel;
Baz, Arturo

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Article

Genetic and phenotypic relationships between immune defense, melanism and life-history traits at different temperatures and sexes in Tenebrio molitor.

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Heredity, 2013, v. 111, n. 2, p. 89, doi. 10.1038/hdy.2013.20

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Prokkola, J;
Roff, D;
Kärkkäinen, T;
Krams, I;
Rantala, M J

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Article

Genetic basis of stage-specific melanism: a putative role for a cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase in insect pigmentation.

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Heredity, 2012, v. 108, n. 6, p. 594, doi. 10.1038/hdy.2011.127

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Saenko, S V;
Jerónimo, M A;
Beldade, P

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Article

Patterns in body size and melanism along a latitudinal cline in the wingless grasshopper, Phaulacridium vittatum.

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Journal of Biogeography, 2012, v. 39, n. 8, p. 1450, doi. 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02710.x

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Harris, Rebecca;
McQuillan, Peter;
Hughes, Lesley

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Article

Increasing temperature reduces cuticular melanism and immunity to fungal infection in a migratory insect.

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Ecological Entomology, 2022, v. 47, n. 1, p. 109, doi. 10.1111/een.13088

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Srygley, Robert B.;
Jaronski, Stefan T.

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Article

Terra firma-forme dermatosis.

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International Journal of Dermatology, 2008, v. 47, n. 5, p. 482, doi. 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03516.x

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Guarneri, Claudio;
Guarneri, Fabrizio;
Cannav, Serafinella P.

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Article

Taxonomy and Melanism Patterns of Freshwater Leeches in the Genus Glossiphonia (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) from Northeast Asia †.

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Diversity (14242818), 2023, v. 15, n. 6, p. 756, doi. 10.3390/d15060756

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Bolotov, Ivan N.;
Eliseeva, Tatyana A.;
Kondakov, Alexander V.;
Kropotin, Alexander V.;
Aksenova, Olga V.;
Bespalaya, Yulia V.;
Travina, Oksana V.;
Gofarov, Mikhail Y.;
Kim, Sang Ki;
Lee, Jin Hee;
Vinarski, Maxim V.

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Article

Population Genomics of Variegated Toad-Headed Lizard Phrynocephalus versicolor and Its Adaptation to the Colorful Sand of the Gobi Desert.

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Genome Biology & Evolution, 2022, v. 14, p. 1, doi. 10.1093/gbe/evac076

By:

Jin, Yuanting;
Aguilar-Gómez, Diana;
Brandt, Débora Y C;
Square, Tyler A;
Li, Jiasheng;
Liu, Zhengxia;
Wang, Tao;
Sudmant, Peter H;
Miller, Craig T;
Nielsen, Rasmus

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Article

Melanistic North African hedgehog Atelerix algirus (Lereboullet, 1842): First report case in Erinaceidae.

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African Journal of Ecology, 2023, v. 61, n. 2, p. 496, doi. 10.1111/aje.13128

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El‐Farhati, Haithem;
Hizem, Mohamed Wassim;
Nouira, Saïd

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Article

Confirmation of black leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) living in Laikipia County, Kenya.

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African Journal of Ecology, 2019, v. 57, n. 2, p. 270, doi. 10.1111/aje.12586

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Pilfold, Nicholas W.;
Letoluai, Ambrose;
Ruppert, Kirstie;
Glikman, Jenny A.;
Stacy‐Dawes, Jenna;
O'Connor, David;
Owen, Megan

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Article

First record of hyper melanosis in the Patagonian redfish Sebastes oculatus Valenciennes, 1833 (Scorpaenidae) in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.

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2023

By:

Sanchez, Jorge;
Burgos, Fernando;
Melendez, Roberto;
Klarian, Sebastian A.

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Case Study

Frequent melanism in Geoffroy's bat (Myotis emarginatus, Geoffroy 1806).

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Hystrix: The Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 2013, v. 24, n. 2, p. 197, doi. 10.4404/hystrix-24.2-8770

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DEKEUKELEIRE, Daan;
JANSSEN, René E. A.;
VAN SCHAIK, Jaap

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Article

Frequent melanism in Geoffroy's bat (Myotis emarginatus, Geoffroy 1806).

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Hystrix: The Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 2013, p. 1, doi. 10.4404/hystrix-24.2-8770

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DEKEUKELEIRE, Daan;
JANSSEN, René E.A.;
VAN SCHAIK, Jaap

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Article

The first record of melanistic Trachemys scripta from an introduced population of Slovakia.

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Herpetological Bulletin, 2016, n. 137, p. 44

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JABLONSKE, DANIEL;
GRUEA, DANIEL;
CHRISTOPHORYOVA, JANA

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Article

Melanism in the pond slider (Trachemys scripta) in northern Indiana, USA.

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Herpetological Bulletin, 2016, n. 137, p. 32

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SMITH, GEOFFREY R.;
RETTIG, JESSICA E.;
IVERSON, JOHN B.

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Article

Increasing melanism along a latitudinal gradient in a widespread amphibian: local adaptation, ontogenic or environmental plasticity?

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BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2010, v. 10, p. 317, doi. 10.1186/1471-2148-10-317

By:

Alho, Jussi S.;
Herczeg, Gábor;
Söderman, Fredrik;
Laurila, Anssi;
Jönsson, K. Ingemar;
Merilä, Juha

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Article

Population characteristics of the adder (Vipera berus berus) in the Northern Romanian Carpathians with emphasis on colour polymorphism: is melanism always adaptive in vipers?

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Animal Biology, 2011, v. 61, n. 4, p. 457, doi. 10.1163/157075511X597601

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Strugariu, Alexandru;
Zamfirescu, Ştefan R.

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Article

Albinistic common seals (Phoca vitulina) and melanistic grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) rehabilitated in the Netherlands.

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Animal Biology, 2010, v. 60, n. 3, p. 273, doi. 10.1163/157075610X516493

By:

Osinga, Nynke;
Hart, Pieter 't;
van Voorst Vader, Pieter C.

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Article

Use of Space and Its Relationship with Sex, Body Size, and Color Polymorphism in Liolaemus xanthoviridis (Iguania: Liolaemini) in Patagonia.

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Journal of Herpetology, 2020, v. 54, n. 1, p. 57, doi. 10.1670/18-024

By:

Escudero, Paula C.;
González Marín, María A.;
Morando, Mariana;
Avila, Luciano J.

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Article

Is Melanism a Consequence of Sexual Selection in Male Red-Eared Sliders, Trachemys scripta elegans?

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Journal of Herpetology, 2015, v. 49, n. 4, p. 574, doi. 10.1670/14-106

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Stone, Marie E. B.;
Baird, Troy A.;
Stone, Paul A.

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Article

Variation in the evolutionary integration of melanism with behavioral and physiological traits in Xiphophorus variatus.

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Evolutionary Ecology, 2016, v. 30, n. 1, p. 9, doi. 10.1007/s10682-015-9807-2

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Culumber, Zachary

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Article

Thermal environment shapes cuticle melanism and melanin-based immunity in the ground cricket Allonemobius socius.

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Evolutionary Ecology, 2013, v. 27, n. 3, p. 521, doi. 10.1007/s10682-012-9620-0

By:

Fedorka, Kenneth;
Lee, Vivian;
Winterhalter, Wade

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Article

Rethinking the thermal melanism hypothesis: rearing temperature and coloration in pygmy grasshoppers.

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Evolutionary Ecology, 2011, v. 25, n. 6, p. 1247, doi. 10.1007/s10682-011-9477-7

By:

Forsman, Anders

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Article

Seasonal phenotypic plasticity: wild ladybirds are darker at cold temperatures.

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Evolutionary Ecology, 2011, v. 25, n. 6, p. 1259, doi. 10.1007/s10682-011-9476-8

By:

Michie, Laura;
Masson, Anna;
Ware, Remy;
Jiggins, Francis

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Article