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The natural history and ecology of melanism in red wolf and coyote populations of the southeastern United States – evidence for Gloger’s rule

BACKGROUND: Gloger’s rule postulates that animals should be darker colored in warm and humid regions where dense vegetation and dark environments are common. Although rare in Canis populations, melanism in wolves is more common in North America than other regions globally and is believed to follow G...

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Autores principales: Hinton, Joseph W., West, Kyla M., Sullivan, Daniel J., Frair, Jacqueline L., Chamberlain, Michael J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10127370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37170305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40850-022-00138-5