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Morphological and Ontogenetic Skin Color Changes in the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
SIMPLE SUMMARY: The skin of American alligators became lighter when animals were exposed to light colored environments. This change occurred over 2–3 months, and was caused by increased pigmented cells in the dermal layers of the skin. Alligators hatch with bright vertical yellow and black stipes th...
Autores principales: | Francis, Cadre, Hale, Amber, Berken, Jennifer, Joanen, Ted, Merchant, Mark |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10668839/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38003058 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13223440 |
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