Melanism evolution in the cat family is influenced by intraspecific communication under low visibility

Melanism in the cat family has been associated with functions including camouflage, thermoregulation and parasite resistance. Here we investigate a new hypothesis proposing that the evolution of melanism in cats has additionally been influenced by communication functions of body markings. To evaluat...

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Autores principales: Graipel, Maurício Eduardo, Bogoni, Juliano André, Giehl, Eduardo Luís Hettwer, Cerezer, Felipe O., Cáceres, Nilton Carlos, Eizirik, Eduardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6919575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31851714
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226136

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6919575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31851714
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226136

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