Colour scales with climate in North American ratsnakes: a test of the thermal melanism hypothesis using community science images
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0403
Abstract: Animal colour is a complex trait shaped by multiple selection pressures that can vary across geography. The thermal melanism hypothesis predicts that darker coloration is beneficial to animals in colder regions because it allows for… read more here.
Keywords: science images; community science; melanism; thermal melanism ... See more keywords