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Mapping black panthers: Macroecological modeling of melanism in leopards (Panthera pardus)

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Published in 2017 at "PLoS ONE"

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170378

Abstract: The geographic distribution and habitat association of most mammalian polymorphic phenotypes are still poorly known, hampering assessments of their adaptive significance. Even in the case of the black panther, an iconic melanistic variant of the… read more here.

Keywords: panthera pardus; melanism; mapping black; melanism leopards ... See more keywords