Function and underlying mechanisms of seasonal colour moulting in mammals and birds: what keeps them changing in a warming world?
Animals that occupy temperate and polar regions have specialized traits that help them survive in harsh, highly seasonal environments. One particularly important adaptation is seasonal coat colour (SCC) moulting. Over 20 species of birds and mammals distributed across the northern hemisphere undergo...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/118423 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/118423 |