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The dark side of coloration: Ecogeographical evidence supports Gloger's rule in American marsupials.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Sept 2020
Cerezer Felipe O, Ribeiro José R I, Graipel Maurício, Cáceres Nilton C
Abstract excerpt
Geographical distribution of color phenotypes and associations with ecological predictors remains poorly understood. An important geographic pattern concerning this topic is Gloger's rule, which predicts the increase of pigmentation in endothermic animals from cold and dry to warm and wet environments. Didelphid marsupials exhibit a variety of color patterns, ranging from light and dark uniform to more complex...
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