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The evolution of white-tailed jackrabbit camouflage in response to past and future seasonal climates.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 24 Mar 2023
Ferreira Mafalda S, Thurman Timothy J, Jones Matthew R, Farelo Liliana, Kumar Alexander V, Mortimer Sebastian M E, Demboski John R, Mills L Scott, Alves Paulo C, Melo-Ferreira José, Good Jeffrey M
Abstract excerpt
The genetic basis of adaptive traits has rarely been used to predict future vulnerability of populations to climate change. We show that light versus dark seasonal pelage in white-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus townsendii) tracks snow cover and is primarily determined by genetic variation at endothelin receptor type B (EDNRB), corin serine peptidase (CORIN), and agouti signaling protein (ASIP). Winter color variation...
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