The environmental plasticity of diverse body color caused by extremely long photoperiods and high temperature in Saccharosydne procerus (Homoptera: Delphacidae) [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2016 Melanization reflects not only body color variation but also environmental plasticity. It is a strategy that helps insects adapt to environmental change.
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The Genetic Basis of Melanism in Abert’s Squirrel (Sciurus aberti) [PDF]
AnimalsMelanism is widespread in different taxa and has been hypothesized to provide adaptive benefits in certain environments. Melanism is typically caused by mutations in one of two regulatory genes: the Melanocortin 1 Receptor (MC1R) or the Agouti Signaling ...
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Evolutionary History and Climatic Correlates of Hypermelanism in Viperidae [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionBody colorations have been investigated intensely concerning their adaptive significance from the ecological and evolutionary perspectives. Studies on melanism have caught growing interest thanks to its marked variability across space, time and taxon and,
Federico Storniolo +4 more
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Integrated genomic and structural dissection of melanism in Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) [PDF]
BMC GenomicsBackground Melanism in wild felids represents an intriguing evolutionary trait, potentially advantageous under specific ecological conditions, but the genetic basis of this phenotype remains unclear in many populations.
Avijit Ghosh +7 more
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Resource‐based trade‐offs and the adaptive significance of seasonal plasticity in butterfly wing melanism [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionPhenotypic plasticity is the ability of an organism to alter its phenotype in response to environmental cues. This can be adaptive if the cues are reliable predictors of impending conditions and the alterations enhance the organism's ability to ...
Andrew M. Stoehr +3 more
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Recurrent evolution of melanism in South American felids. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2015 Morphological variation in natural populations is a genomic test bed for studying the interface between molecular evolution and population genetics, but some of the most interesting questions involve non-model organisms that lack well annotated reference
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Shadows in the forest: Uncovering unusual colouration records in mammals from the Ecuadorian Tropical Andes [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalVariations in colouration patterns have been reported in numerous wildlife species, particularly birds. However, the increased use of camera traps for wildlife monitoring has enabled the detection of elusive species and phenotypic variations that might ...
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Melanin‐based color variation in response to changing climates in snakes [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionMelanism, the process of heavier melanin deposition, can interact with climate variation at both micro and macro scales, ultimately influencing color evolution in organisms.
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First Locality Record of Melanistic Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) in Monteverde, Costa Rica [PDF]
Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 2021 The persistence of the coat color polymorphism melanism has been reported for several tropical felids, but its evolutionary advantages remain an active area of research.
Jordan E. Rogan
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An Opposite Pattern to the Conventional Thermal Hypothesis: Temperature-Dependent Variation in Coloration of Adults of Saccharosydne procerus (Homoptera: Delphacidae). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Melanism is a common polymorphism in many insect species that also influences immune function. According to the thermal melanin hypothesis, ectothermic individuals from cooler environments have darker cuticles and higher polyphenol oxidase (PO) levels ...
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