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Melanism

A unique single nucleotide polymorphism in Agouti Signalling Protein (ASIP) gene changes coat colour of Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) to dark black

M. G. C. Sooriyabandara, A. U. Bandaranayake, [ ... ], P. C. G. Bandaranayake

Melanism evolution in the cat family is influenced by intraspecific communication under low visibility

Maurício Eduardo Graipel, Juliano André Bogoni, [ ... ], Eduardo Eizirik

Morphological and colour morph clines along an altitudinal gradient in the meadow grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus

Günter Köhler, Jörg Samietz, Holger Schielzeth

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

Lucas G. da Silva, Kae Kawanishi, [ ... ], Eduardo Eizirik

An Experimental Evolution Test of the Relationship between Melanism and Desiccation Survival in Insects

Subhash Rajpurohit, Lisa Marie Peterson, [ ... ], Allen G. Gibbs

Comparative Analysis of Transcriptomes among Bombyx mori Strains and Sexes Reveals the Genes Regulating Melanic Morph and the Related Phenotypes

Songzhen He, Xiaoling Tong, [ ... ], Fangyin Dai

An Opposite Pattern to the Conventional Thermal Hypothesis: Temperature-Dependent Variation in Coloration of Adults of Saccharosydne procerus (Homoptera: Delphacidae)

Haichen Yin, Muhammad Shakeel, Jing Kuang, Jianhong Li

Geographic Variation of Melanisation Patterns in a Hornet Species: Genetic Differences, Climatic Pressures or Aposematic Constraints?

Adrien Perrard, Mariangela Arca, [ ... ], Claire Villemant

Does Skipping a Meal Matter to a Butterfly's Appearance? Effects of Larval Food Stress on Wing Morphology and Color in Monarch Butterflies

Haley Johnson, Michelle J. Solensky, Dara A. Satterfield, Andrew K. Davis

Experimental Manipulation of Melanism Demonstrates the Plasticity of Preferred Temperature in an Agricultural Pest (Phaulacridium vittatum)

Rebecca M. B. Harris, Peter McQuillan, Lesley Hughes

Variability of the mc1r Gene in Melanic and Non-Melanic Podarcis lilfordi and Podarcis pityusensis from the Balearic Archipelago

Joana M. Buades, Virginia Rodríguez, [ ... ], M. M. Ramon

How the Leopard Hides Its Spots: ASIP Mutations and Melanism in Wild Cats

Alexsandra Schneider, Victor A. David, [ ... ], Eduardo Eizirik

The Redder the Better: Wing Color Predicts Flight Performance in Monarch Butterflies

Andrew K. Davis, Jean Chi, Catherine Bradley, Sonia Altizer

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