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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, H. A. B. M. Hathurusinghe, S. M. Jayasundara, M. S. R. R. P. Marasinghe, G. A. T. Prasad, V. P. M. K. Abeywardana, M. A. Pinidiya, R. M. R. Nilanthi, P. C. G. Bandaranayake

published 13 Jul 2023

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

Maurício Eduardo Graipel, Juliano André Bogoni, Eduardo Luís Hettwer Giehl, Felipe O. Cerezer, Nilton Carlos Cáceres, Eduardo Eizirik

published 18 Dec 2019

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

Günter Köhler, Jörg Samietz, Holger Schielzeth

published 28 Dec 2017

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

Lucas G. da Silva, Kae Kawanishi, Philipp Henschel, Andrew Kittle, Arezoo Sanei, Alexander Reebin, Dale Miquelle, Andrew B. Stein, Anjali Watson, Laurence Bruce Kekule, Ricardo B. Machado, Eduardo Eizirik

published 05 Apr 2017

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

Subhash Rajpurohit, Lisa Marie Peterson, Andrew J. Orr, Anthony J. Marlon, Allen G. Gibbs

published 22 Sep 2016

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

Songzhen He, Xiaoling Tong, Kunpeng Lu, Yaru Lu, Jiangwen Luo, Wenhao Yang, Min Chen, Min-jin Han, Hai Hu, Cheng Lu, Fangyin Dai

published 06 May 2016

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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

published 29 May 2015

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

Adrien Perrard, Mariangela Arca, Quentin Rome, Franck Muller, Jiangli Tan, Sanjaya Bista, Hari Nugroho, Raymond Baudoin, Michel Baylac, Jean-François Silvain, James M. Carpenter, Claire Villemant

published 16 Apr 2014

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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

published 02 Apr 2014

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

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

published 06 Nov 2013

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

Joana M. Buades, Virginia Rodríguez, Bàrbara Terrasa, Valentin Pérez-Mellado, Richard P. Brown, Jose A. Castro, Antònia Picornell, M. M. Ramon

published 07 Jan 2013

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

Alexsandra Schneider, Victor A. David, Warren E. Johnson, Stephen J. O'Brien, Gregory S. Barsh, Marilyn Menotti-Raymond, Eduardo Eizirik

published 12 Dec 2012

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

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

published 25 Jul 2012

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