Seasonal pelage color change: news based on a South American Rodent

Mammalian seasonalmolting and color change are known to be influencedby photoperiod changes. Calomys laucha, a South American rodent, exhibits seasonal pelage color change; however, unlike Northern hemisphere rodents, which present a gray or brown color during summer and a whitish color during winte...

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Main Authors: Carolina R. Camargo, Elton Colares, Ana Maria L. Castrucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2006-03-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652006000100009