Title : Spiny mice modulate eumelanin to pheomelanin ratio to achieve cryptic coloration in "evolution canyon," Israel.

Pub. Date : 2010 Jan 14

PMID : 20090935






3 Functional Relationships(s)
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1 Spiny mice modulate eumelanin to pheomelanin ratio to achieve cryptic coloration in "evolution canyon," Israel. eumelanin cripto, FRL-1, cryptic family 1 Mus musculus
2 Cryptic coloration could be attained only through optimization between the yellow- to brown-colored "pheomelanin" and gray to black-colored "eumelanin" in the hairs. eumelanin cripto, FRL-1, cryptic family 1 Mus musculus
3 CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE: It appears that rodents adaptively modulate eumelanin and pheomelanin contents to achieve cryptic coloration in contrasting habitats even at a microscale. eumelanin cripto, FRL-1, cryptic family 1 Mus musculus