Male slider turtles change coloration ontogenetically, becoming melanistic as they age and approach the body size of sexually mature females. Several investigators have suggested that melanism is ...
In western painted turtles (Chrysemys picta bellii), males often exhibit one of two morphs: (1) a reticulated form, characterized by an intricate network of dark markings on the carapace or (2) a ...
(Yes, a comprehensive study of the DNA of mantas and mobulas reclassified mantas in the genus Mobula in the Zoological Journal of the Linnaean Society recently.) They are one of the ocean’s most ...
BELIEVING that light can be thrown on some of the problems of evolution by an experimental investigation of the development of melanism in lepidoptera, we have been studying the influence of the food ...
The rise of dark forms of many species of moth in heavily polluted areas of 19th and 20th century Britain, known as industrial melanism, was a highly visible response to environmental change. But did ...
Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...
Pat Jenks reached out to WFMY News 2 with photos of a black coyote after seeing the animal on his Rockingham County farm this past week. To stream WFMY News 2 on your phone, you need the WFMY News 2 ...