Fur color diversity in marmots

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 183-194

  Armitage, Kenneth B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Albinism; Fur color; Fur model; Heat transfer; Marmots; Melanism; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALBINISM; COLOR MORPH; HEAT TRANSFER; MELANISM; METABOLISM; RODENT; SOLAR RADIATION;

MARMOTA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 78649777080     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2009.9522474     Document Type: Article

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