ETHOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF THE MAINTENANCE OF COAT COLOR POLYMORPHISM IN THE POPULATION OF THE NORTHERN RED-BACKED VOLE (MYODES RUTILUS) ROUND NOVOSIBIRSK
The population of the Northern red-backed vole (Myodes rutilus) from the vicinity of Novosibirsk is polymorphic for coat coloration. Some of its individuals possess an unusual black color of rump. Experimental studies have shown that mature males with the aberrant coloration outperform standard male...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, The Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Вавиловский журнал генетики и селекции |
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| Online Access: | https://vavilov.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/268 |