First documented observation of differential dorsoventral coat colouration in wild boar <i>Sus scrofa</i> (Artyodactyla: Suidae) in Italy
Wild boar Sus scrofa usually shows a uniform brown coat, but different colour patterns have been observed with red, brown, black, and white morphs. Nevertheless, coat colour polymorphism is often associated with hybridization with domestic pigs. The melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) gene and the agout...
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PAGEPress Publications
2024-04-01
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| Series: | Natural History Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://sisn.pagepress.org/nhs/article/view/721 |