Seasonal pelage color change of two sympatric arboreal squirrel species in the subarctic region

Some mammal species exhibit pelage color change with seasonal molt. Seasonal molt and pelage color change are beneficial to thermoregulation and concealment, associated with seasonal environmental change. The Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 and the Siberian flying squirrel Pter...

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Main Authors: W. Mitsuzuka, M. Kato, T. Oshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:The European Zoological Journal
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2019.1682694