Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "adaptation"
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Striking coat colour variation in tuco-tucos (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae): a role for the melanocortin-1 receptor?
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2012)South American tuco-tucos (Ctenomys) are characterized by striking variation in coat colour. A range of phenotypes, from pale blonde to dark black, is observed across species, with some of them matching their local substrate ... -
Variations in the sensitivity of US maize yield to extreme temperatures by region and growth phase
(IOP Publishing, 2015)Maize yield is sensitive to high temperatures, and most large scale analyses have used a single, fixed sensitivity to represent this vulnerability over the course of a growing season. Field scale studies, in contrast, ...