pelage

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Findings published today in Evolution, suggest that this is a result of relaxed selection, when environmental change eliminates or weakens the selection of a normally important trait -- in this case black and white pelage.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2023

His estimated birth year was determined by the condition of his pelage, or fur, and teeth.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2022

Moratelli selects a small, compact individual with dark wings and a luxurious golden pelage.

From Nature • Feb. 17, 2015

Their pinnae are strongly reduced: essentially just being a slim semicircle of tissue concealed by pelage.

From Scientific American • Jan. 13, 2014

In P. truei, subadult pelage appears first on the lateral line or on the flanks; new pelage is ochraceous and contrasts markedly with the gray juvenal coat.

From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Douglas, Charles L.