image: This shows a typical pigment pattern of a Peromyscus mouse: camouflaging dorsal coat contrasted with a light-colored belly. Image courtesy of Shawn P. Carey (Migration Productions). This image relates to an article that appeared in the Feb. 25, 2011, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Marie Manceau, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., and colleagues was titled, "The Developmental Role of Agouti in Color Pattern Evolution.” view more
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