Hair Phenotype Diversity Across Indriidae Lemurs

October 2021 in “ bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) ”

Elizabeth Tapanes, Rachel L. Jacobs, Ian Harryman, Edward E. Louis, Mitchell T. Irwin, Jason M. Kamilar, Brenda J. Bradley

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Studysummary This study observed that darker hair is typical in wetter regions for the Indriidae family, while within Propithecus, dark black hair is common in colder forests, suggesting evolutionary adaptations to environmental pressures.

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