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SUBMITTER: Linnen CR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3836219 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Linnen Catherine R CR Poh Yu-Ping YP Peterson Brant K BK Barrett Rowan D H RD Larson Joanna G JG Jensen Jeffrey D JD Hoekstra Hopi E HE
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20130301 6125
The identification of precise mutations is required for a complete understanding of the underlying molecular and evolutionary mechanisms driving adaptive phenotypic change. Using plasticine models in the field, we show that the light coat color of deer mice that recently colonized the light-colored soil of the Nebraska Sand Hills provides a strong selective advantage against visually hunting predators. Color variation in an admixed population suggests that this light Sand Hills phenotype is comp ...[more]