Christina Grace
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PhD Researcher at City University of Hong Kong|📚 Studying the Behavior and Associated fauna of feral bovids 🐃|🌿 Passionate about wildlife ecology, animal behaviour, and conservation
Reposted by Christina Grace
We present the first evidence of seasonal coat colour changes in cattle, with paler individuals in the wet season and darker ones in the dry season, suggesting plastic phenotypes. The main driver of seasonal coat colour appears to be thermoregulation, supporting the thermal melanism hypothesis.
September 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
We present the first evidence of seasonal coat colour changes in cattle, with paler individuals in the wet season and darker ones in the dry season, suggesting plastic phenotypes. The main driver of seasonal coat colour appears to be thermoregulation, supporting the thermal melanism hypothesis.
Reposted by Christina Grace
You can find out more about HK feral cattle phenotypes in our paper royalsocietypublishing-org/doi/10.1098/..., and learn more about this unique populations on our website hkcattleresearch.org
And let us know your thought about our findings 😀
And let us know your thought about our findings 😀
Hong Kong Feral Cattle Research
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September 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
You can find out more about HK feral cattle phenotypes in our paper royalsocietypublishing-org/doi/10.1098/..., and learn more about this unique populations on our website hkcattleresearch.org
And let us know your thought about our findings 😀
And let us know your thought about our findings 😀