Research Article

Temporal Change in Fur Color in Museum Specimens of Mammals: Reddish-Brown Species Get Redder with Storage Time

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Relationships between storage time (collection year) and pelage color (hue and saturation) for golden mice (a) and chipmunks (b). Only the values from the agouti pelage of chipmunks are shown. There was no temporal effect on the white and black stripes of chipmunks.
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(a) Golden mouse
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(b) Chipmunk (agouti fur only)