Title
Coat colour variation in the banded palm civet Hemigalus derbyanus and in Owston's civet Chrotogale owstoni
Author(s)
Veron G., Laidlaw R., Rosenthal S.H., Streicher U., Roberton S.
Published
2004
Publisher
Mammal Review
Abstract
1. Coat colour variation was studied in two viverrid species belonging to the subfamily Hemigalinae, on the basis of museum specimens and observations of live animals. 2. In both species, polymorphism and ontogenetic colour change occur, and in the Owston's civet, sexual dimorphism in coat colour was identified. © 2004 Mammal Society.
Keywords
carnivore; color; pelage; polymorphism; sexual dimorphism; Animalia; Carnivora; Chrotogale owstoni; Hemigalinae; Hemigalus derbyanus; Viverridae

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