An unexpected advantage of whiteness in horses: the most horsefly-proof horse has a depolarizing whi...
An unexpected advantage of whiteness in horses: the most horsefly-proof horse has a depolarizing white coat
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England: The Royal Society
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English
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England: The Royal Society
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White horses frequently suffer from malign skin cancer and visual deficiencies owing to their high sensitivity to the ultraviolet solar radiation. Furthermore, in the wild, white horses suffer a larger predation risk than dark individuals because they can more easily be detected. In spite of their greater vulnerability, white horses have been highl...
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An unexpected advantage of whiteness in horses: the most horsefly-proof horse has a depolarizing white coat
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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1098_rspb_2009_2202
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1098_rspb_2009_2202
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0962-8452,1471-2954
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10.1098/rspb.2009.2202
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