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Unusual Coloration of a North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

Unusual Coloration of a North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

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Unusual Coloration of a North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

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Full title

Unusual Coloration of a North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

Publisher

Department of Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405: Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology

Journal title

Northwestern naturalist (Olympia, Wash.), 2015-04, Vol.96 (1), p.99-100

Language

English

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Department of Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405: Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology

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Contents

The North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) has a broad geographic distribution, spanning much of North America south of the tree line. Across this broad range, there is little variation in coat color of Porcupines, with most individuals having black pelage with white patches. In the Pacific Northwest, however, individuals of E.d. epixanthum...

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Unusual Coloration of a North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1684201558

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1684201558

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ISSN

1051-1733

E-ISSN

1938-5315

DOI

10.1898/NWN14-24.1

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