For many years, Doug Smith was satisfied with the explanation that coat color in wolves was a function of camouflage. Where habitats are darker and more forested, black wolves tend ...

And, as it turns out, those specialists were on the right track. A team of researchers resolved to scrutinize the “fitness” theory of wolf fur because of the realization that one of the same genes ...

Coat colour in wolves (Canis lupus) is determined by a gene called CPD103. Depending on the variant of the gene a wolf has, its coat can either be black or grey.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently published a report summarizing its management and conservation ...

Cubaynes was the lead author of the new study titled “Disease outbreaks select for mate choice and coat color in wolves,” published in the October issue of Science.The 12 co-authors include ...

The proposed hypothesis posited that the gene responsible for coat color in wolves, CPD103, may also play a role in protecting against respiratory diseases like CDV. To test this theory, the ...

Coat color in wolves (Canis lupus) is determined by a gene called CPD103. Depending on the variant of the gene a wolf has, its coat can either be black or gray.