[en] A great variation of phenotypes, including melanism, is observed within a population of adder introduced into a vast peatland site in eastern Belgium. This surprisingly large polymorphism is usually not encountered in this species in Belgium and France.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Graitson, Eric
Aptel, Samuel
Cuenot, Thibaut
Duchesne, Thomas ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Biodiversité et Paysage
Fonzé, Florian ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Hépato-gastroentérologie
Fournier, Corentin
Jame, Axel
Language :
French
Title :
Variations phénotypiques et mélanisme au sein d’une population introduite de Vipère péliade Vipera berus dans l’est de la Belgique
Alternative titles :
[en] Phenotypic variations and melanism in an introduced population of the adder Vipera berus in eastern Belgium