"A biological peptide is responsible for the white color in "Kermode" bears. This peptide is in a class called melanocortins and other similar peptides have an impact on feeding and fatness in mice.
"Current biology : CB, Vol. 11, No. 18. (18 September 2001), pp. 1468-1472. Key: citeulike:8875958"
Read abstract: CiteULike: Inheritance and population structure of the white-phased "Kermode" black bear.:
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