industrial melanism

noun

1. See melanism

Example Sentences

A classic example often taught in high school biology classes is that of industrial melanism in the peppered moth, a British species tha looks, well, "peppered," with black dots on a mostly white background.

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If the researchers' findings are correct, the turtle-headed sea snake would join a short list of animals that show “industrial melanism.”

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But it was another color-changing animal that made Goiran suspect industrial melanism in turtle-headed sea snakes: She read a paper by University of Warsaw biologist Marion Chatelain that found Parisian pigeons with darker feathers were better able to store toxins than their light feathered counterparts.

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A classic example is the development of industrial melanism in British moths: darker moth individuals became relatively commoner than paler individuals as the environment became dirtier during the 19th century, because dark moths resting on a dark, dirty tree were more likely than contrasting pale moths to escape the attention of predators.

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To zero in on the gene behind this so-called "industrial melanism", Dr Saccheri's team started with traditional genetic mapping.

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