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A2 BIOLOGY - Fur colour in the snowshoe hare?

How might the day length in summer result in the snowshoe hare's fur colour becoming darker? I know it has something to do with the enzymes that produce the pigments, but I'm not sure
Not 100% sure but I think the amount of sunlight would stimulate the hypothalamus/other glands to produce hormones increasing melanin production in the fur, leading to it becoming darker... might be completely wrong though :x
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Not 100% sure but I think the amount of sunlight would stimulate the hypothalamus/other glands to produce hormones increasing melanin production in the fur, leading to it becoming darker... might be completely wrong though :x


Ahh, that would make sense. Thanks a lot! :smile:

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