Figure 2 | Scientific Reports

Figure 2

From: Increased radiation from Chernobyl decreases the expression of red colouration in natural populations of bank voles (Myodes glareolus)

Figure 2

(a) Residual relative red colouration (red/(red+blue+green)) of bank vole dorsal fur regressed against background radiation at ground level (µSv/hour). (b) Residual body mass of bank voles regressed against background radiation at ground level. Residual values of relative red and body mass were calculated from a mixed model including body mass or relative red as predictors and trapping year and location as random factors. Dashed lines (and grey shadings) refer to 95% confidence interval limits of the regression (continuous) lines.

Back to article page