Pennsylvania snowshoe hares differ from those in Yukon

Tuesday, August 1, 2017 - 13:22 in Biology & Nature

Snowshoe hares in Pennsylvania—at the southern end of the species' range—show adaptations in fur color and characteristics, behavior and metabolism, to enable them to survive in less wintry conditions than their far northern relatives, according to a team of researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

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