Erythrism - Wikipedia Erythrism or erythrochroism refers to an unusual reddish pigmentation of an animal's hair, skin, feathers, or eggshells [1] Causes of erythrism include: Diet, as in bees feeding on "bright red corn syrup " used in maraschino cherry manufacturing [3] Erythrism in katydids has been occasionally observed
Erythrism |The Mystery of Red-Tinted Wildlife Erythrism, also known as erythrochroism, is a rare genetic mutation that causes red, pink, or orange pigmentation in animals (and occasionally in plants) Rumor has it that red-haired humans might also owe their special hue to an erythristic mutation The word comes from the Greek erythros (ἐρυθρός), meaning red
Erythrism - grokipedia. com Erythrism results in distinctive reddish pigmentation across an animal's integument, characterized by an excess of the red pigment pheomelanin and a corresponding deficit of dark eumelanin, leading to brighter red, orange, or pinkish tones in fur, feathers, scales, or skin