Table 2. Pelage color variation between sexes (species and populations' pooled data).

Sex	N	L*	a*	b*	C	h
Female	30	37.60±2.53	0.80±0.53	4.25±1.52	4.34±1.58	81.45±5.74
Male	13	37.38±2.43	0.77±0.42	3.49 ±1.15	3.60±1.18	80.44 ±9.65
Mann-Whitney		U = 196.00; P = 0.989	U = 189.00; P = 0.884	U = 258.00; P = 0.098	U = 255.00; P = 0.116	U = 232.00; P = 0.334