Sexual Dimorphism in Melanin Pigmentation, Feather Coloration and Its Heritability in the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Melanin is the main pigment in animal coloration and considerable variation in the concentrations of the two melanin forms (pheo- and eumlanin) in pigmented tissues exists among populations and individuals. Melanin-based coloration is receiving increasing attention particularly in socio-sexual commu...

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Autores principales: Saino, Nicola, Romano, Maria, Rubolini, Diego, Teplitsky, Celine, Ambrosini, Roberto, Caprioli, Manuela, Canova, Luca, Wakamatsu, Kazumasa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3585210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23469134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058024

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3585210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23469134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058024

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