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Sunscreen for Fish: Co-Option of UV Light Protection for Camouflage
Many animals change their body pigmentation according to illumination of their environment. In aquatic vertebrates, this reaction is mediated through aggregation or dispersion of melanin-filled vesicles (melanosomes) in dermal pigment cells (melanophores). The adaptive value of this behavior is usua...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3906139/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24489905 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087372 |