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Occurrence of viable, red-pigmented haloarchaea in the plumage of captive flamingoes
Flamingoes (Phoenicopterus spp.) whose plumage displays elegant colors, inhabit warm regions close to the ocean throughout the world. The pink or reddish color of their plumage originates from carotenoids ingested from carotenoid-abundant food sources, since flamingoes are unable to synthesize these...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4639753/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26553382 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep16425 |