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Nature’s Palette: Characterization of Shared Pigments in Colorful Avian and Mollusk Shells

Pigment-based coloration is a common trait found in a variety of organisms across the tree of life. For example, calcareous avian eggs are natural structures that vary greatly in color, yet just a handful of tetrapyrrole pigment compounds are responsible for generating this myriad of colors. To full...

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Autores principales: Verdes, Aida, Cho, Wooyoung, Hossain, Marouf, Brennan, Patricia L. R., Hanley, Daniel, Grim, Tomáš, Hauber, Mark E., Holford, Mandë
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4674117/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26650398
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143545