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Fossilization of melanosomes via sulfurization

Fossil melanin granules (melanosomes) are an important resource for inferring the evolutionary history of colour and its functions in animals. The taphonomy of melanin and melanosomes, however, is incompletely understood. In particular, the chemical processes responsible for melanosome preservation...

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Autores principales: McNamara, Maria E., van Dongen, Bart E., Lockyer, Nick P., Bull, Ian D., Orr, Patrick J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4957269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27499556
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pala.12238