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Porphyrins produce uniquely ephemeral animal colouration: a possible signal of virginity

Colours that underlie animal pigmentation can either be permanent or renewable in the short term. Here we describe the discovery of a conspicuous salmon-pink colouration in the base of bustard feathers and down that has never been reported because of its extraordinarily brief expression. HPLC analys...

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Autores principales: Galván, Ismael, Camarero, Pablo R., Mateo, Rafael, Negro, Juan J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5156940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27976701
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep39210