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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |