Crocodiles Alter Skin Color in Response to Environmental Color Conditions

Many species alter skin color to varying degrees and by different mechanisms. Here, we show that some crocodylians modify skin coloration in response to changing light and environmental conditions. Within the Family, Crocodylidae, all members of the genus Crocodylus lightened substantially when tran...

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Autores principales: Merchant, Mark, Hale, Amber, Brueggen, Jen, Harbsmeier, Curt, Adams, Colette
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5906620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29670146
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24579-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5906620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29670146
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24579-6

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