Non-integumentary melanosomes can bias reconstructions of the colours of fossil vertebrates

The soft tissues of many fossil vertebrates preserve evidence of melanosomes—micron-scale organelles that inform on integumentary coloration and communication strategies. In extant vertebrates, however, melanosomes also occur in internal tissues. Hence, fossil melanosomes may not derive solely from...

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Autores principales: McNamara, Maria E., Kaye, Jonathan S., Benton, Michael J., Orr, Patrick J., Rossi, Valentina, Ito, Shosuke, Wakamatsu, Kazumasa
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/PMC6056411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30038333
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05148-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6056411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30038333
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05148-x

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