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Expanding the eggshell colour gamut: uroerythrin and bilirubin from tinamou (Tinamidae) eggshells
To date, only two pigments have been identified in avian eggshells: rusty-brown protoporphyrin IX and blue-green biliverdin IXα. Most avian eggshell colours can be produced by a mixture of these two tetrapyrrolic pigments. However, tinamou (Tinamidae) eggshells display colours not easily rationalise...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7347609/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32647200 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68070-7 |