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Molecular parallelisms between pigmentation in the avian iris and the integument of ectothermic vertebrates
Birds exhibit striking variation in eye color that arises from interactions between specialized pigment cells named chromatophores. The types of chromatophores present in the avian iris are lacking from the integument of birds or mammals, but are remarkably similar to those found in the skin of ecto...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7935293/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33621224 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009404 |