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Microstructures amplify carotenoid plumage signals in tanagers

Brilliantly-colored birds are a model system for research into evolution and sexual selection. Red, orange, and yellow carotenoid-colored plumages have been considered honest signals of condition; however, sex differences in feather pigments and microstructures are not well understood. Here, we show...

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Autores principales: McCoy, Dakota E., Shultz, Allison J., Vidoudez, Charles, van der Heide, Emma, Dall, Jacqueline E., Trauger, Sunia A., Haig, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8060279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33883641
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88106-w