The color of greater flamingo feathers fades when no cosmetics are applied

Greater flamingos use cosmetic coloration by spreading uropygial secretions pigmented with carotenoids over their feathers, which makes the plumage redder. Because flamingos inhabit open environments that receive direct solar radiation during daytime, and carotenoids bleach when exposed to solar rad...

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Autores principales: Chiale, Maria Cecilia, Rendón, Miguel A., Labaude, Sophie, Deville, Anne‐Sophie, Garrido‐Fernández, Juan, Pérez‐Gálvez, Antonio, Garrido, Araceli, Rendón‐Martos, Manuel, Béchet, Arnaud, Amat, Juan A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8525176/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34707816
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8041

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8525176/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34707816
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8041

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