Molecular parallelisms between pigmentation in the avian iris and the integument of ectothermic vertebrates
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009404
Abstract: 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,… read more here.
Keywords: avian iris; pigmentation avian; molecular parallelisms; pigmentation ... See more keywords