Impairment of mixed melanin-based pigmentation in parrots
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.225912
Abstract: ABSTRACT Parrots and allies (Order Psittaciformes) have evolved an exclusive capacity to synthesize polyene pigments called psittacofulvins at feather follicles, which allows them to produce a striking diversity of pigmentation phenotypes. Melanins are polymers constituting… read more here.
Keywords: mixed melanin; melanin; based pigmentation; pigmentation ... See more keywords