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Evolutionary transitions and mechanisms of matte and iridescent plumage coloration in grackles and allies (Icteridae)

Iridescent structural colour is found in a wide variety of organisms. In birds, the mechanisms that create these colours are diverse, but all are based on ordered arrays of melanin granules within a keratin substrate in barbules. The feathers of the grackles and allies in the family Icteridae range...

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Main Authors: Shawkey, Matthew D, Hauber, Mark E, Estep, Laura K, Hill, Geoffrey E
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: The Royal Society 2006
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1885357/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17015306
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2006.0131
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