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Colourful parrot feathers resist bacterial degradation

The brilliant red, orange and yellow colours of parrot feathers are the product of psittacofulvins, which are synthetic pigments known only from parrots. Recent evidence suggests that some pigments in bird feathers function not just as colour generators, but also preserve plumage integrity by increa...

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Hauptverfasser: Burtt, Edward H., Schroeder, Max R., Smith, Lauren A., Sroka, Jenna E., McGraw, Kevin J.
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: The Royal Society 2011
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3061162/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20926430
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2010.0716
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