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The adaptive function of melanin-based plumage coloration to trace metals
Trace metals produced by anthropogenic activities are of major importance in urban areas and might constitute a new evolutionary force selecting for the ability to cope with their deleterious effects. Interestingly, melanin pigments are known to bind metal ions, thereby potentially sequestering them...
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| Natura: | Artigo |
| Lingua: | Inglês |
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The Royal Society
2014
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| Accesso online: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3982444/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24671830 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0164 |
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