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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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Autori principali: Chatelain, M., Gasparini, J., Jacquin, L., Frantz, A.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 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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