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Porphyrins produce uniquely ephemeral animal colouration: a possible signal of virginity

Colours that underlie animal pigmentation can either be permanent or renewable in the short term. Here we describe the discovery of a conspicuous salmon-pink colouration in the base of bustard feathers and down that has never been reported because of its extraordinarily brief expression. HPLC analys...

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Main Authors: Galván, Ismael, Camarero, Pablo R., Mateo, Rafael, Negro, Juan J.
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5156940/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27976701
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep39210
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