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Are there different requirements for trace elements in eumelanin- and pheomelanin-based color production? A case study of two passerine species

Zduniak, Piotr; Surmacki, Adrian; Erciyas-Yavuz, Kiraz; Chudzinska, Maria; Baralkiewicz, Danuta (Elsevier Science Inc, 2014)

Melanin is the most common pigment in animal integuments including bird plumage. It has been shown that several trace elements may play roles in the production and signaling function of melanin-colored plumage. We investigated ...