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SUBMITTER: Toomey MB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5441819 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Toomey Matthew B MB Lopes Ricardo J RJ Araújo Pedro M PM Johnson James D JD Gazda Małgorzata A MA Afonso Sandra S Mota Paulo G PG Koch Rebecca E RE Hill Geoffrey E GE Corbo Joseph C JC Carneiro Miguel M
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20170502 20
Yellow, orange, and red coloration is a fundamental aspect of avian diversity and serves as an important signal in mate choice and aggressive interactions. This coloration is often produced through the deposition of diet-derived carotenoid pigments, yet the mechanisms of carotenoid uptake and transport are not well-understood. The white recessive breed of the common canary (<i>Serinus canaria</i>), which carries an autosomal recessive mutation that renders its plumage pure white, provides a uniq ...[more]