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SUBMITTER: Khalil S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7542802 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Khalil Sarah S Welklin Joseph F JF McGraw Kevin J KJ Boersma Jordan J Schwabl Hubert H Webster Michael S MS Karubian Jordan J
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20200916 1935
Carotenoid pigments produce most red, orange and yellow colours in vertebrates. This coloration can serve as an honest signal of quality that mediates social and mating interactions, but our understanding of the underlying mechanisms that control carotenoid signal production, including how different physiological pathways interact to shape and maintain these signals, remains incomplete. We investigated the role of testosterone in mediating gene expression associated with a red plumage sexual sig ...[more]