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Avian Pigmentation Genetics: How Birds Get Their Colors
Birds receive their colors thanks to the pigments in their genetic makeup. All living creatures owe their coloring to ...
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Birds perform amazing feats. They fly, not just across the yard but across continents. They build nests, each so distinctive that construction and location identify the builder.
Birds display a rainbow palette of colors, many of which come from special arrangements of melanin, the pigment that gives color to our skin. A team at the University of Akron has developed a new type ...
Scientists have devised a new video system that reveals how animals see color, and us. By Emily Anthes Is the sky truly blue? Forget cerulean — a bright, clear sky is actually dominated by ultraviolet ...
New Haven, Conn. — Some of the brightest colors in nature are created by tiny nanostructures with a structure similar to beer foam or a sponge, according to Yale University researchers. Most colors in ...
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