色素转换的替代途径是否会影响色彩生产的效率? 一项对野生常见交叉 (Loxia curvirostra) 的相关研究

Alejandro Cantarero1, Blanca Fernández-Eslava2, Daniel Alonso2

  • 1Department of Physiology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, Avenida Puerta de Hierro s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/cantarero_a.

概括

鸟类的红色羽毛标志着通过胡卜素转化获得的质量. 这项针对常见交叉表单的研究揭示了3-基乙 (3HOE) 驱动着红色,将色素代谢与信号可靠性联系起来.

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