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Tent roosting may have driven the evolution of yellow skin coloration in Stenodermatinae bats
The recent discovery of the first mammal that deposits significant amounts of carotenoid pigments in the skin has highlighted the presence of conspicuous yellow coloration in the bare skin of some...
Unique evolution of vitamin A as an external pigment in tropical starlings
Pigments are largely responsible for the appearance of organisms. Most biological pigments derive from the metabolism of shikimic acid (melanins), mevalonic acid (carotenoids) or levulinic acid...